Electro-Optics

The U.S. military is interested in gaining the capability of seeing around corners for various missions. This could someday lead to devices that can...

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An advanced combat helmet-mounted Integrated Digital Vision System (IDVS) for warfighters was introduced by Rockwell Collins. This display system combines real-time mission data with multispectral...

The modern battlefield presents a clear challenge: how to improve operational accuracy and reduce firing errors in environments saturated with threats, moving targets, and...

The U.S. Army is investing in future camouflage technology systems designed to protect soldiers and hide their heat signatures. In future battlefields, where it is...

  By Arie Egozi Armed forces around the world are looking more and more for weapons "packages" that will provide them with combined capabilities. This demand allows...

Killer robots are here: in the air, at sea and on the ground. The looming question is whether we should let them do that...

The Israeli defense forces (IDF) will bolster the capabilities to detect any threat from the Israeli borders by using the Elbit Systems Electro-Optics (Elop) long-range observation...

A new system will help the US Marines see through smoke, fog, and concealment better than other devices. The Marine Corps has begun distributing...

Artificial intelligence ‘at-the-edge’ can be used to dramatically shorten the OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) loop and provide military forces with a distinct advantage...

The Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System (UMCS) was tested for the first time to evaluate its software compatibility, data communication abilities, and electro-optical...

Written by Or Shalom Effective defense against threats such small, low-speed unmanned aerial systems (LSS - Low, Slow, Small), requires a multidimensional approach. Modern detection...

Elbit Systems recently completed a series of successful helicopter flight tests in Zurich, using the SkyVis Day/Night Head Mounted Display (HMD) onboard an AW-109SP...

Following three years of development and tests, the Israeli Defense Ministry unveiled three new prototypes for the Carmel advanced armored fighting vehicle (AFV), which...

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have been continuously attacking ships off the coast of Yemen since the beginning of Israel’s war with Hamas, claiming they will...

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has unveiled the FireFly - a revolutionary, innovative miniature electro-optical tactical loitering munition, designed for light maneuvering ground forces such...

Attend the seventh Conference and Exhibition on Unmanned Systems and Robotics - AUS&R 2019. Register! Representatives from government, leading defense industries, military, security forces and law...

Researchers have developed a new approach to heavy computation, using light instead of electricity, which they say could vastly improve the speed and efficiency...

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a contract to ELTA North America, a leader in advanced sensor technologies, to assess its new M3S2...

All US military forces will now use a common robotic platform for EOD and CBRN operations. In an era of increased joint service operations...

The commercialization of military-grade technologies generally forces cost reductions in order to compete under open market conditions. However, the requirements in certain consumer applications...

The ability to fight fires from the air at night would give aircraft more hours in the day to respond to fires and therefore...