Pioneering Development Provides Arctic Situational Awareness
A new development in situational awareness technology would support operations in harsh environments such as the arctics. Finnish maritime innovators Fleetrange, a maritime startup and...
Swedish UAV Used in Anti-Piracy Operation
Saab of Sweden reports its Skeldar unmanned aerial system is being operated from a Spanish navy vessel as part of anti-piracy operations in the...
The Israeli edge in combat proven combined systems
When the international military market gets more complicated the Israeli defense industries have to use everything they have to successfully compete
Combined capabilities make it...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 1
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
The iHLS technology desk...
Cut of ties with Israel prompted local development of weapons by...
The complete cut of ties between Israel and Turkey has accelerated the development of advanced weapon systems in Turkey.
When the "Honeymoon" between the two...
Royal Navy Tech Chief: Drone Ships Will Replace Sailors
Unmanned vessels will become central to the Royal Navy’s efforts in minesweeping and anti-terror missions, says a top commander, and will eventually replace manned...
The Future is Here – iHLS Future Forces Conference Attracted Attention
Defense industry leaders and officials participated at the conference and exhibition organized by iHLS on Future Forces.
At the annual conference held for the fourth...
Commercial Technologies to Help Military Amphibious Operations
Autonomous vehicles, augmented reality systems, and advanced wireless networks were among over 50 new technologies showcased during a recent US military amphibious operations exercise....
Next Generation Amphibious Assault Ship
The U.S Navy is preparing to build its new LXR amphibious assault ship in order to meet the fast-rising need for amphibs across the...
IAI Successfully Completes Operational Firing Trial of Artillery System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully completed a firing trial with LORA (Long-Range Artillery weapon system) as the conclusive stage of several deals that...
An Iranian Developed Torpedo Armed Submersible Watercraft Worries Israel
By ARIE EGOZI
Israel is closely following the Iranian effort to develop a line of unmanned systems for sea applications.
Iran has unveiled a torpedo-armed watercraft...
WATCH: DARPA’s Submarine Hunter In Action
We’ve written about it before, but the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been working on something truly spectacular: an autonomous ship that...
Drone Guided Ships Through Arctic Sea Ice
This summer, a ship on a mission in the Arctic Circle was aided by long-range imaging reconnaissance provided by an unmanned aircraft. The drone...
Strategic Installations and Border Security – Technological Innovation Opportunities
Strategic installations and economic infrastructures along the borders, at sea and underwater have been a target of hostile states, terrorist organizations, and other elements....
Autonomous Vehicles to Monitor Arctic Waters
The Canadian Department of National Defence's scientists have started working on a new system to monitor Arctic waters, including autonomous vehicles. "It's important from...
iHLS TV – Amnon Sofrin, on Offshore Security
Interview with Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Amnon Sofrin, HLS Projects Manager at Elta (IAI), on Israel's offshore security challenges.
Protecting the coast using unmanned vessels
The new upgraded version of the Rafael Protector unmanned surface vessel (USV) will play a major role in protection the Israeli offshore gas reservoirs...
Italy Under Constant Security Threat
Italy’s defense minister is warning that criminal groups with potential links to terrorism are profiting from running migrant vessels across the Mediterranean to European...
The U.S. Navy’s New Capabilities
Commander of American naval air forces, Vice Admiral Mike Shoemaker, has revealed the United States’ vision for the future carrier-based air forc. Among other...
Terrorists and pirates – becoming one problem to security forces in...
Israeli experts say that there are many "factors" pointing to common interests and operational modes between terrorists and pirates in that region .
The U.S. and...
MQ-9 Guardian Gets New Maritime Capability
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has introduced a new sonobuoy capability for its MQ-9 Guardian maritime unmanned air vehicle.
The new sonobuoy capability has been...
Navy AUV Sets Mission Endurance Record
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Acoustics Division, with Bluefin Robotics, has executed a record setting 507 km (315 mile), long-endurance autonomy research mission...












































