Disposable Drone Will Vanish After Accomplishing Mission
A new research project funded by DARPA, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is developing an autonomous drone made out of cardboard that...
Another Solution for Hovering UAV Power Supply
An innovative technology offers a solution to the problem of power supply for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The technology permits the anchorage of a...
Big robot fleet takes to UK waters
A fleet of marine robots is being launched in the largest deployment of its kind in British waters. Unmanned boats and submarines will travel...
Why self-driving buses – not cars – are the future of...
The self-driving car has traveled a long and lonely road to get here. Introduced to the American public by General Motors at the 1939...
Night-Vision Goggles Receive a Long Awaited Upgrade
A new system that enables real color view while using night-vision goggles, instead of the infamous all-green view, was developed by Chromatra, a company...
China’s Hypersonic Missiles Not Invulnerable to Missile Defense
Responding to China’s recent hypersonic missile tests, MDAA (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance) Chairman Riki Ellison stated that the Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs) could be...
Cisco Instructs Thousands of Cyber Security Future Experts
Cisco has decided to train 250,000 students in India over a period of time, with the aim to aid startups and build successful technology...
Robotic Tool Arm – From the Military to the Industrial Sphere
Exoskeletons, wearable external skeletons, are efficient solutions for tasks requiring movement or lifting objects with increased strength and endurance in the military and industrial...
US drone fleet at “breaking point” over operator shortage
An increasing use of aerial unmanned systems by the U.S armed forces creates severe problems.
An internal service memo reveals that the US Air Force...
US: Long endurance UAS completes first successful flight
Vanilla Aircraft successfully completed first flight of the VA001 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). This is, a 36-ft wingspan Ultra-Long Endurance (ULE) unmanned aerial vehicle...
Strategic US-India Bond Deepens
The Trump Administration has approved a $2 billion sale of Guardian MQ-9B unarmed drones to India for maritime surveillance. The approval comes at a...
North Korea Demonstrates Submerged Ballistic Missile Launch
North Korea claims to have successfully launched a ballistic missile from a submarine beneath waters off the coast of its mainland. That missile has...
Government opens emergency events databases
It seems this is the age of government transparency in the United States as lately more and more government authorities are opening their emergency...
US Navy Tests REMUS 600 UUV
A nuclear-powered fast attack submarine called USS North Dakota developed by General Dynamics has launched and recovered a REMUS 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)...
Hydrogen To Replace Batteries In UAVs?
Researchers from the American University of Sharjah in the UAE have managed to develop hydrogen-based fuel in order to be used by the nation’s unmanned aerial...
Israeli manufacturers will have to form joint ventures to enjoy the...
East European militaries are increasingly deploying UAVs, with governments planning acquisitions and local defense companies developing systems to bid against Western manufacturers.
Poland’s ongoing 139...
Real-time Information For Drone Operators With New FAA App
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working round the clock on developing new user-friendly means of increasing UAV safety. A pre-release version of B4UFLY,...
Game Changing Solution for Cargo Shipping Security
More advanced security technologies are demanded by the cargo shipping industry. A transportation security technology company launched the latest in a suite of risk...
One Step Ahead: Intelligence StartUp Goes Behind Enemy Lines
One of the things the United States has learned from the war in Iraq was to foresee the threat lurking around the corner. Soldiers...
Pentagon Fails To Follow Cyber Security Recommendations
Between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015, the Defense Department addressed 93 of 229 cyber recommendations, according to a summary of a new...
Innovation in Facial Recognition Benefits Police Officers
Facial recognition technologies will enhance police officers capabilities. Digital Barriers, a UK-headquartered company, has struck an agreement in which it will provide live facial...
Hovering systems or aerostats?
The recent developments in hovering systems raises the question about the future of aerostat use for defense and security missions. The new breed of...
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Towed artillery remains an important source of battlefield firepower, but modern counter-battery sensors and drones have made staying in one firing position increasingly dangerous....
