Combat-Tested Threat Detection AI to Be Integrated into Drone Platforms
A battlefield-proven AI system originally deployed in Ukraine is being adapted for use on U.S. military drones. The Safe Pro Object Threat Detection (SPOTD)...
Canada Invests in Explosives Detection
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) contracted L-3 Security & Detection Systems to supply its high-speed eXaminer XLB explosives detection systems.
The total value...
New Israeli IED Detection System
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Ramta Division has completed the engineering testing phase and has begun building a technology demonstrator of a multi-sensor system called...
What Could be Detected with Bogus Bomb Detectors?
Pakistan continues to use bogus bomb detectors ADE-651 to guard its vital facilities such as airports and government installations despite being officially banned last...
Seeing What’s Hidden: A New Way to Spot Explosives
Security agencies continue to face a difficult tradeoff when screening for explosives and hazardous chemicals. Imaging systems such as X-ray and millimeter-wave scanners can...
Explosive Detector Gains TSA Approval
An explosive trace detector from Smiths Detection meets new Transportation Security Administration guidelines and is on TSA's approved equipment list.
The company's IONSCAN 500DT is...
ISIS Displays Disturbing New Combat Capabilities
Weapon experts say that ISIS engineers have developed advanced new weapon systems capable of shooting down passenger jets, according to a report by Homeland...
Clearing Naval Mines Without Putting Sailors at Risk
Naval mines remain one of the most persistent threats in maritime security. Relatively inexpensive and easy to deploy, they can disrupt shipping lanes, block...
New Unmanned Mine Clearance and Explosive Disposal Platform
Wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, Libya and Iraq have seen focus shift from traditional mine clearance to the disposal of booby traps and other...
New Technology Precisely Detects Sniper Threats from Far Away
Base Molecular Resonance Technologies (BMRT), a Florida-based firm, has introduced a groundbreaking security technology designed to detect explosives with remarkable precision. This patented system...
Underwater Mines Detection Becomes Easier Task
The KATFISH-M, a ruggedized version of KATFISH Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar Platform for real-time, detection and classification against underwater mine threats, has successfully completed...
A New Robot Submarine Built for Stealth Strike Missions
As unmanned systems expand across air and land domains, underwater autonomy is becoming an increasingly important area of military development. Traditional submarines remain highly...
New Portable Explosive Detection Tech
A new portable explosive detection technology has been recently revealed. The SEEKERe EDK (Explosive Detection Kit) is an explosive trace detector that’s capable of...
This Could Be the Future of Battlefield Robotics
The floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., was an obstacle course this week, as the Association of the United...
Colombia has Shown Interest in an Israeli MRAP
The MKII Zibar Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) developed by Zibar in Israel has been demonstrated to the Colombian Army and Marine Corps, reportedly arousing...
The Israeli Vehicles That Protect Soldiers from Mines
Two families of armored vehicles manufactured by an Israeli company supply protection to mounted soldiers at the battlefield and are designed for diverse defense,...
New Camera Will Identify IEDs For Soldiers
Soldiers in combat situations have to constantly scan their surroundings for improvised explosive devices (IEDs), a signature weapon of modern guerrilla warfare. These homemade...
What More Could Unmanned Systems Do: Underwater Mine-detection
Singapore’s Microfine Materials Technologies has won a defense prize for collaborating with DSO National Laboratories to design and build an unmanned underwater vessel that...
“Killer robots” are here – shall we let them operate?
Killer robots are here: in the air, at sea and on the ground. The looming question is whether we should let them do that...
US: the Federal Bureau of Prisons introduces Millimeter Wave Scanner
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is examining a new technology for its security details, a millimeter wave scanner, designed to screen visitors, internees and...
Development of UUVs is Accelerated
NATO members are accelerating efforts to cooperate on the development and fielding of unmanned maritime systems, according to an agreement signed by the defense...
New Bomb Disposal Robot to Neutralize Car Bombs
A new bomb disposal and tactical robot was launched recently. The Avenger Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) robot has been engineered to provide police and...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
