Situational Awareness

When it comes to forming effective teams of humans and autonomous systems, humans need timely and accurate insights about their machine partners’ skills, experience,...

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...

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. A...

Modern warfare, much of which takes place in densely populated areas, has led to an increase in friendly fire incidents. A new and surprising...

A small unmanned helicopter drone will join NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission. “Our next rover to Mars will carry the first helicopter ever to...

Stemming from the idea that disruptive technologies will change the character of warfare, the multidomain battle concept recognizes that the way armies will fight...

A new system named the Portable SkyDome has recently launched and was created with the purpose of empowering field agents, border patrol, law enforcement...

Machine learning (ML) has reached a stage of technological development serving diverse applications – from highly efficient manufacturing, medicine and massive information analysis to...

The U.S. has been continuing with its efforts to find technological solutions for the defense of its borders. A new integrated border security solution...

A new technology allows public surveillance cameras to send personalized messages to people without knowing the address of the phone. The technology can be...

Protecting law enforcement officers and supplying them with situational awareness has become more and more important over the backdrop of evolving threats. A new...

Modern battlefields place growing demands on unmanned ground vehicles, which are increasingly used not only for logistics but also for frontline support. Traditional armored...

Modern main battle tanks were designed to defeat threats coming from the front and sides. Today, that assumption no longer holds. Inexpensive first-person-view drones...

As combat aircraft take on longer missions and pilots rely more heavily on helmet-mounted sensors and displays, the physical burden on aircrew has become...

Thermal cameras are widely used in drones and autonomous vehicles to detect obstacles in low-visibility conditions such as darkness, smoke or fog. By sensing...

Unmanned aerial systems are taking on increasingly complex missions, from reconnaissance and border monitoring to strike operations and electronic surveillance. But as drones move...

Detecting small drones often requires sensors to be positioned close enough to likely flight paths to pick up their signals. On a battlefield, however,...

Another development has been seen in the realm of unmanned autonomous first responders, when the Bee Cave Police Department in Austin is poised to...

Modern unmanned systems rely heavily on satellite navigation, but in many operational environments GPS has become a fragile resource. Adversaries now routinely jam or...

Small, fast FPV drones have become one of the most difficult threats for ground forces to manage. Flying low and maneuvering aggressively, these systems...

Modern military aviation faces a growing coordination problem. As drones, sensors, and crewed platforms multiply, commanders are often forced to juggle disconnected systems that...

The rapid spread of low-cost, one-way attack drones is creating a growing challenge for air defense systems (specifically the Shahed missiles). These platforms are...