Capsule-Launched Drone, AR Headset, and Aircraft-Drone Hybrid
Drone Startups Operationally Tested by IDF Unveiled
Lt. Col. Menahem Landau, Head of UAV and Drone Branch, R&D Unit, MAFAT, IMoD, has unveiled the startups...
Revolutionizing Aircraft Manufacturing
One of the biggest bottlenecks for the modern aerospace industry is that conventional engineering and manufacturing techniques are far too slow for a rapidly...
New Training Solution – At the Tip of Your Fingers
Training and simulation in both the civilian and military realms use virtual reality (VR) in order to simulate realistic scenarios.
Current VR headsets use tracked...
Innovative AR Technology to Support First Response on Emergency
In attempt to save more lives and make emergency response more efficient, more and more AR technologies ard adopted by governments. With augmented reality...
Augmented Reality to Play Role in 5G Infrastructure
5G cellular network technology signifies the connectivity of everything and everyone everywhere - through wireless communications. The US DoD had been focusing efforts on...
Less Known Aspect of Augmented Reality
Highly demanding tasks, such as monitoring for threats and operating complex machinery and technologies, is putting an ever-increasing amount of information processing on military...
Dual Use Heads-Up Display Systems
The US Army’s new heads-up display is going to work early against an unusual new enemy: the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Integrated Visual Augmentation...
Two Advanced Technologies Integrated to Help First Responders
New public safety technologies for first responders are sought by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The technological advancements will produce...
US Army Acquires 40,000 Sets of Mixed Reality Goggles
The United States Army has made plans to acquire 40 thousand pairs of mixed reality goggles. The Army plans to utilize the IVAS (Integrated...
Back to Analog Computers
Computers are experiencing more and more challenges as they have to keep pace with
advancements such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics and the Internet...
Farewell to the Sand Table?
Soldiers have always built terrain models, or sand tables to visualize the battlefield. Instead, they will soon be using video feed from tiny drones...
Hackathon in Uniforms – Startups Developed by Soldiers During IDF’s First...
The IDF is known as the infrastructure of the StartUp Nation and Israel’s innovation ecosystem. The military service provides young talented soldiers with experience...
Battlefield Through Future Combatant Eyes
Up-to-date information on the battlefield can provide life-saving time during a mission. A new system will give American combatants a mixed reality view of...
Hybrid VR/AR Night Vision Goggles for Troops
The United States Army has recently announced that they are looking for companies willing to engineer and create night vision goggles capable of doubling...
Keeping a Low Electromagnetic Signature
Warfighters currently use a 10-pound handheld tablet and sensor to detect the source of radio waves they emit. Such emissions can be deadly if...
Military Maritime Innovations Successfully Tested
Reliable communication over the open sea is a great technological challenge. It is impossible to have a stationary infrastructure at sea. Nevertheless, increasing resolutions...
This Software Improves Situational Awareness During Wildfires
While drones are proving useful for first responder agencies, the data and information they provide can lack context, making them difficult for first responders...
Smart Helmet – Not Just for Iron Man
An interactive head-up display will provide increased safety for law enforcement, firefighters, and even the military. A new helmet prototype is earning comparisons to...
Drone Air Traffic Control Market Accelerating
An evolving regulatory push by the US Federal Aviation Administration has revealed a new market: drone air traffic control.
The nature of the commercial utilization...
AR Upgrade to Russia’s Air Defense
A new upgrade to Russia’s air defense. Its Verba man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) has been equipped with Augmented Reality (AR) elements.
Verba is a...
Sailors Trained With AR Technology
Throughout the past few years, the United States military has been implementing augmented reality as training tools, making it easier for soldiers to train...
Virtual Reality Tech to Be Applied Against New Threat
While nuclear weapons and their hazards are well known, radiological weapons somewhat less so. Radiological weapons are designed to disperse highly dangerous and even...