Researchers Develop Autonomous Vehicle that can Scale Vertical Walls
Ground vehicles have always been limited to motion in two dimensions, forward and backward, left and right, but researchers at the University of Tokyo...
Improved Situational Awareness at Battlefield
The successful execution of ground combat operations depends on gaining and maintaining situational awareness of terrain, friendly troops, control measures, weapon systems, and enemy...
Mapping and Tracking Capabilities for GPS-Denied Environments
Operating in GPS-denied environments, such as indoors, underground and in areas where GPS may be intentionally denied, has become a serious challenge. A new...
New Tactical Vehicle not Fit for Operations
A new US military ground vehicle was meant to replace the veteran Humvee in combat situations. Despite expectations, the new vehicle faces problems and...
Advanced System Connects Vehicles to Traffic Lights
Vehicle to everything communication (V2X) is picking up as Audi introduces a system that knows when traffic lights are about to turn green.
The...
New Portable Communication System for Soldiers
A new portable communication system allows soldiers on the ground to increase situational awareness. The system, worn by individual soldiers on the ground, ensures...
Experiment Tests First Responders’ Cooperation
Natural disasters and wide scale emergencies require the cooperation of various agencies and the integration of developing technologies. A recent operational experiment took place,...
Radar System Alerts Boaters of Upcoming Dangers
A new Radar system alerts boats of upcoming dangers such as turbulence and weather conditions.
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Defense Program for the Risks of Machine Learning
Machine learning (ML) has reached a stage of technological development serving diverse applications – from highly efficient manufacturing, medicine and massive information analysis to...
US Army Plans to Upgrade Communications
To meet the demand for more effective communications in early phase foot-soldier crews engagement with battlefields, and as a key part of its network...
Human-Machine Teaming Upgraded
When it comes to forming effective teams of humans and autonomous systems, humans need timely and accurate insights about their machine partners’ skills, experience,...
V2X Technology Successfully Tested on Ambulances
Vehicle to vehicle (V2V) and vehicle to everything (V2X) communications has already marked the future of autonomous and smart transportation. Using such technologies, vehicles...
Aerial Reconnaissance Device Launched by Combatants
A new system makes it possible to promptly receive photo and video data on emergency occurrence sites and battlefields or in areas where information...
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...
Rail That Makes Weapons Smarter
Frontline soldiers often carry outdated rifles, with no data-sharing capability between field and command. As result, valuable, real-time data is left unused and there...
Conflict Concerning Facial Recognition Tech is Heating Up
Recently, Google and Microsoft have acknowledged the risks involving facial recognition services and their potential for misuse and surveillance by bad actors. In December,...
Future’s Tactical Assault Operator Suit
American war-fighters have long enjoyed a technological preponderance over their opponents. They are equipped with the best high-tech gear in the world, such as...
Secure Communication Software for Military Use
In order to improve its situational awareness capabilities, the U.S. Army is developing new tactical software that will allow commanders to communicate more effectively...
Night Vision in Color is Game Changer
Increasingly compact night vision optics and cameras have fundamentally changed the nature of warfare, as well as law enforcement and other activities. But they...
Unmanned Armed Vehicles to Save Lives
The wars of the future are already here.The Army has recently revealed a technology that can be used to wage war in the future:...
Wi-Fi “Vision” Poses Security Threat
New research shows that ordinary Wi-Fi signals from smartphones can be used to “see" behind closed doors and track individuals in their own homes.
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A New Flight Simulation System Models the Chaos of Wildfires
Training helicopter pilots for wildfire missions is particularly difficult because the environment itself is constantly changing. Smoke, shifting winds, rising heat, and the interaction...
