Transportation

Transportation

drone

A Philippine inventor flew and hovered for some 10 minutes in a single-passenger contraption powered by the “multicopter” technology commonly used in small unmanned...
experimentation

The U.S. Marines Corps will likely majorly increase experimentation in order to push future success in an increasingly competitive field.   According to the new...
evacuate

Data-based modeling system may now help emergency managers to better determine when to call for evacuations due to a wildfire. The system has the...

Current combat vehicles are limited to line-of-sight targeting and surveillance systems. But what if they had their UAVs that they could dispatch kilometers and...
urban airspace

Passenger drones are trialling Dubai and Singapore, urban drone deliveries are taking off in Iceland and Switzerland, and companies around the world are refining...

Cyberattacks and the methods by which the public and private sectors deter and counter them have occupied the headlines with increasing frequency in today’s...

The "smart city" sounds like a digital utopia, a place where data eliminates first-world hassles, dangers and injustices. But there are some problems with...

Laser weapons are ideally suited to address high volume, low-cost threats because of their inexpensive cost per shot and deep magazine. The U.S. Army...
Reconfigurable Wheel

Travel across difficult terrain usually involves a lot of compromise. Tracks will get you where you need to go, but they're slow whenever you're...
oshkosh

The US Army has ordered more tactical vehicles from Oshkosh Defense, an Oshkosh Corporation company. The FMTV family of medium tactical vehicles is comprised...
traffic

The global market for UAVs is growing rapidly as drones become established in diverse vertical markets such as agriculture, oil and gas, and logistics....
big brother

China has been increasing its surveillance measures regarding its population in what seems to be another step towards the “Big Brother” concept. The Chinese...
combat vehicle

Adding displays and panels to combat vehicles could potentially distract crews in an already-complex combat environment. Situational awareness and combat efficiency have to be...
smart city

Singapore was recently ranked the top performer in a global smart city ranking by Juniper Research. The country’s efforts in the area of mobility...
delivery

For the first time, autonomous drone delivery to vessels will be tested in order to investigate the potential deployment and commercialization of UAS for...
remote fire

The IDF has been advancing its use of unmanned vehicles for remote fire missions. In recent weeks, the IDF has successfully completed the first...
tactical SUVs

A new collaboration has created ‘always-connected’ tactical SUVs for the likes of first responders and law enforcement. Microsoft has partnered with satellite connectivity firm...
urban air transportation

EmbraerX has recently unveiled its first electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept. The company, which is part of Embraer - a Brazilian...
combat vehicle

According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the military spends several billion dollars each year on fuel consumption, which could be reduced by lessening...
vehicle

This Special Purposes All-Terrain Vehicle (S-ATV) manufactured by Oshkosh is lightweight and agile, with a modular design to meet a diverse range of mission...

Ride-hailing service Uber and the US Army Research Lab announced a plan to explore some of the toughest technology challenges in delivering the rotorcraft...
unmanned

The U.S Army is interested in advanced military vehicle technology. Its armored combat vehicle experts are making plans to ask industry for military vehicle...