New Search and Rescue Tech Challenges GPS-Denied Environments
A new wearable search and rescue solution has been developed for Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) operations when GPS signals are unavailable. The battlefield...
New Guided Munition System Developed
The U.S. Army signed a contract with two companies to demonstrate their new collaborative guided munition for the “Carl-Gustaf” system, with three all-up-round test...
Next Big Thing in Rocket Propulsion
This is the next big thing in rocket propulsion. An Israeli company is developing a gel-based propellant that will change the way rockets and...
Future Drone to Map Underground Megacities Under Fire
With the increasingly challenging threat of tunnels and, eventually, potential “megacities”, the U.S. military is trying to develop specialized drones to help soldiers of...
Ground Troops to Receive Imagery Directly from Satellite
Satellite technology will offer increased situational awareness to US ground troops within the framework of a program that seeks the manufacture of small satellites...
Loitering System Hero-30 Upgraded
A newly configured advanced launcher offers reduced system weight, greater safety and ease-of-use during launch, and can be easily mounted on military platforms. The...
New Rifle Will Penetrate Body Armor
The U.S. Army is reportedly developing new weapons to replace the current M249 squad automatic weapon and the M4A1 carbine. The new 6.8mm next-generation...
Massive Research will Enhance IED Screening Capabilities
Approximately 3,000 improvised explosive device (IED) incidents were recorded in the United States in 2017, killing 10 people and wounding dozens. These homemade explosives...
China Speeds Up Drone Exports to Middle East
China, the world’s main distributor of armed drones, is increasingly popular among Middle Eastern countries locked-out of purchasing American-made drones.
With increasing degree of...
IMI Systems to Expose its Iron Fist Light APS
IMI Systems - an Israeli defense systems house for combat-proven solutions and the developer and manufacturer of Iron Fist family of active protection systems...
Kalashnikov Assault Rifle – to be Manufactured in India?
In response to an Indian MoD Request for Information (RFI) for the procurement of 650 000 assault rifles of 7.62x39 mm caliber under ‘Make...
Autonomous IED Detection System to Save Soldiers’ Lives
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the development of an autonomous improvised explosive device detection (IED's) system that will eliminate risk to human teams....
Egozi: Israel is Concerned with Russia’s Penetration into India’s Defense Market
By Arie Egozi
Israel has been concerned that the rapprochement between Russia and India regarding weapon systems might decrease the extent of Indian arms purchases...
U.S. Navy Signs Large Shipboard Air Defense Deal
An American missile manufacturer recently signed a deal potentially worth over a half-billion dollars with the U.S. Navy, with the intention of supplying shipboard...
Innovative Technologies Required for Subterranean Battlefield
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been interested in the development of innovative technologies for the subterranean battlefield. The Subterranean Challenge...
Futuristic Rifle Under Consideration by US Army
The U.S. Army has ordered a prototype of a weapon which is electrically fired, has four barrels and can fire all four rounds at...
Russia Could Soon Shoot Down Satellites
Russia’s Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor was recently spotted with a new, large missile suspended underneath, which could be a Russian anti-satellite weapon.
The missile was...
AI-Based Tech Will Spot Guns in Security Cameras
The overall number of mass shootings in the U.S. in 2017 reached 346 events. Mass shootings are defined as an event in which four...
Marines Expand Experimentation as New Strategy
The U.S. Marines Corps will likely majorly increase experimentation in order to push future success in an increasingly competitive field.
According to the new...
Ballistic Data to Help Prevent Gun Crimes
US Officials with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives have recently been pushing local and state law enforcement agencies to adopt a...
Serious Flaw Discovered in M4A1 Rifles
The U.S. Army is fixing a flaw in its carbines that allows some of the rifles to fire without pulling the trigger, a serious...
Soldiers are Now Fighting Humanoid Robots
Marines Corps soldiers at three U.S. military bases across the country have been taking part in a study involving humanoid robot targets that can...
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A Soft Robot Just Learned a Human-Like Sixth Sense
Most robots rely heavily on cameras and external tracking systems to understand their surroundings and control movement. But in cluttered, dark, or visually degraded...
