Weapons

The rapid spread of small drones is forcing armies to rethink how they defend moving formations. Low-cost UAVs can appear with little warning, overwhelm...

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For decades, Israel’s artillery relied on tracked systems introduced in the 1980s. While dependable, those platforms were manpower-heavy, slower to reposition, and increasingly mismatched...

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...

The rapid spread of small drones has created a growing challenge for air-defense forces. Many of the drones now used for reconnaissance, targeting, and...

Asymmetric warfare by its very nature leads combatants on all sides to develop new weapons and defenses. The emerging drone and small UAVs threat...

The U.S. military has a great interest in the comprehensive measurement and tracking of metabolism, both for optimizing warfighters performance under demanding physical conditions...

The most widely deployed UAVs in the United States Department of Defense fleet will be enhanced with new upgrades. AeroVironment, a global leader in...

A new armored tactical vehicle is sought by U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for use by ground troops. SOCOM is looking for a new...

More sensors mean more data. Today’s battlefield is networked with sensors at an unprecedented scale. It is the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) that...

Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly Video report (February 17th 2015): Cyber attacks on drones The Iranian nuclear crisis and the U.S. administration A new...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently announced the next phase of its OFFSET (OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics) program. The program envisions...

The US recently concluded a series of experiments on new tech during Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4), involving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,...

Mounted combating teams often suffer from a heavy burden of information and tasks. An innovative device can help increase intelligence, awareness, and safety while...

The latest turn around in the Ukrainian Russian war shows new territories being reclaimed by Ukrainian soldiers. This turn of events can be partially...

Sustaining drone operations at scale has become one of the defining challenges of modern warfare. Frontline units rely on unmanned systems for reconnaissance, strike...

The US navy is investing in unmanned technologies due to the threats posed by its two significant rivals in global dominance - Russia and...

The Southwest Research Institute was commissioned by the United States Air Force to develop a new “cognitive” electronic warfare system, with algorithms to help...

By Arie Egozi Iron Dome is, without any doubt, the "star" of the current fighting with Gaza. 90% intercepts have made the system more unique...

South Korea announced recently that it has developed an advanced artillery-locating radar to help counter North Korea's rocket threats more effectively. The mobile radar...

This seems like science fiction but other Israeli systems looked like fantasy too, but now they are operational. The target this time - protect...

Laser weapons experts at Lockheed Martin Aculight on Bothell, Wash., will help the U.S. Army develop a 60-kilowatt fiber laser module for a truck-mounted laser...