Lockheed Martin to Market Rafael’s Air-to-Surface Systems
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to evaluate potential markets and customer requirements for Rafael’s...
India again buys Israeli UAV’s to keep an eye on China...
The Northern Command of the Indian army that guards the Chinese and Pakistani border, has been seeking to buy 49 small UAVs. The army...
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...
SIRI – At Multi-Domain Battlefield
One of the challenges of the multi-domain battlefield is the huge amounts of data and a limited number of people to look at it...
SPIKE SR Missile Capabilities Demonstrated in Estonia
The EDF (Estonian Defense Forces) has completed a firing of SPIKE SR (Short Range) missiles in a demonstration that took place in September.
EuroSpike's (a...
French Navy to Supply Australia With Attack Submarines
The French Navy has recently launched the Suffren, the first French Barracuda class nuclear powered attack submarine. At the launch ceremony attendees included French...
Was The Cold War Ever Lukewarm?
An upgraded cold war? The Russian news agency Interfax has reported that a high-ranked General in the Russian military has called the country to...
This Dual-Use Tech Extracts Water from Air
Water is a critical resource for survival. Many remote locations have limited or polluted water supplies. Existing methods of water purification, such as desalination,...
Electronic Attack to Counter Drones
A new scalable counter-unmanned air vehicle (C-UAV) system has been unveiled by Finmeccanica’s systems and sensors house Selex ES at DSEI 2015.
Known as Falcon...
New Tech for Evacuating Wounded Soldiers from Battlefield
The US Air Force wants flying cars to evacuate wounded soldiers from the battlefield, among other missions, including operating under fire. The Air Force...
International Cooperation in Systems Manufacturing for Barak 8 Missile
RAFAEL presented a $100 M contract to KRAS (Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems India) for the manufacturing of 1,000 BARAK 8/ MRSAM missile kits to...
Lockheed Martin to Supply Submarine Undersea Surveillance System
Lockheed Martin Corp. is being awarded a contract modification for the production and support of Acoustic Rapid Commercial off-the-shelf Insertion (A-RCI) systems for the...
Watch The Robot-Dog Which Might Just Be The Marines’ Best Friend
US Marines are getting a new four-legged buddy named “Spot.” This one, however, doesn’t bark, doesn’t sleep, and they won’t need to pick up...
Autonomous Helicopter Demonstrated Re-Supply Capabilities
An autonomous helicopter system successfully demonstrated its re-supply capabilities. The UH-1H (AEH-1) helicopter was developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and the US Office of...
India Acquires Howitzers to Protect Border With China
India’s defence ministry approved a proposal to purchase 145 ultra light howitzer guns at a cost of $750 million from the British weapons manufacturer...
Drones 3D-Printed And Deployed Within 24 Hours
Within just 22.5 hours, the US Air Force managed to design, assemble, and deploy six 3D-printed autonomous drones.
The innovative method was developed by the...
Army Expands Battlefield Use of 3D Printing to Speed Up Repairs
The U.S. Army is shifting its approach to battlefield logistics by expanding the use of 3D printing for rapid equipment repair. Under a new...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 2
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Part 1 specified the...
Successful Nighttime Operation from Moving Vehicle
Small UAVs can safely be operated in close proximity to a high volume of military air traffic, and this will continue to be the...
Russian drone shot down in Ukraine
Last year the world experienced a very big crisis that seemed to bring back the cold war to today’s reality. This sense of deja-vu...
US Army Hesitant To Fly Troops In Unmanned Helicopters
The US Army will not be carrying troops into battle zones aboard unmanned helicopters anytime soon, but will explore remote-controlled and autonomous flights technology...
The Drone That Can Lift Nearly a Ton
Moving heavy cargo by air without runways remains a major bottleneck for emergency response, logistics, and military operations. Helicopters can do the job, but...
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A New Military Intercom Keeps Crews Connected Under Pressure
Reliable communications inside military vehicles are often taken for granted until something fails. Modern combat platforms depend on constant voice coordination between crew members,...
