US Military Keeping Up With Terrorists Tech Pace
Unmanned systems may now be in use against friendly forces. Terrorists as well as nation-states are striving to employ these systems, especially airborne platforms,...
Drone Terrorism Made Easy?
Terrorist groups around the world are taking advantage of the increasing accessibility of drone technology to build and deploy them as weapons.
ISIS has...
“Dirty Bomb” Threat on Vessel Investigated – What is the Significance?
The Port of Charleston, South Carolina, has been evacuated early June 15th as US federal authorities investigate a reported threat on a container ship...
Israeli Technology – Portable X-Ray Security Detection System
Airports, central railway stations, and other large perimeters are well equipped with X-Ray screening systems for the detection of explosives or suspicious objects. But...
New UGV will Execute Multiple Purposes on Battlefield
A new multi-purpose UGV which was recently exposed offers applications for the military, law enforcement, and commercial fields.
Unmanned systems technology innovator Milrem unveiled its...
In Search of Technologies to Counter Improvised Threats
The easy access to low-cost, sophisticated technology enables hostile elements to deploy a diverse and ever-evolving range of improvised threats, such as improvised explosive...
Robot Interoperability – The Name of The Game
The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...
IED Detection – Have Trained K9 Finished their Role?
The current threat environment of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) concealed on persons, in vehicles, and in the mail poses challenges for traditional explosive detection...
Could Weapons-Grade Uranium Be Detected from Afar?
A technique for detecting enriched uranium with lasers could help regulators sniff out illicit nuclear activities from afar. Researchers from the University of Michigan...
Emergency Vehicles to Help Map Radiation Threat in City
A radiation threat detection system was successfully tested recently by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
DARPA’s SIGMA program—whose goal is to prevent...
Improvised Explosive Detection – New Approach
On the first floor of the Robert H. Mollohan Research Facility is a small team of researchers who are quietly developing a new, game-changing...
American DHS Preparing for Nuclear Attack Scenario
The possibility of an improvised nuclear attack scenario is worrying the American defense agencies. The US Department of Homeland Security published a new guide...
Europe Preparing for A Different Sort of Terrorist Attack
Following the Christmas market attack in Berlin, the German government issued a paper stating the country is at “high risk” of terrorist attacks carried...
Weaponized Drones – Is It an ISIS Strategy?
ISIS supporters on social media were boasting that the terror group now has an air force after the Islamic State released on January 24th...
New Bomb Disposal Robot to Neutralize Car Bombs
A new bomb disposal and tactical robot was launched recently. The Avenger Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) robot has been engineered to provide police and...
North Korea May Be Cooking Up Flying Uranium Storm
North Korea has recently developed a large stealth drone that can carry explosive devices and spread radioactive materials over South Korea, according to YonhapNews.
"North...
Lost Nukes Present Opportunities for Terrorists
Could Islamist terrorists get a hold of a nuclear bomb? Dozens of nuclear warheads have gone missing during the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s...
New Incident Management System will Support First Responders
The US Department of Homeland Security has found a new geospatial solution to enhance first responders’ incident management capabilities.
The Department’s Science and Technology...
3-D Printer Plastic Firearm Confiscated in Airport
Airport screening agents at Reno’s International Airport in Nevada confiscated a plastic handgun produced with by a 3-D printer from a man’s carry-on luggage....
US Follows Islamic Terrorists’ Use of Explosive UAVs
Warfare against IEDs (improvised explosive devices) has been on the US Defense Administration agenda for a long time. Lessons have been learned also from...
Turkey Bans Sale Of Fertilizers In Fear Of Terror Attacks
In the wake of two car bombings which killed seventeen people, Turkey announced it was temporarily suspending the sale of fertilizers containing nitrate. The...
Watch: New Device Will Blow Cover Off Suicide Bombers
New Mexico engineers are working on a new device that could save scores of lives. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories in cooperation with R3...
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New Impact-Responsive Electrolyte Aims to Prevent Lithium-Ion Battery Fires
A recent development in battery safety could significantly reduce the risk of fires in lithium-ion cells—without requiring a redesign of existing battery production methods....
