Security

Flights for business or vacation destinations are almost back to normal in the post-pandemic world. Yet passengers are still worried about being infected in...

iHLS is proud to present AUS&R 2021 - the Unmanned Systems and Robotics Conference - the ninth annual event. AUS&R will be held on July...

iHLS is proud to present the international Cyber, Homeland Security Technologies, and Innovation Conference and Exhibition: INNOTECH 2021. November 17-18, 2021 at EXPO Tel Aviv,...

Additive manufacturing — also known as 3D printing — has been in development for decades and the U.S. military branches and the defense industrial...

Current portable radiation detectors are fragile, bulky and expensive. A research team from the University of Texas at Dallas developed a cheaper and more...

A novel counter-drone concept has been demonstrated by DARPA. The technology that is part of the agency’s Mobile Force Protection program (MFP) launches reusable...

A new nano drone technology based on AI will help frontline troops gain situational awareness in even the most difficult conditions. SnapShot aerial camera...

07Feedback from soldiers has been helping to develop an advanced technology. The United States military and Microsoft have been working together over the last...

Air mobility in the urban airspace has a lot in common with search and rescue missions, as proved by an exercise conducted in the...

First responder teams are often in critical response scenarios where hands-free communications would improve both safety and efficiency. Current speech recognition systems work reasonably...

The US FAA regulations for drone operations over people call for operators to verify that they can meet impact thresholds, limiting the potential damage...

Drones may constitute a threat to sensitive installations. The Y‑12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration...

During large-scale crises, operational failures are caused in communications networks. While commercial networks play a crucial role in traditional mass-alert solutions, circumstantial vulnerabilities can...

Tactical illumination enhances target detection and identification by providing an artificial light that illuminates the battlefield using visible or infrared light. Northrop Grumman will provide...

IoT-collected data from smart devices poses security and privacy risks, says a recent US military memo. Law enforcement can access it for investigations, as...

The US Army has chosen Oshkosh Defense to build its new Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) — a 30mm, unmanned turreted auto-cannon — for...

For the first time, an unmanned aircraft refueled another aircraft mid-air.  The US Navy successfully used a Boeing drone to refuel an airplane during flight....

A European ‘Roborder’ project aims to develop “a fully-functional autonomous border surveillance system”, and involves research institutions, defense companies, and the police or border...

New technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), autonomy, and robotics will change the character of warfare, resulting in a faster, more lethal, and more distributed...

Euro drone is a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS). The multinational unmanned aircraft developed by Germany, Spain, Italy and...

While in the past two decades, US special operations forces have played a key role in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, bigger potential adversaries...

Building fires can turn from bad to deadly in an instant, and the warning signs are frequently difficult to discern. New artificial intelligence technology...