Mixed Reality Simulates Intense Battle Conditions
The British military will trial Virtual Reality (VR) headsets that can create intense battle conditions and Mixed Reality (MR) for soldiers. The headsets simulate...
World’s First Smart Ski Helmet
Israeli military technology is being tested in Austria’s ski resorts. An Augmented Reality (AR) ski helmet which includes GPS, a speedometer and the ability...
New Horizons for AR Tech
Aircraft surfaces, or “skins”, are periodically inspected for cracks and corrosion caused by pressurization and depressurization cycles in order to prevent failures. A new...
Improved Augmented Reality Headset
Augmented Reality (AR) systems have been picked up and developed by different industries in the past 20 years. Microsoft, among other companies, has been...
Assessment of Augmented and Virtual Reality Combat Simulator
The emergence of next-generation immersive devices like the Oculus Rift and Microsoft HoloLens has increased interest in using mixed reality to simulate training, enhance...
2019 Looks Like a Year of Innovation
2018 was a pretty good year for military innovation, but it looks like 2019 is going to be even better. The Pentagon and other...
Tech Giant to Supply Augmented Reality Systems to U.S. Army
Microsoft Corp. is going to supply prototypes of augmented reality systems to the US Army for both training purposes and combat missions. The corporation...
New Tech will Transform Maritime Warfare
A new technology could pave the way for semi-autonomous naval vessels with much smaller crews. Transferring naval command rooms that are currently always on-board...
Next-Generation Simulation to Revolutionize Training
The development of synthetic training technology that will help warfighters prepare for battle has been accelerated by the US Army. Synthetic training environment, or...
Israeli Technology Combines Drones with AR for Rescue Operations
A development by a US-based Israeli company was successfully applied by first responder teams during the recent Hurricane Michael events in Florida. The platform...
First-of-its-Kind AI Processor Developed
The first artificial intelligence processor that is a deep neural-network accelerator, delivering both high operational capability and high energy conversion efficiency for a full...
India is Developing Smart Combat Helmet for Elite Forces
India has been indigenously developing a smart combat helmet that will supply its soldiers with enhanced situational awareness. The Indian Institute of Technology IIT-Ropar...
Simulation Technology – Next Generation
The AR/VR defense market will be worth $1.79 billion by 2025, up from $511 million last year, according to a Research and Markets report....
AR Tech Changes Armored Vehicle Driving Experience
A prototype of an advanced helmet-mounted vision system is being tested in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, one of the U.S. Army's most notable ground...
Augmented Reality to Save Lives in the Battlefield
While performing complicated medical procedures in war zones, natural disasters and rural areas, healthcare professionals experience a plethora of challenges. In order to tackle...
Crime Scene Details Clear As Never Before
A new system will enhance the quality and increase the speed of evidence capture, documentation, reconstruction, and analysis, for crime, crash, fire and security...
Fighter Jet Technology Applied in Tank
Tanks are large, lethal vehicles surrounding their crews with layers of thick steel, composite, and even uranium armor. All of that protection makes it...
12 HLS Verticals Impacted by Emerging Technologies
With the advent of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, the Internet of Things, augmented reality, materials science, 3-D printing, and data...
Quantum Leap in Airport Traffic Management
Air traffic controllers monitor take-offs, landings and ground traffic, while they also watch the runways and taxiways, ensuring that aircraft do not cross active...
Wearable Technologies for Future Battlefield
Over the past few years, the U.S. military has developed — and in some cases, even actually used — high tech wearable devices that...
China is Upgrading its Combat Simulation Tech
Training simulations have existed for many years, as pilots can attest to. However, the advent of modern virtual reality (VR) allows for the creation...
All Investors and Entrepreneurs Under One Roof – Startup Competition for...
The prestigious iHLS Startup Competition for Security, Defense & Homeland Security will be held next Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the Dan Panorama Hotel,...
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Researchers Trace Years of GPS Disruptions to a Suspected Space-Based Source
GPS and other satellite navigation systems have become essential infrastructure for aviation, maritime transport, communications, and critical timing networks. When these signals are disrupted,...
