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After failing to find a country willing to allow its territory to be used for disposing of Syria’s chemical weapons, the United States is...
Light Attack Aircraft to Support Special Operations
The US military has been interested in light attack capabilities for special forces. The Air Force is about to begin testing a number of...
Using UAS to locate and identify chemicals used as weapons
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The Israel defense forces (IDF) home front command is evaluating the use of unmanned air systems (UAS) to detect and identify chemicals...
The Disarmament Agreement on Syria’s Chemical Weapons, Act I: A Win-Win...
By Amos Yadlin
The agreement on Syria’s chemical weapons, reached between US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and reported...
US Data Systems Under Attack
The US government has recently issued a rare public warning about hacking campaigns targeting energy and industrial firms. The Department of Homeland Security and...
Putting tablets to the test
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Using Data to Combat Gun Violence
Experts explain how data from social network maps, acoustic sensors and research can be used in the fight against gun violence.
The statistics on gun...
Augmented Reality – for Navy Fire Targeting
In just a year, a wearable headset designed to help U.S. Navy gunnery sailors cut through the fog of combat has evolved from a...
New Zealand is Replacing Its Infantry Rifle
Two new types of weapons are being bought by the New Zealand Defence Force at a cost of $4 million in order to...
The Chemical Attack in Syria and its far reaching implications
The chemical attacks in Syria could lower the bar for use of chemical weapons by terrorist organizations or rogue nations that could eventually pose...
After the Syrian “Super Bluff ” Iran joins the party
It is so easy to deceive the world. After the joke that was called "cleansing Syria of chemical weapons" Iran is in line too.
The...
Robot-Human Teaming Program is Gaining Momentum
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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...
Syria’s chemical program, inventory
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Equipment aging at federal radiological response center
The federal government's multiagency center that is on call to respond to radiological incidents has issues with aging equipment, says a recent report from...
US: Carelessness Led to Anthrax Exposure
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On the night of October 1 2017, the Las Vegas shooting occurred. A lone sniper was shooting at the crowd of the Route 91...
Arrow-3 Ballistic Missiles Interceptor Continues Development
Development of the Arrow-3 ballistic missiles interceptor continues and the program has reached a number of very crucial milestones.
The Arrow weapon system consists of...
New UAS Gets Record Score of Five Hits in Succession
China's newly-developed Wing Loong II UAS, a high-end reconnaissance-strike unmanned aerial system (UAS), which can fire munitions ranging from 50 kg bombs to precision-guided...
The U.S. army quietly preparing for WMDs
The US Army has quietly ordered a study to review how it trains, equips and deploys its 22 chemical battalions in a first thorough...
US stepping up counter ISIS efforts
Beyond Airstrikes, how can the US accelerate the Islamic State’s defeat?
There is broad agreement among policy makers and defense analysts in Washington, that U.S. airstrikes alone are insufficient...
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