Is the Person in Video Behind This Wall?
Identifying a person through walls from video footage is a considerably challenging problem. A new technique can determine if the person behind the wall...
New Use for Command Office Florescent Light
Next-generation command operations centers of the US Military will be based on innovative technologies in various fields. One of them is Li-Fi, which uses...
The Algorithm That Will Enable Mobility without Latency
Unmanned ground vehicles can be used in convoys to haul fuel, water, and equipment, or
help infantry soldiers by carrying heavy weapons. A Raytheon-Lockheed Martin...
New Kind of ISR
Biometric data ― like fingerprints, voice recordings or even selfies ― could be the next frontier in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. “The opportunity for...
Meet Alexa’s Military Version
Digital assistants have become ubiquitous in civilian life with homeowners using systems such as Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home to access information by “conversing”...
Wearable Computing at Battlefield
Virtually all combat systems will soon be cyber-reliant. Sensors, weapons and networking technologies will all rely upon secure computing to perform most advanced combat...
New Smartphone will Triumph Battlefield
How do you translate the powerful consumer technology of smartphones into something that can be useful and secure on the battlefield? Soldiers need something...
UAVs Assist in Predictive Maintenance Missions
While many UAVs rely on ground-based connectivity solutions, they often operate beyond line of sight of point to point digital data links and out...
New Type of Threat to Maritime Security
Increasingly connected and automated vessels are becoming a cybersecurity challenge. In an incident last February, a deep draft vessel on an international voyage sailed...
Smart Campus Access Enabled by Smart Watch
A new series of smart campus products now support contactless student IDs in Apple Wallet. Allegion, which specializes in seamless access technologies, announced that the...
Mobile Device Optimized for Police Missions
Smartphones offer much potential in public safety missions. The Chicago Police Department is piloting Samsung DeX In-Vehicle Solution designed to give officers more tools...
Portable Secure RF Terminal Developed for Military
Wireless connectivity that civilians often take for granted, is not as simple to obtain in the military, where preventing the enemy from intercepting messages...
Dual-Use Undersea Technology Ban
Amid concerns over Russia’s alleged efforts to develop capabilities “to track, assess and disrupt undersea communication cables,” the UK has banned transfer of sub...
Reserving Rare Resources for the Military
With speeds at least 10 times faster than 4G technology, 5G - the fifth-generation cellular network technology - is expected to power internet-connected products...
Solutions Sought for Warfare in Contested Environments
One of the problems characterizing the current battlefield is that in a contested environment with degraded or no GPS signal, the combatants cannot shoot,...
Small Aircraft Are More Vulnerable to Hacking
Aircraft systems are increasingly reliant on networked communications systems, much like modern cars. The auto industry has already taken steps to address similar concerns...
Cloud Computing at Tactical Theater
The US Army wants to take the flexibility of enterprise, commercial cloud into the tactical theater. The inherent advantage of a tactical cloud is...
Unprecedented Collaboration in Military Internet
Efforts to establish a collaborative military network for NATO states has achieved a new stage. Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands have signed...
New Horizons for Law Enforcement Agencies
5G cellular network technology designed to greatly increase the speed of wireless networks can be applied in many aspects of law enforcement work. The...
5G Technology Conquering New Heights
The fifth-generation cellular network technology known as 5G provides broadband access, and is engineered to greatly increase the speed and responsiveness of wireless networks....
5 Common VPN Myths and Misconceptions
VPN is a virtual private network that provides freedom and security of work on the web. The main functions of a VPN are to...
Blockchain Solution Needed for Coping with Military Challenge
As military forces increase the use of emerging tech in their operations, the number of data flow increases as well. The US army wants...
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This Upgrade Could Eliminate One of Laser Weapons’ Biggest Weaknesses
High-energy laser weapons are steadily moving from development programs into operational military service, but maintaining them in the field remains a significant challenge. One...
