AUSA 2014

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AUSA 2014 is currently being held in Washington until October 15. Having begun yesterday, October 13, the annual meeting and exposition, complete with lectures...

New to the army: Hovermast

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Hovermast is a new means for providing stabilized real-time aerial surveillance, to forces maneuvering along the battlefield. It is currently being tested and assessed...

iHLS TV – Ebola, domestic extremism, Shellshock bug, new octocopter and...

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In this weekly report (7 October 2014): Ebola as seen from space Domestic extremism Summit at the Whitehouse, Hackers unleash Shellshock bug New octocopter UAS Darpa looking into the...

Elbit unveils innovative flight system

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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...

RFID-reading drone in UAE

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RFID-Reading drone tracks structural steel products in storage yard. Age Steel, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) company that operates steel yards in Dubai, has taken...

Canadian DND orders iRobot 510 PackBot CBRN robots

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iRobot has secured multi-year contracts for the delivery of iRobot 510 PackBot reconnaissance, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) recce systems to the Canadian...

DARPA seeks a better way to see in the dark

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DARPA is looking for the next generation of wearable night vision gear. The goal is to design night vision gear that is smaller and lighter...

Canadian police use UAV to find family lost in forest

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Earlier this year the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Nova Scotia unveiled a new fleet of vision-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for purposes that include...

US Army’s New Laser Cannon Blasts Drones Out of the Sky

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Boeing is building a laser cannon for the U.S. Army, and the new weapon has now proved it will be as capable at sea...

Israeli Counter-Sniper Systems

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Snipers fired on the Israeli army in Gaza and they may soon be a threat in northern Israel. The Israeli industry has developed some...

Intercepting mortar shells – maybe operational in 5 years’ time

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Don't hold your breath just yet. In the best case scenario, even had unlimited resources be allocated to this end, an effective system for...

The Future of Wearable Technologies in Law Enforcement

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This year's Consumer Electronics Show ushered in a new term that is destined to become as common as "Google" in the near future: wearables....

Israeli made loitering munitions on high demand

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The Indian air force is a current user of Israeli made loitering weapon systems. This air force is evaluating the purchase of additional Israel...

Overcoming visibility limitation – BrightNite helmet system

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Rescue services around the world show an interest in the Elbit systems - BrightNite system that is designed to allow utility helicopters to perform...

Futuristic Technology: Night Vision Contact Lenses

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Simple contact lenses granting security guards and first responders night vision capabilities – no, they still don't exist, but American researchers from the University...

AUS&R 2013 Expo Preview: Controp’s Airborne Cameras

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Controp is considered an internation leader in stabilized electro-optics and night vision, for air, sea and ground vehicles and specializing in payloads for unmanned...

AUS&R 2013 Preview: The OpteamX Robot Eye

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OpteamX will present its robotic eye at the AUS&R 2013 Expo, an advanced sensor integrated into targeting and tracking systems. The robotic device can turn...

New Sensor Payload for Unmanned and Manned Aircraft

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Headwall Photonics Inc. in the U.S. is introducing the Micro-Hyperspec integrated airborne hyperspectral electro-optical sensor for manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). According to...

A new Miniature Thermal Sensor: The X-Lite

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"Senso Optics", an Israeli company in the market of design, development and production of innovative thermal imaging technologies and advanced electro-optical solutions for military,...

Reducing false alarms in video sensors

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MOBOTIX AG has begun equipping its video surveillance cameras with new motion-detection software that the company says can reduce false alarms by more than...

New pilot helmet for Israeli Atalef helicopters

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A new pilot helmet mounted systems (HMS) will be installed in the Israeli airforce (IAF)  Eurocopter AS 565 SA (Atalef) operated on navy missile...

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This Upgrade Could Eliminate One of Laser Weapons’ Biggest Weaknesses

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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...