Maritime Security

The field of big data analytics has been attracting more and more interest in the commercial and military sectors. It deals with the complex...

An American missile manufacturer recently signed a deal potentially worth over a half-billion dollars with the U.S. Navy, with the intention of supplying shipboard...

There are two methods to detect submarines at sea: active and passive sonar. Active sonar broadcasts pulses of sound into the water. When the...

Flight safety solutions available today, such as radars for early detection, are not sufficiently effective in preventing collisions with birds, due to their technological...

A new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing hybrid drone was recently deployed by China’s navy on a guided missile destroyer. The rare move...

India’s Indigenously developed and built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will get the Final Operational Clearance (FOC) in January. "LCA Tejas and Airborne Early...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been advancing its Ocean of Things (OoT) program. The program seeks to enable persistent maritime...

During tug operations for vessels maneuvering, as during entrance to a port, the tugboat and the crew conventionally position themselves in front of and close...

iHLS is delighted to announce the Conference and Exhibition on Unmanned Systems and Robotics - AUS&R 2018, the leading event held for the sixth...

Japan has been known for its defense-oriented policy. However, Tokyo now plans to extend the range of its ASM-3 air-launched anti-ship missile in order...

The Royal Canadian Navy is seeking new ways to leverage emerging technologies in order to enhance performance alongside and at sea. A new software...

For the first time ever, a 132 foot long ship managed to sail from San Diego to Pearl Harbor and back without any sailors...

Elbit Systems’ Seagull multi-mission Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) recently completed a series of rigorous sea tests operating the Kraken Robotic Systems Inc.’s KATFISH Synthetic...

South Korea has been boosting its domestic manufacturing capabilities with the launch of a new diesel-electric air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarine. Seoul has exposed the...

U.S. Navy ships often face risks of attack when going through narrow passages such as the Suez Canal or the Hormuz strait. Protecting itself...

A series of small synchronized marine robots loaded with sensors was exposed recently by Aquabotix. Along with defense and security, the SwarmDiver system is...

Like a swarm of insects, a swarm of boats can pose a threat as a larger, far more expensive warship might not be able...

A new Radar system alerts boats of upcoming dangers such as turbulence and weather conditions. Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and New...

The launching and recovery of aircraft from and back to ships is usually constrained by space.  A new hybrid quadrotor (HQ) UAV platform with...

For the first time, it was demonstrated that a tactical UAV with ViDAR (Visual Detection And Ranging) optical radar system can search vast expanses...

An Airbus helicopter demonstrated an unmanned flight. The VSR700 aircraft is designed to complement manned helicopters, without replacing them, on ships ranging from small...

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