Military

Several U.S federal programs are helping local law enforcement to acquire heavy weapons. This is done either by making funds available or by providing the equipment directly. One...

The largest and leading conference in Israel on IoT (Internet of Things) from the security perspective will be held on December 24th, 2018. The IoT...

The US government has reportedly acquired a new miniaturized high-energy laser called the "Phantom". It weighs 91 kg, is roughly the size of a...

Modern military operations depend on uninterrupted communication and rapid data sharing, yet many battlefields are anything but cooperative. Urban density, electronic warfare, and natural...

As it turns out, squids can make quite the contribution to military innovation. A research published recently by Northeastern University professor Leila Deravi demonstrates...

Artificial intelligence which scans battlefields for hidden attackers has been successfully trialed by the British Army. The UK-created technology, dubbed SAPIENT, flagged dangers to...

Modern militaries are facing a growing challenge: how to carry out dangerous missions in threat-saturated environments without risking human lives. Urban warfare, tunnel infiltration,...

Modern military operations depend heavily on satellite navigation. From troop movements and logistics to targeting and timing synchronization, GPS-based positioning systems are deeply embedded...

Optionally piloted capabilities to a helicopter that is the U.S. Army’s primary medium lift utility transport and air assault aircraft. Since making its first...

The US Air Force wants to solve the challenge of generating moving target indication data for ground and airborne targets. The Air Force Research...

Finland, Greece and Turkey finalised their accession process to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCD COE). The Greek Republic and the...

Rheinmetall has won a contract to set up an urban warfare ‘training city’ for a customer of Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. The complete ‘training city’...

The F-35 fighter jet’s software is so buggy, it could just ground the whole fleet, Vice’s Motherboard reports The F-35’s logistics system is supposed to...

Aircraft designers have long pursued wings that can adapt to changing flight conditions. Fixed surfaces are always a compromise: a wing shape optimized for...

Like with most other technological advancements, it’s the military that is likely to finally bring about the adoption of autonomous vehicles. The US Army...

The growing frequency of unauthorized drone activity near U.S. military facilities is highlighting a critical vulnerability in defense infrastructure—namely, the limited capacity to detect...

New bite-resistant clothing for both commercial and military uses will prevent contamination in diseases transmitted by mosquitos, such as Zika, Dengue fever, and yellow...

The U.S. Army has successfully completed airborne drop testing of its next-generation, compact thermal weapon sight, aimed at checking its durability. Soldiers have recently...

Microsoft and the Pentagon's project to develop a HoloLens-based mixed reality headset for the military has not gone smoothly as expected. A contract worth up...

As drone warfare scales up, one problem has become increasingly acute: volume without coordination. When thousands of unmanned systems are launched daily across a...

The US Naval Forces Central Command began operational testing of a sailboat-style drone - a saildrone. This is a wind and solar-powered unmanned surface...

The BNET software defined radio (SDR) system developed by an Israeli defense contractor is creating interest among various foreign air forces. The BNET will...