Laser

The growing use of small drones is forcing a rethink in short-range air defense. Commercial quadcopters and improvised FPV systems are inexpensive, easy to...

In a historic first, Israel has now revealed it had successfully used a high-powered laser weapon in live combat to intercept hostile UAVs launched...

Drones are becoming more and more pervasive and can be used as weapons intended to cause harm to military bases at long standoff ranges....

The US Department of Defense warns that the recent growth of drones has created new risks for its operations. Drones are “capable weapons in...

Hensoldt is expanding the performance of its MUSS (Multifunctional Self-Protection System) self-protection system for armored vehicles in order to detect and ward off additional,...

A tiny surveillance drone unveiled by a Chinese company is a copy of the Black Hornet Nano. The developer, privately owned Huaqing Innovation, said...

Aircraft designers have long pursued wings that can adapt to changing flight conditions. Fixed surfaces are always a compromise: a wing shape optimized for...

The proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has highlighted a pressing concerns: How bring drones down from the air? Some people have tried shooting...

Naval air defense is under growing strain. Small, low-cost drones are increasingly used to probe or saturate warships, forcing crews to rely on missiles...

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) have developed new battery and solar fibers for wearable electronics with an ambition to develop...

Cyber Discussion Panels Privacy loss justified by a pandemic Ethics in the operation of intelligence products vis a vis civilians in the COVID-19 age ...

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...

iHLS is delighted to announce the Conference and Exhibition on Unmanned Systems and Robotics - AUS&R 2018, the leading event held for the sixth...

The US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is preparing to power the world’s most powerful X-ray free-electron laser called “the Linac Coherent...

LiDAR sensors used on driverless cars measure the distance to target objects by illuminating them with laser light and measuring the reflected pulses. However,...

In the future, people shouldn’t be expected to have an engineering degree to build robots, any more than they should have a computer science...

Modern air-defense systems face a growing challenge: the number of incoming threats is rising, and so is the cost of intercepting them. Rockets, drones,...

The rapid spread of small drones on the battlefield is exposing a persistent weakness in traditional air defense: low-altitude coverage. Quadcopters and loitering munitions...

General Atomics is to start testing a potentially revolutionary weapon: a 150-kilowatt class laser. It is not the only company developing laser weapons, however,...

Researchers at China’s Harbin University recently claimed they managed to achieve silent propulsion using laser power, which would enable silent supersonic submarines in the...

Velodyne has developed and produced a High Definition Lidar (HDL) sensor designed to satisfy the demands for autonomous vehicle navigation, stationary and mobile surveying,...

The growing use of drones on the battlefield is creating a new challenge for air defense systems. Small, low-cost drones can operate individually or...