Will India Develop Killer Robots?
India has been assessing whether it needs to develop killer robots - artificial intelligence-based weapon systems for the military, capable of identifying and attacking...
Observations from Space – Solution to Water Shortage?
NASA is using the next generation of satellites to monitor changes in the world’s water supplies. Scientists say the mission will provide critical data...
Japan Seeks Help in Cybersecurity
Japan will be hosting the 2019 Rugby World Championship and the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, global events that are likely to attract attention from...
Robot Learned to Mimic Human’s Actions Thanks to Deep Learning
Researchers have created a deep-learning system that can teach a robot simply by observing a human's actions. Developed by Nvidia, the system is designed...
Revolutionary Rifle-Mounted System Can Locate Hostile Gunfire
A new portable system small enough to mount on a personal firearm provides its user with the ability to quickly locate the source of...
Apply Now: iHLS Startup Competition for Security, Defense and HLS
iHLS is delighted to host for the first time the prestigious Startup Competition for innovative technologies in the security, defense and homeland security fields,...
Record Investment in Battlefield Robots
Over the next few years, the Pentagon will spend almost $1 billion for a range of robots designed to complement combat troops at the...
Underwater Drone to be Equipped with Nuclear Warhead
Russia is developing a powerful underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead with a capacity of up to 2 megatonnes. As tass.com reports,...
The US to Supply Bahrain with Bombs for its F-16 Fighters
The U.S. State Department has cleared Bahrain to buy 3,200 General Purpose (GP) and Penetrator Warhead bomb bodies to arm its fleet of F-16...
Driverless Car Revolution Reaches Police Vehicles
Dubai’s authorities have been adopting more advanced technologies within the framework of their vision of Dubai as becoming the smartest city in the world....
Self-Propelled Robot Challenges Nature Laws
A new robot project blurs the boundary between materials and robots. Engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have developed robots capable of self-propulsion without...
Meet Unique Emergency Drone for Arctic Conditions
Commercial shipping, tourism and cruise ship traffic to the Norwegian northern archipelago of Svalbard and the surrounding marine areas have all grown dramatically in...
UAVs to Replace Coast Guard in its Missions
The US Coast Guard is checking the possibility of carrying out many of its missions through the use of short-range UAVs, with the aim...
Revolution in Suspect Vehicle Detection
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are a specialized camera often mounted on police cars that can scan at speeds of up to 60 plates...
Preparing to Space Battle Management Challenge
Today, space is more congested and contested than ever before, and threats against U.S. capabilities grow every day. Space Situational Awareness (SSA) has long...
China: Research Should Be Combat-Oriented
China has been making considerable investments to modernize its forces and become a more major player on the international scene. Its defense budget, now...
Unmanned Visitor to be Sent to Mars
A small unmanned helicopter drone will join NASA’s Mars 2020 rover mission. “Our next rover to Mars will carry the first helicopter ever to...
Virtual Tool will Detect Imposters in Border Crossings
A virtual border agent kiosk was developed to interview travelers at airports and border crossings. The technology can detect deception to flag human security...
Communication Giant Launches Advanced Command Center
Today's increasingly complex public safety situations call for new approaches that are built on integration and automation and are constantly evolving. A new platform...
Hybrid Tiger UAV to Defeat Flight Endurance Challenge
The widespread use of small UAVs in both the military and industry has been limited to-date by the factor of endurance. To fly all...
Rafael Signed Agreement with Romanian Company
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., a global leading defense company, has signed a teaming agreement with ROMAERO, Romania’s largest government-controlled Aerospace & Defense...
Will Robots Be Able to Self-Assess Their Performance?
Robots are ill-equipped to predict how well they can perform a task, or to sense if a task is going well, or even to...
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