Navy AUV Sets Mission Endurance Record
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Acoustics Division, with Bluefin Robotics, has executed a record setting 507 km (315 mile), long-endurance autonomy research mission...
France Opts for U.S. Reapers
France has decided to buy two MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) drones from the USA, to extend the strategic reconnaissance capability of the...
Priority to Major Weapon Systems Cyber Security
The US Pentagon plans to reprogram $100 million toward uncovering cyber flaws in major weapon systems, according to budget documents cited by defensenews.com.
Defense Department...
Old Helicopters Transformed into Unmanned Combat Helicopters
South Korea’s largest full-service carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. have teamed up to develop unmanned combat helicopters.
Korean Air...
Obama and His New Friend, Asimo
U.S. President Barack Obama, usually a basketball fan, tried a new sport over the weekend – during his visit to Tokyo he played soccer...
New Israeli HD Survellance Payload
Israel's new line of upgraded, stabilized optronic payloads incorporate high definition EO and IR sensors.
The new MOSP3000-HD and POP300D-HD payloads use a 1280 x 1024 detector...
Sweden Takes Harsh Measures Against Camera Drones
Aerial footage and photography professionals have been dealt a heavy blow in Sweden. The country’s Supreme Administrative Court decided that drones equipped with cameras...
Non-Lethal Weapons: Market research
Outcry From Social Networks and New Media Forces Governments to Invest Billions in Less Lethal Weapons
Over the next ten years, the Non-Lethal Weapons (NLW)...
Dogs’ olfactory senses, screening, ariport and border checkpoints
How do you train a dog to detect a threat and issue an alert?
Dogs are known for their highly keen sense of smell. While...
MS-ISAC: Cybersecurity Collaboration is Needed Now More than Ever
As cyber leaders from across federal, state, local and tribal governments prepare to gather for another annual meeting, the future of government cybersecurity in...
Operating UAVs Near Electric Power Utilities – New Rules
New rules for commercially operating UAVs in the U.S. relate to flying in the vicinity of electric power utilities. They have been published by...
AUSA 2014
AUSA 2014 is currently being held in Washington until October 15. Having begun yesterday, October 13, the annual meeting and exposition, complete with lectures...
iHLS TV – Special Review: unmanned aerial systems and vehicles
iHLS TV Special Review: Airborne and aerial unmanned and autonomous systems and vehicles as unveiled by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). iHLS Israel Homeland Security...
DARPA director calls for cyber security change
In a recent C-SPAN interview by Mary Jordon from the Washington Post, Dr. Arati Prabhakar, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), conducted stated:...
China will operate its Own Global Navigation System by 2020
China's domestically developed global navigation satellite system Beidou will be fully operational by 2020, Xinhua news agency reported last week, citing the head of...
Security – Top Priority in Wireless Network Deal
An unmanned ground vehicle will be equipped with an advanced wireless communication and connectivity network. Rajant announced recently that Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) will...
FAA promotes responsible UAV flying
Leading unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry and hobbyist groups, along with the United States federal government, launched a new education campaign titled “Know Before...
Major New Player Enters The Firefighting Arena
A heavy-duty firefighting supportive drone has been designed by the Spain-based startup, DRONE HOPPER. According to the company, the drone offers “safety, flexibility, and...
Advanced weapons and nuclear energy
At the start of the 33rd Israeli Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2015), Gideon Frank, an Israel Electric board member, and formerly the Director...
The danger of Cyber attack on civil aviation is sky high
The aviation industry is slow in responding to the threat posed by cyber criminality. This, whether it is posed by criminals, terrorists, nation states,...
The Rise of Robotics – Time to rethink Security
The rise of robotics is bringing with it many apprehensions regarding security. A book that has come out recently “Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected,...
An armed C-130? The French go for it
A French company is offering the country's air force to equip its Lockheed Martin C-130 transport aircraft with smart weapons.
Sagem has a proposal to...
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$20 Million in Sight: New Partnership Targets the Smart Sensing Market
Protecting borders, critical infrastructure, and transportation corridors is becoming increasingly challenging as the number of threats and users operating within these environments continues to...
