Pentagon in Search for New Developments in Robotics
The Pentagon has been assembling a large network of government, private-sector and academic technology experts in an attempt to secure access to critical technologies...
Russian Stealth Fighter to Be Tested Soon
Russia’s T-50 PAKFA fifth-generation stealth fighter is about to undergo flight testing by military pilots for the first time. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS)...
New Command Suite Integrates Information on Single Display
A new version of an integrated command suite was released recently, enabling the organization and collapsing of previously disparate data and systems from different...
Disposable Drone Will Vanish After Accomplishing Mission
A new research project funded by DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is developing an autonomous drone made out of cardboard that...
US Military Adopts Microsoft’s Hologram Technology
Microsoft’s HoloLens hologram headset systems are already being used in the Australian, Ukrainian and Israeli military forces, and now the US military is also...
New Sniper System – Under Development
The Russian Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) is developing the KSV heavy sniper system for the Russian Armed Forces. The Russian military is planning to...
New Laser System Developed for Future Battlefield
Researchers at BAE Systems believe that within the next 50 years, battlefield commanders may deploy a new type of directed energy laser system, called...
Gaze Detection Technology as a Suspect Monitoring Tool
Monitoring and analyzing suspicious behavior has become a pressing need for law enforcement teams. A new development offers a "remote gaze detection technology" that...
Blockchain Technology Enters Homeland Security Department
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to utilize Blockchain technology, an approach in technology that replaces data managers with encrypted blocks...
Submarine-Hunting Unmanned Vessel Will Get Warfare Capabilities
The US navy is expanding the mission capabilities of its experimental submarine-hunting drone ship so that it can engage in surface warfare missions, fire...
The Arrow-3 Joins Israel’s Aerial Defense Array
The Arrow Weapon System (AWS), the uppermost tier in the Israeli strategic capability, enters into a new era in its defense from ballistic missiles...
Safe City Technologies Will Secure US Presidential Inauguration
Various measures will be involved in the securing of the upcoming US Presidential inauguration event, turning Washington, DC into a platform for Safe City...
UAV’s – But Not Only
By Arie Egozi
The UAV's market has been boiling with growing demand answered by a greater competition among the manufacturers.
This situation forces the Israeli manufacturers...
Thermal Cameras – Will They Prevent Shootouts in Public Places?
Over the backdrop of the shootout attack carried out in a public domain, the city of New Orleans has been considering the use of...
Anti-Terror Move – Encouraging Civilian Self-Defence
The Czech Interior Ministry wants to push through a constitutional amendment which will enable citizens to hold firearms licenses and to use their weapons...
Big Data Fusion for Military Intelligence and Business
Advances in unmanned aircraft, micro-technologies, biometrics, robotics and processing hardware have resulted in an unprecedented flood of business intelligence as well as operational intelligence...
Turkey Looks to Support Local Arms Industry
Turkey's state-owned Machines and Chemical Industries Board (MKEK) delivered the first 500 serially-produced MPT-76 battle rifles to the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC).
These units...
New Police Tool for High-Speed Pursuits
The cost of high-speed pursuit can be high: there is a risk of injury or death to officers, bystanders, and offenders, financial exposure for...
Will Information Sharing Among Intelligence Agencies Risk Privacy?
In its final days, the Obama administration has expanded the power of the National Security Agency (N.S.A.) to share globally intercepted personal communications with...
Modular Assault Rifle to Be Adjusted for Various Missions
The German armed forces are replacing their assault rifles. Two companies, Rheinmetall and Steyr Mannlicher, have joined forces to manufacture and market the RS556...
New World Record for UAV Flight Duration
A small diesel-powered unmanned aerial vehicle broke the record of UAV flight duration. A small business effort backed by the US Defense Advanced Research...
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...
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The Future of Drone Warfare May Be About the Network, Not...
Military forces are rapidly adding drones and robotic systems, but operating them as separate platforms creates a growing coordination problem. One aircraft may collect...
