How Do You Test a Missile Defense Radar? Fire a Missile...
Missile-defense systems cannot be validated using simulations alone. Radars and combat-management systems ultimately need to encounter physical targets moving through real airspace, allowing crews...
Replacing the Legendary Makarov Pistol
Russian mega-conglomerate Rostec believes that it might just have created the pistol that will finally bury the legendary Makarov Pistol, also known as the PM,...
New Power System will Enable Maritime Use of Laser Weapons
Laser weapons have become more and more prevalent, but they require a lot of power in an immediate way, faster than a mechanical generator...
US is Enhancing Laser Capabilities
The US Army is enhancing its capabilities in laser air defense. Enhanced prototypes of an air-defense laser weapon will be integrated into the Army’s...
Advanced Decoy Device Tested
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun testing the latest version of the BriteCloud missile decoy on its Typhoon fighter aircraft. The technology...
Future Forces will Be Equipped with Brain-Machine Interface
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is preparing for a future in which a combination of unmanned systems, artificial intelligence, and cyber...
US Plans On Firing Hypersonic Missiles From Submarines
The United States Navy has made plans to deploy its first hypersonic weapons onboard the service’s nuclear attack submarines. The Navy hopes the sea-based,...
Tomorrow: IAMD Israeli Air & Missile Defense Conference & Exhibition
IAMD - The 9th Israeli Air Missile Defense Conference & Exhibition, organized by iHLS, in collaboration with the Israel Missile Defense Association (IMDA) and...
Autonomous Vessel will Support Surveillance and Patrol Missions
The US Coast Guard has ordered a 9-m aluminium-hulled vessel with autonomous navigation and control technology for its Research and Development Center (RDC).
Metal Shark...
Islamic State: Main developments in Syria – February 19-25, 2015
Aleppo province
In the area of Aleppo, battles took place between ISIS operatives and Shiite militias. According to Orient News TV, about 200 Shiite militia...
Innovation in VTOL Field
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) aircraft offer many advantages, mainly the capability to take-off and land without a runway. A new VTOL unmanned...
GenDyn, Smith & Wesson team to develop new handgun for U.S...
The U.S ARMY is looking for a new handgun for its soldiers.
That created a team of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Smith...
Bio-Inspired Robotic Fin to Power New Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
Researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a new unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that mimics the movement of fish. Led by assistant professor...
South Korean Trainer Jet – to the US
South Korea's trainer jet made its first test flight in the United States after the two countries agreed to mutually recognize its airworthiness certification...
UAVs, Aircrafts and Ships Jointly Protect Israel’s EEZ
By ARIE EGOZI
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will not be able to count only on UAVs when the mission is protecting the Israeli Exclusive...
New ATGM-equipped UGV Unveiled
Australian firm Cyborg Dynamics has unveiled a new anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)-equipped concept demonstrator of its tracked Warfighter unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), tentatively called...
Weather Radar will Fulfill Public Safety Missions
A mobile radar developed for weather research and storm prediction can now have military uses as well. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have...
Squirrel-Like Drone Design by The US Military
The US military is relentlessly working on new drone technology developments. These efforts include new types of drones like autonomous boats and small swarming...
Small Ground Robot System Chosen by US Army
The US Army has chosen its small ground robot system within the framework of the Common Robotic System-Individual (CRS(I)) program designed for obtaining a...
This Runway-Free Combat Drone Just Flew Alongside F-35s
Future air operations are expected to rely increasingly on uncrewed aircraft working alongside fighter jets, but making that concept practical requires more than simply...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Rafael’s Highly Advanced Targeting and Intelligence...
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we discuss Rafael's Litening targeting pod as well as Rafael's Reccelite self-contained, self-cooled,...
UAV For Special Forces
By ARIE EGOZI
This is without any doubt one very special niche in the world of UAVs. I refer to small vertical takeoff and landing...
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This Cyber Test Creates Thousands of Malware Variants to Challenge Defenses
Cybersecurity tools are typically tested against known malicious files and behaviors, but real attackers rarely leave their code unchanged. Malware can be rewritten or...
