Weapons

Weapons

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...
future battlefield

Soldiers operating at the future battlefield will have to be more agile and at the same time carry advanced equipment that might interfere with...
anti terrorist strike

At the beginning of the month, the Turkish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV...
air missile defense

The 6th Israeli Air Missile Defense Conference & Exhibition (IAMD) held today assembled the best experts and senior figures from this fascinating field from...
electronic warfare

The US Army Research Lab has been increasingly focusing on fighting land wars against far more technologically sophisticated adversaries than it has in the...
simulation tech

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

A laser weapon system has been showcasing some unusual capabilities. The US Navy test-fired the world’s first active laser weapon system (LaWS), capable of...
unmanned systems

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,...
radar sensing through walls

First responders and army units often confront situations where they suspect that someone is hiding in a house but are unable to find him...
small satellites

Years before North Korea fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile, the Pentagon and intelligence experts had sounded a warning: The North was making progress...
changing battlefield

US Military seniors have recently detailed the budget crisis’ effects on readiness and modernization, and military associations have begun adding their voices to the...
Hermes 900

An Israeli UAV was spotted flying over an undisclosed Philippines airspace in Luzon, as reported by global news sources. The Hermes 900 Kochav (Star) is...
missile defense

The Turkish government has signed an agreement with fellow NATO members France and Italy to develop its national missile defense systems, the Turkish defense...
identifying terrorists in crowds

Detecting and identifying suspects in crowds has become increasingly important in the fight against terrorist threats. The UK government has decided to advance the...
missile defense systems

Turkey prefers Russia as its defense missile systems supplier. Turkey has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to acquire Russia’s most advanced missile defense system,...
special forces

Foreign sources have reported that Russian Special Forces have been assisting the Syrian Army troops in the battle against ISIL terrorists in Badiyeh desert...
autonomous technologies

Keeping personnel off the roads is the main driver of the emerging requirement to use unmanned systems to perform resupply missions. Add to this...
nuclear plants

Since May, hackers have been penetrating the computer networks of companies that operate nuclear power stations and other energy facilities, as well as manufacturing...

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has formally announced it will commence development of a 5th-generation fighter, medium altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV and munitions under...
anti-aircraft missiles

Anti-aircraft missiles participate in a military exercise in the Baltics for the first time. The United States deployed a battery of Patriot long-range anti-aircraft...
assault rifle

Weeks after the Indian Army rejected an indigenously-built assault rifle, the government has decided to speed up the procurement procedure for over 185,000 high...
israeli security

Israel's Ministry of Defence's (Mod) procurement administration will purchase combat systems from the Israeli security sector at an estimate of 1.5 Billion NIS (420...