Laser weapon systems – proven capabilities?
Laser based weapon systems are being developed in a growing pace.
It was recently reported that Lockheed Martin’s 30-kilowatt fiber laser weapon system successfully disabled...
Robot firefighter puts out its first blaze
A humanoid firefighting robot was live tested in the U.S.
This was the first live test for SAFFiR – the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot –...
Dawn of the Drone – Electric UAVs in the coming decade
Thousands of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will be deployed in the next few years for both civil and military missions. Early adoption of new...
Smaller and more powerful – laser weapons are proving their mettle
Laser weapons, once the stuff of science fiction, are becoming practical – bringing militaries the ability to defend against attacks without having to make,...
Israel’s Air and Missile Defense During the 2014 Gaza War
In the escalation that precipitated the 2014 Gaza War (Operation Protective Edge) and during the war, Israel was subjected to the fiercest and longest...
Are unmanned firefighters for real?
Science fiction or reality: Vision-guided humanoid robot and UAV work in tandem to fight fires. Get the whole story right here.
As part of an...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Lasers in Combat
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we discuss US and Israeli-developed Laser beam and laser-guided weapon systems.
iHLS TV Weekly Report – December 24 2014
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In this weekly report (24 December 2014):
Two terrorists set free by US Homeland Security Department
New threat: Islamic terrorism jeopardize...
A unique Israeli system – micro laser designator for UAS
Mini unmanned air systems (UAS) will be capable of carrying laser designators.
EL OP, Elbit Systems' subsidiary, has unveiled the smallest laser designator that can...
China will use laser weapons to protect from drones used for...
China has recently signaled its intentions to join the march toward laser weapons, unveiling a laser system designed to destroy drones. The new lasers...
U.S Navy declares Laser Weapons operational
The U.S Navy's 30-kilowatt solid-state laser aboard the USS Ponce is now being fired in operational scenarios by sailors in the Persian Gulf, marking...
This US Navy ship is now armed with a drone-killing laser...
The US Navy now has a ship in the Persian Gulf armed with a “laser gun.” That’s how the US Chief of Naval Operations described it, in passing, to a Congressional hearing...
An Israeli system will protect German Air Force aircraft from shoulder...
Shoulder launched missiles in the hands of extremist terrorist groups pose a threat to both civil and military aviation. This threat is further underscored...
iHLS TV – Cyber task force, new UASs, laser-guided artillery shell,...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (11 November 2014):
The National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force: NCIJTF
New UASs: SpyLite mini and BlueBird
Raytheon is testing a new laser-guided...
The Israeli answer to shoulder launched missiles – 2
Part Two
The first part described the system and its modus operandi.
The slow, very slow, handling of a super imminent threat has been going on...
The Israeli answer to shoulder launched missiles – Part 1
Part 1
The process of equipping the aircraft used by the Israeli airlines with systems that protect them from shoulder launched missiles is on track.
Following...
Chinese Anti-Drone Laser System tested
Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system capable of shooting down small drones flying at a low altitude, Chinese state...
UAVs – what are the current capabilities users are after?
IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
What do operators of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 2
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Part 1 specified the...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 1
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
The iHLS technology desk...
Two Israeli companies competing in Poland
IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
Very close competition in Poland between...
Raytheon Offers Laser-Guided Artillery to Army, Navy
Raytheon is testing a new laser-guided 155mm artillery shell which adds laser-designation to GPS guidance in order to provide more targeting options and better...
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