Infantry Systems

Infantry Systems

The constant growth of technologies enabling the influx of smart connected devices - the Internet of Things (IoT) - has been reflected at the...
Tavor

The newest member of the TAVOR Bullpup Rifle Family has been launched by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), an SK Group member. The 7.62X51mm caliber...
body armor

High-performance polymer fibers have been used in ballistics applications for more than forty years. Although effective at stopping or slowing down bullets, users have...
combat vehicles

For the past decades, protection for ground-based armored combat vehicles and their occupants meant more armor. However, the trend of increasingly heavy, less mobile...
electric motorcycle

Kalashnikov, the Russian manufacturer of the AK-47 assault rifle, is getting into the electric motorcycle game. Kalashnikov Group recently presented its new electric motorcycle...
infantry rifles

Two new types of weapons are being bought by the New Zealand Defence Force at a cost of $4 million in order to...
shoulder rocket launcher

The Matador RGW-90 single-shot shoulder rocket launcher will be upgraded with an advanced sight, which would enable the Matador to accurately hit targets 1,200...
counter drone

The weaponization of small and cheap consumer drones, including dropping improvised explosive devices, has urged conventional armies to look for new countermeasures and rapidly...
detection technology

The US Department of Defense is interested in advancing its technological capabilities in the urban warfare setting. U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) wants a...
armored vehicle

The armored vehicle Piranha 5 will be manufactured by the Romanian Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics in Bucharest. Piranha 5 is a highly mobile...
remotely operated weapon system

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is exposing a new remotely operated weapon system. The Samson Dual M230LF will be demonstrated on an Oshkosh Defense JLTV...
wearable device

A new wearable device hopes to deliver supplies to US Marines and soldiers on demand, instead of leaving members of the armed forces to...
augmented reality

Firefighters might one day be able to go further into hazardous situations and exit safely thanks to augmented reality glasses in development at BAE...
loitering munition

A new loitering munition system has been recently unveiled by a Polish company. The Dragonfly vertical take-off and landing loitering munition system was launched...
defense system

The British Army is looking for new protection technologies to counter the evolving threat posed by hostile advanced weapon systems. Leonardo has been selected by...
wearable sensors

Delivering life-saving care in a battlefield environment is a complex challenge. New wearable sensors will monitor the situation of soldiers in the battlefield as...
disaster areas

Following large fires, hurricanes or earthquakes, first responder teams in disaster areas sometimes have to refrain from entering unstable structures, due to the danger...

Sensitive information conveyed by military mobile communication networks requires high levels of protection. A new cybersecurity software will secure mobile devices in the battlefield....
nato

NATO is requesting outside contractors to pitch concepts on military operations in urban areas, admitting that its forces are unprepared for urban warfare in...
warfighters

A team of scientists and engineers, the members of the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Flexible Materials and Processing Team, has been developing flexible...
infantry soldiers

The French army has been upgrading the equipment of its infantry soldiers - including a new troop carrier and advanced personal gear. The Army...
targeting

The US Army recently demonstrated a breakthrough in soldier weapons targeting. The development features a tiny, weapon-mounted thermal sight designed to communicate wirelessly with...