Firearms: Israeli license to be subject to psychological assessment
Over the past decade, the total number of firearms owned by private individuals in Israel has decreased dramatically. This has been achieved thanks to...
Coming Next Week: IoT for Security Conference
The forthcoming IoT 2017 Conference and Exhibition organized by iHLS will shed light on a lesser-known aspect of the Internet of Things: Security and...
AK-47 Maker Kalashnikov Applies to Register AK-47 Trademark World
The Russian manufacturer of Kalashnikov assault rifles has applied to register a word trademark of the world's best-known weapon, the AK-47, including for toys....
Futuristic Battle Suit Showcased
The Russian corporation Rostec has recently showcased a new battle suit called the Ratnik-3, which reportedly uses a nuclear blast resistant watch.
According to...
Revolutions in IDF Ground Arm
The technological and organizational revolutions in IDF Ground Arm has been gaining momentum. The multiple changes include a response to the offensive, border-crossing tunnels...
In Search of Advanced Power Technologies for Soldiers
As troops find themselves carrying a growing array of sophisticated battery-powered devices, US Army researchers are investigating new portable power technologies that can safely...
New Mine-Disarming Drones To Be Used In Syria
New drones were demonstrated by Russia’s International Anti-Mining Center's sapper units for mine-disarming.
Dmitry Klochko, director of LocMas who told mil.today: "To neutralize mines, we...
Advanced Camouflage Solution Defends Against Thermal Sensors
Advanced mobile camouflage solutions have become an important part of the modern battlefield, protecting vehicles when moving or when in a static position. One...
Increasing Demand for Light Communication Equipment
The global rugged equipment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.38% during the period 2017-2021, according to a forecast by analysts...
Israeli Technology – Mini Robots Support Soldiers in Tactical Missions
One of the advancing and intriguing fields within the robotics realm today is the unmanned systems that support the combatant at the battlefield, that...
Military technology is stranger than fiction
They say that need is the father of invention, but an extensive article on the subject of the future battlefield published recently in the...
Future Soldier’s Combat Gear Exposed
Key features of high-tech individual combat gear for Russia’s infantrymen were recently exposed. Progress in the development of reconnaissance and target identification systems has...
Next-Generation Uniforms Developed for First Responders
The US Government-funded AMBER project for advanced uniforms has been expanded. The project a collaborative effort between North Carolina State University (NCSU) and Protect...
Pentagon Counter-IED Group heads to Iraq as attacks surge
The Pentagon’s Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) is preparing to deploy members to Iraq where 145 roadside bomb attacks carried out by Islamic State militants killed...
A new smart helmet includes a fully integrated HUD
Following on from the global success of Reevu’s introduction of rear vision system in a helmet, Reevu has now invented a commercially available, fully...
Poland Is Willing To Acquire New Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifles
The Polish Army is willing to acquire new semi-automatic sniper rifles, utilizing the 7.62 x 51 mm NATO ammunition. The Armament Inspectorate announced that...
Better Body Armor Technology
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...
Why the West Is Dismissing Russia, And Why It Really Shouldn’t
Konstantin Bodragin
It has almost become a truism that the Russian military is crumbling, inept, and bumbling. Recent activity, however, paints a picture of an...
Russian Special Forces to Test New Thermal Scopes
The Russian Defense Ministry will start official tests of a new thermal vision scope as part of Russia’s futuristic combat kit later this month,...
Augmented Reality Will Supply Firefighters with More Power
Firefighters might one day be able to go further into hazardous situations and exit safely thanks to augmented reality glasses in development at BAE...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 24th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (March 24th 2015):
Turkey and ISIS – more than meets the eye
US Navy resting exoskeletons
ISIS’s...
Flexible Armor Inspired by Marine Biology
In an article published in the July issue of the journal Acta Materialia, engineers at the University of California, San Diego describe how the...
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This Shape-Shifting Origami Tech Could Transform Robotics and Shelters
Foldable structures are widely used in engineering because they can transform from compact flat sheets into larger three-dimensional forms. But most existing designs face...
