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combat robots

Faced with low recruitment and an increased demand for soldiers, the US Department of Defense has been trying to enhance its combat robots power...
There's a need for Anti-Drone solution

With current ubiquity of drones, many people don't feel safe or feel that they have lost their privacy. There has come a need for...
People For Gun Control

Israel exists under constant threat of attack and requires citizens to serve in the military, but still has much stricter gun laws than the...
Lab Working to detect Biological Weapons

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...
robotic capabilities

A known model of the MRZR all-terrain vehicle gets robotic capabilities. The vehicle that can fit inside an MV-22 Osprey helicopter and fly troops...
Police UAS

Law enforcement agencies across the US are adopting unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for operations ranging from search and rescue to traffic accident reconstruction and...
marine drone

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,...
Infantry Will Get More Scout Snipers and PSYOP Abilities

The infantry unit of the future, as most people see it, is sophisticated, with electronic warfare capabilities, robust intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities, and the...
black hawk

In addition to its traditional roles in delivering and extracting troops, casualty evacuation, providing critical supplies to troops, delivering emergency supplies during natural disasters,...
Stealth Drone - Illustration

A Chinese company is now developing a new stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), that could be a game changer in the region. Star UAV System...
aerpstat

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...
augmented reality

Augmented reality (AR) glasses can already do a lot of tasks: Driving along the highway with directions and other pertinent information such as gas...
nanotechnology

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 terrorism

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...
spike missiles

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...
drone navigation

Flying drones through cluttered environments like cities is complicated. The ability to avoid obstacles while traveling at high speeds has computational limits, especially for...
power supply

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...
flexible electronics

A new generation of products is emerging based on low cost printed electronics with embedded silicon ICs and sensors. By eliminating the need for...
Exoskeletons

Powered exoskeletons are, according to Wikipedia, wearable machines that are mobile and powered using a system of hydraulics, electric motors, pneumatics, levers or a...
IEDs Used Against Armored Vehicles

Soldiers in combat situations have to constantly scan their surroundings for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a signature weapon of modern guerrilla warfare. These homemade...
homeland security

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. iHLS is...
big data

Servers are increasingly becoming the heart of any geospatial analysis system. All face a similar challenge, whether the system is in the ‘cloud’, a...