U.S. Military to Spend Billions on Drones
U.S. military leaders plan to spend $2.45 billion next year on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) procurement and research, with the RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9...
The Radar Upgrade That Could Keep a Cold-War Bomber Flying to...
Large strategic bombers were designed for a very different battlespace than the one air forces face today. Modern conflicts rely on dense sensor networks,...
Economic warfare on US retail chains: hackers target K-Mart – Part...
Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced last Friday (Oct 10) some of K-Mart's outlets (out of at least 1,200 in the US alone), which is a...
How to Guarantee Precise Sniper Accuracy from Any Helicopter?
A technology originally developed for law enforcement missions has been adopted by special operations forces. The new gyro-stabilized platform supplies the rifle and scope...
New Cyber Security Solutions for Android Environment
Palo Alto Networks, represented in Israel by Aman Group's Innocom, recently announced that their sandbox environment Wildfire, allowing malware analysis and protection against zero-day...
Turkey Advancing its Domestic Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle
Turkey is progressing with the domestic development and manufacturing of unmanned combat capabilities. The third prototype for Turkey’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Akıncı...
LASER GUIDED WEAPONS IN LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICTS
Laser beam weapons have ignited the imagination of millions that watched science fiction movies. Besides the Hollywood studio's use, scientists - mainly in the...
Israeli-Made UAVs and Payloads Detected Terrorists in India
Three IAF personnel and five terrorists were killed in a fierce gun battle after an attack on an air force base in Punjab’s Pathankot...
Security Hazard at The Tip of Our Fingers
Partial similarities between fingerprints are common enough to make fingerprint-based security systems in mobile phones and other electronic devices unreliable. This was discovered by...
F-35 Too Buggy To Fly
The F-35 fighter jet’s software is so buggy, it could just ground the whole fleet, Vice’s Motherboard reports
The F-35’s logistics system is supposed to...
Mini-Drones Swarm Launched from Aircraft in Impressive Demo
The Pentagon has tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones launched from planes in California. The information was released to the public only now by...
US Navy Gets Tactical UAVs
The US Navy and Marine Corps will be equipped with Puma 3 AE small UAV systems and spares following a $10,677,987 contract with AeroVironment....
Advanced Emergency System for Alerts on Massive Shooting Attacks
Following the increase in the massive shooting incidents in the US, public institutions and businesses have been searching for better alert systems that would...
Laser Modules Enhancing Assault Rifles
Laser light modules mounted on weapons enable the exact target acquisition and marking. The technology enables the user to electronically focus the illuminator, therefore...
Another Fighter Jet Gains Stealth Capabilities
China’s J-16 multi-role fighter jet will now have a silver-grey paint coating that can provide a kind of cloaking capability. The fighter jet is...
VR? No. AR!
AR technology growing rapidly, and it could soon become bigger than VR. In fact, it’s predicted that by 2020, AR market revenue will reach...
Fast security lane in airports
A new system has been introduced to get passengers through airport security faster. The program, called Global, was developed by the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)...
Novel Fire Mitigation Method for Damaged Electric Vehicles
As electric vehicles (EVs) become increasingly popular, safety concerns related to their lithium-ion batteries have emerged, especially following accidents or damage. In response, researchers...
Virtual Reality Advances Seaport Management
Virtual Reality can help cope with the massive work overload at seaports. New technology assists US Custom and Border Protection (CBP) employees in visualizing...
5th Generation Pilots To Solve Biggest F-35 Setback
The F-35 is the newest American fighter-jet made by Lockheed-Martin, and is a stealth multirole fighter. The jet has been sold to many countries,...
Mapping and Tracking Capabilities for GPS-Denied Environments
Operating in GPS-denied environments, such as indoors, underground and in areas where GPS may be intentionally denied, has become a serious challenge. A new...
Preparing for Orbital Conflict With AI Enemies
As military activity expands beyond the atmosphere, one problem is becoming increasingly clear: preparing for conflict in orbit is fundamentally different from training for...
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No GPS? This Quantum Sensor Navigates by Reading the Earth
Modern ships depend heavily on satellite navigation, creating a vulnerability when GPS and other GNSS signals are jammed, spoofed or unavailable. In a contested...
