US Air Force – Contract in the Space Launch Services Field
A development in the field of space launch services. SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) has been awarded a $96.5 million contract with the U.S. Air...
Troops fighting Ebola will earn up to $400 extra per month
Airmen from the 633rd Medical Group set up tents for a 25-bed hospital to aid Liberian health workers infected with Ebola on October 8...
HD-quality video: Now available in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
CONTROP is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Operational demands from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)...
Pakistan – New Player in The UAV Arena
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has formally announced it will commence development of a 5th-generation fighter, medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV and munitions under...
How Would The Future Battlefield Look Like?
The future battlefield is at the center of a new US Army study about the warfare over the next few decades. Soldiers can expect...
Shifting Gears in Anti-ISIS Surveillance Effort
Two Cessna 208B Caravan aircraft purchased by the U.S. Department of Defense and modified to perform airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks were handed...
New System to Improve Frigate Protection
The first firing of the Sea Ceptor system has been successfully conducted. The system provides improved frigate protection for the UK Royal Navy against...
New Radar with Innovative Structure for US Navy
With the ever growing threats and tasks at hand, the US Navy is constantly innovating and finding new methods to cope with adversaries. Raytheon’s...
HLS Trainers and simulators
Israel’s Home Front Command is using a trainer and simulator enabling search and rescue forces to train and simulate emergency scenarios, city streets, war...
New Combat UAV to Be Equipped with AIr-to-Air Missiles
A new Russian combat UAV was recently developed. Russia’s Modern Aviation Technologies (SAT) Design Bureau has developed a UAV concept based on its SR-10...
Yemen Develops Drones to Collect Information on Militiamen
Yemeni army forces have revealed four domestically designed and manufactured drones to collect information on the positions and movements of militiamen loyal to resigned...
Technology transfer: the lowdown
One of the major issues exporters of military and security technology is the demand they are often faced with, to sell not only the...
Harnessing Electronic Warfare
U.S. Army trainers have successfully used cyber weapons and electronic warfare (EW) technology to thwart a simulated tank assault at a training exercise. The...
New Restrictions on Drone Flight
New rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon restrict drone flight over military bases across the US. The updated regulations prohibit flights...
Ukraine Crisis and the Implications for the Middle East
The Minsk II Agreement: Implications of a (Shaky) Ceasefire
The Minsk II Agreement, reached on February 12, 2015 between Ukraine and the separatist provinces in...
The Hermes UAS family in one “house”
Hermes 900 Kochav [Hebrew: ’Star’) is an Israeli medium size multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It is equipped with an automatic takeoff and landing...
In the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Yemen’s Search for Stability
The transition government and the international community’s efforts to preserve Yemen’s unity and strengthen the legitimacy of its institutions and sovereignty were, to a...
F-5 Refurbishment Project
The F-5 is an agile, highly maneuverable fighter that has been serving customers for more than four decades, among them the United States, Switzerland,...
Top-Notch Autonomous Abilities Used for Mine Identification
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime signed a $18.2 million contract with the country’s Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) to deliver four complete HUGIN AUV systems - Autonomous...
Nuclear Cruise Missiles Program To Be Brought Back
President Donald Trump’s administration of is about to overturn some more Obama-era policies. This time, President Trump is set to reverse a decision to...
Protecting Some of The Most Sensitive Data
The US intelligence community guards some of the most closely held secrets and helps defend the country from attacks. However, even it needs protection,...
Secure Mobile Communication Also at Battlefield
Sensitive information conveyed by military mobile communication networks requires high levels of protection. A new cybersecurity software will secure mobile devices in the battlefield....
Latest
This Drone Could Cross Oceans Before Launching Its Missiles
Long-endurance drones such as the MQ-9 Reaper have spent decades performing surveillance and strike missions, but the environment they were designed for is changing....
