Is This The End For Aerostats?
Will advanced hovering tethered platforms make tactical aerostats obsolete?
This question does not have a definite answer but more and more experts ask it.
The new breed...
IMI Technology Selected For MAPS Layered Demonstrator
The U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), along with its U.S. Army Research Development Engineering Command (RDECOM) partners, selected IMI's Iron...
Missile Defense System Deployed in South Korea
The United States has begun the process of deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, an advanced missile defense system, to South...
Changing the way business is conducted
THE FREEDOM TO WORK ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE
When we think about the work environment 30 years ago, it seems real changes have occurred since...
The Winning Combo Of IoT and Big Data Systems For Defense
Zvi Brunner, Vice President of Technology at Team Group
The field of defense is the first to adopt new and advanced technologies. Cyber systems, for...
Special Report – Solar Powered Mini-UAS
Flexible solar array manufacturer Alta Devices has recently conducted an experiment applying its flexible PV arrays onto an AeroVironment Inc. RQ-12A Puma AE small...
50kW High Energy Laser Successfully Demonstrated in Switzerland
Rheinmetall has successfully tested a new 50kW high-energy weapon technology demonstrator.The test was conducted at the end of November, at the company’s Ochsenboden Proving Ground (EZO) in Switzerland. The test comprised three types of targets representing hardened targets, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and ballistic threats. and successful A steel ball representing a mortar round target, travelling at approximately 50 m/sec was also intercepted.
Fast Draw – The threat from Lebanon
Hezbollah's open preparations for another round against Israel are extremely worrying. They are not only worrying due to the dozens of rockets the terror...
Watch: The World’s Fastest Howitzer
Meet the Archer Artillery System: An international collaboration between Sweden and Norway designed to be a development geared towards creating an ultramodern self-propelled artillery...
Industry Team Offers MAV-L for Special Applications Beyond SOCOM
MAV-L was designed to meet SOCOM GMV 1.1 requirements, the team considered it has applications beyond SOCOM. For example, such vehicles could be suitable for US Army and Marine Corps recon teams, forced entry teams operated by the Air Force, or for international customers.
iHLS TV Interview – Gil Friedman , RED WAVES
Interview with Gil Friedman from RED WAVES
What is Red Waves' main contribution ?
The role of manpower in such a system
The main challenges in the development process
The challenges Rad Waves faces in...
New Advanced Payload To Be Installed On Aerostats
The new payload, ELI-3332, developed by Elta a subsidiary of Israel aerospace industries (IAI) is an advanced aerostat-borne intelligence payload especially designed to overcome...
Pentagon, White House Outline Policies, Rules of Engagement for Cyber Ops
Deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Eric Rosenbach cited Defense Department progress in creating a concept for operating in the newest warfare...
New Cold War? US Initiates Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Program
Sandia National Laboratories is doing what it has not done in decades: extending the life of a nuclear warhead at the same time the...
Estonia: A New Potential Market For Israeli Companies?
The Estonian military is aiming to spend some 818 million euros (US $902 million) on acquisitions of new weapons and equipment by 2020, according...
Conclusion From the World’s 5th Air & Missile Defense Conference
The global “summit committee” for air & missile defense which took place in Rishon Letzion today has concluded.
Hundreds of participants came to take...
“Cyber Attack on the U.S. Could be Met with Conventional Military...
Cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure or networks could be met with a conventional military response, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army...
China’s Lijian UCAV “Sharp Sword” spotted taxiing
China’s first jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Lijian or “Sharp Sword,” was recently spotted undergoing taxiing tests in China.
US Congress Debates Whether to Publish Last Chapter Of 9/11 Report
An American commission established to investigate the events that took place in the 9/11 terror attack interviewed hundreds of witnesses and compiled a report...
Gaza Residents Fear Dying As Human Shields
Hamas, the terrorist organisation in control of the Gaza strip, keeps digging tunnels into Israeli territory. Palestinian residents of the strip, however, are increasingly...
US Army to Evaluate Tactical Routers for Combat Vehicles
The U.S. Army, through the System of Systems Integration (SoSI) Directorate, plans to evaluate the use of tactical routers on vehicles. Such routers will enable multiple users and systems on board and nearby combat vehicles to access vehicular networks and distributed IP based services while maintaining high level of security.
Everyone Wants Drones
An armed drone is a very effective weapon, but it is important to understand the legal and moral repercussions of growing use of this...
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This Tiny Robot Can Keep Jumping as Long as the Light...
Small robots designed to cross rough terrain face a basic mechanical challenge: jumping usually requires a mechanism to store energy, release it and then...
