Today’s battlefield can be a very unpredictable place, with threats coming from every direction, including from the air and from underground. Recent conflicts in...
Law enforcement agencies across the US are adopting unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for operations ranging from search and rescue to traffic accident reconstruction and...
An unmanned surface vehicle, the Wave Glider robot, recently demonstrated its capabilities at the UK Royal Navy-hosted Unmanned Warrior Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) exercise,...
The infantry unit of the future, as most people see it, is sophisticated, with electronic warfare capabilities, robust intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities, and the...
In addition to its traditional roles in delivering and extracting troops, casualty evacuation, providing critical supplies to troops, delivering emergency supplies during natural disasters,...
Unlike the larger non-mobile, multi-million-dollar aerostats which require significant numbers of support personnel and a fixed infrastructure, the WASP is a compact, tactical, mobile...
In materials science, enhancing one characteristic of a material will see a decline in a different characteristic. Strength and toughness are a pair like...
Online terrorist content has been fueling violent attacks in recent years. For example, ISIS’s recovering media network has been used to call on its supporters...
Latvia’s Ministry of Defense signed an agreement for the supply of the Spike missiles developed by Rafael, in a 108 Million Euro deal. The missiles will be...
Flying drones through cluttered environments like cities is complicated. The ability to avoid obstacles while traveling at high speeds has computational limits, especially for...
The proliferation of radios, handheld smart devices, GPS, and other personal electronic devices supporting the “future soldier”’s operation has been prompting the examination of...
Powered exoskeletons are, according to Wikipedia, wearable machines that are mobile and powered using a system of hydraulics, electric motors, pneumatics, levers or a...
Soldiers in combat situations have to constantly scan their surroundings for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a signature weapon of modern guerrilla warfare. These homemade...
We are inviting ground-breaking startups in the security, defense and homeland security (HLS) fields to take part in a first-of-its kind startup competition.
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Servers are increasingly becoming the heart of any geospatial analysis system. All face a similar challenge, whether the system is in the ‘cloud’, a...