For First Time – NATO’s Drones Flying Over Mediterranean
The first of five new NATO surveillance drones began test flights over the Mediterranean Sea this month. For the first time, the Alliance Ground...
New Portable Communication System for Soldiers
A new portable communication system allows soldiers on the ground to increase situational awareness. The system, worn by individual soldiers on the ground, ensures...
The Pentagon Uses High Altitude Balloons for Security
The Pentagon has revealed a new plan with the DoD to direct more funding directed towards high-altitude balloons for tracking hypersonic missiles and more....
New Mobile Surveillance System for Border Security
The first ALERT Truck Mobile Surveillance System, a collaborative border surveillance platform has been delivered. A key technology included in the platform designed and...
New Mobile Mapping System Integrates Lidar & Inertial Navigation System
Geographical mobile mapping systems have become an important component of unmanned aerial vehicles. Together with heavy-payload, low-cost drones and the opening of the civil...
Technology Inspired by Albatross Flight Could Revolutionize UAV Efficiency
In an innovative project funded by a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA, researchers are developing drone technology that draws inspiration...
New Amphibious Ship for Italian Navy
Italian state shipyard Fincantieri and Italian defense group Finmeccanica have signed a €1.1 billion (US $1.2 billion) contract to construct a new amphibious ship,...
Iran: The Growing Cyber Threat
There are some big names in the cyber-warfare world: the United States, obviously, as well as Israel, Russia, China, and a few others. In...
Is Canada a cyber-superpower?
The secret hacking tactics of Canada’s intelligence agency
Canada’s electronic surveillance agency has secretly developed an arsenal of cyber weapons capable of stealing data and...
Watch Boeing’s New Unmanned Platform
Boeing has introduced its newest unmanned platform, the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. The aircraft will complement and extend airborne missions through smart teaming with...
US Coast Guard Looks to Apply sUAS Use
The US Coast Guard recently completed the system operational verification testing of a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) on Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, a...
Turkish Company Developing Drone Swarm Technology
Many countries have yet to try drone swarm technology in a simulated, controlled environment. Turkey is among those that have the technology and the...
Marines Getting Essential Battlefield Accessory
Infantry weapons create an incredible amount of noise on the battlefield, but adding suppressors helps muffle their audible and visual signature, making it more...
A New Motor Test Pushes Battlefield Propulsion Ahead
Solid rocket motors remain essential for missiles, target vehicles, and space-launch systems, but their development cycles are often long, expensive, and constrained by legacy...
Instead of Saying IDF Say Israel Robot Army: Far-Reaching Vision or...
Leading Israeli defense industry officials portray the challenges of the future battlefield and conclude: The road leads to autonomy
At the AUS&R 2020 Unmanned Systems...
Elbit Systems Introduces Skylark 3
Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark3: A new autonomous mini-Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance,...
Experts: Terror Alerts Are The New Normal
Following the 13 November attacks in Paris, terrorism analysts in the United Kingdom and Europe say the continent’s intelligence and security services have accepted...
Intensive Drone Military Testing Yields Promising Results
The US recently concluded a series of experiments on new tech during Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4), involving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,...
Will Terrorist Groups Use VR Technology?
As virtual reality (VR) technology becomes less expensive and delivers a more realistic, immersive experience, some national security experts warn that it is only...
Virtual and Augmented Reality Tech Still Not Ripe for Training
While virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies have been emerging as advanced military training and simulation platforms, US Navy researchers and program managers evaluate...
New Anti-Icing Technology for UAVs
In order to achieve maximum operational performance, unmanned aircraft systems must be able to complete missions in adverse weather conditions, such as light to...
Protecting Navy Ships From Cyberattacks
For most people, the term “cyber security” calls to mind stories of data theft like the recent hacks of the OPM database, or network...
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Synthetic Threats Bring New Complexity to Real Air Combat Training
Large-scale air combat exercises face a practical limitation: creating a realistic battlefield can require dozens of aircraft, support platforms and air-defense systems operating simultaneously....
