Calling All Startups: INNOFENSE Opens Applications for Dual-Use Technologies
If your startup applies to one of the following subjects, consider submitting your applications for INNOFENSE’s seventh cycle until October 15th, 2026:
Early, remote...
INNOFENSE Is Looking for the Next Generation of Dual-Use Startups
iHLS and the Ministry of Defense invite you to join the seventh cycle of INNOFENSE and receive a remarkable opportunity to showcase your technology...
INNOFENSE Call for Startups – Dual-Use Technologies
Following the immense success of the previous cycles and their integration into the defense sector, iHLS and the Ministry of Defense invite you to...
This Drone Can Patrol Hundreds of Kilometers of Critical Infrastructure
Inspecting pipelines, power lines and transportation corridors presents a difficult logistical problem. These assets can stretch for hundreds of kilometers through remote terrain, making...
This One-Wheel Robot Could Replace Routine Security Patrols
Protecting large industrial sites, airports, campuses and critical infrastructure often requires continuous patrols over wide areas. Autonomous security robots are increasingly being used to...
Forget Drones—These Robot Snakes Inspect Power Lines From the Inside Track
Maintaining large electrical grids is a difficult and often dangerous task. Power lines stretch across vast distances, pass through hard-to-reach terrain, and require regular...
This Fake Passport Case Shows How Fraudsters Are Using Messaging Platforms
Digital messaging platforms have become a common marketplace for everything from second-hand goods to freelance services. They are also increasingly being used by fraudsters...
This AI Tries to Predict Airport Collisions Before They Happen
Airports operate in highly complex environments where even small communication or coordination errors can escalate into serious safety risks. Runway incursions, misinterpreted instructions, and...
The Surveillance Tech Built for Low-Altitude Threats and Busy Skies
Airspace surveillance is becoming more complex as traffic density increases and new types of aircraft operate at lower altitudes. Air traffic controllers are often...
Why Modern Airspace Needs Smarter Radars, Not More of Them
Airspace management is under growing pressure. Traffic density continues to rise, low-altitude operations are expanding, and controllers are often forced to rely on a...
Robot Dogs Set to Patrol Major Sporting Event
Major international sporting events present a unique security challenge. Large crowds, unfamiliar visitors, confined urban spaces, and heightened global attention create conditions where even...
Why AI Alone Can’t Keep Drones Out of the Sky
Airspace security has reached a frustrating paradox. Drones are easier than ever to detect, yet safely stopping them remains a persistent challenge. Airports across...
Seeing What’s Hidden: A New Way to Spot Explosives
Security agencies continue to face a difficult tradeoff when screening for explosives and hazardous chemicals. Imaging systems such as X-ray and millimeter-wave scanners can...
A New Foldable Drone is Built for Long Flights and Fast...
Border surveillance and wide-area monitoring often require small unmanned aircraft that can stay airborne for extended periods, carry multiple sensor types, and operate reliably...
A New 3D View of the World Built for Preparedness and...
Understanding how people build, expand, and occupy space has become a strategic priority for governments and emergency planners. Yet most global datasets still represent...
Robot Dog Patrols the Jobsite Like a Mini Recon Unit
Construction projects generate enormous amounts of changing information each day—new installations, shifting materials, evolving layouts, and emerging safety hazards. Traditionally, engineers walk every floor...
Self-Charging Humanoids Step in for Border Duty
Border checkpoints are under increasing pressure to manage rising traveller volumes, evolving security demands, and labor-intensive inspection routines. Many of these sites operate around...
New Scanner Spots Drone Parts Inside Bags
As drones become cheaper, smaller, and easier to modify, security teams face a growing challenge: many threats do not appear in the sky—they arrive...
New Counter-Drone Tech Captures, Not Destroys
Unauthorized drones have become a persistent security challenge for airports, stadiums, prisons, and other sensitive locations. These sites increasingly rely on perimeter sensors, but...
AI Night Vision Aims to Close Security Blind Spots
Securing large installations at night remains one of the most persistent challenges for defense and critical-infrastructure operators. Traditional low-light cameras often struggle with grainy...
Turning Earthquake Detectors into Aircraft Trackers
Technology designed to detect earthquakes is now showing unexpected potential in airspace monitoring. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have demonstrated that seismic...
Counter-Drone Technology Market Nears $2 Billion Amid Rising Demand
DroneShield was originally founded around a small scientific initiative - a laser system for detecting and neutralizing mosquitoes - but operational realities in recent...
















































