The Robot at your side may kill you
The rush to automate more factory processes may look like it’s saving money, but to Ken Westin, a senior security analyst at Tripwire, it’s...
In Search of Advanced Power Technologies for Soldiers
As troops find themselves carrying a growing array of sophisticated battery-powered devices, US Army researchers are investigating new portable power technologies that can safely...
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...
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...
Cut Power And The Crimean Blockade
For over a week Crimea has been without reliable power supply after explosions damaged pylons and cut off electricity supply from Ukraine.
While the...
UAV Needs to Recharge? Now it Can Be Done on Air
Scientists have demonstrated a highly efficient method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying.
The breakthrough could in theory allow flying...
The Bullet-Proof Battery
The search for technologies enabling safer battery use has brought about new developments. American Lithium Energy’s wearable battery was shot with a high-powered military...
Wireless Charging
Have we completely given up on privacy?
When it comes to wireless charging, aka wireless power, the answer is probably ’yes’.
Though they have become indispensable...
Soon WiFi Could Power Your Devices
Wireless technology has revolutionised our lives. The now ubiquitous WiFi connects us instantaneously to the wider internet, but soon it will be able to...
Power Supply for Any Platform
The world is marching in a more and more technological direction as time passes, which brings to our doorsteps unmanned platforms whose duration time...
New Energy Saving Solution – to Save Money to the Military
The US Office of Naval Research (ONR) will support an energy saving solution under development by MIT researchers.
Engineering professor Steven Leeb and his graduate...
Compact Engine Developed for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
The US has been conducting ground-based testing on a diesel engine for manned and unmanned aircraft. The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Advanced...
DARPA Funds Vertical Take-off and Landing UAV
Aurora’s XV-24A LightningStrike Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) XPlane subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) aircraft has recently completed its planned flight test program at the...
The Future Homeland Security UAV
Aerial operations in the homeland security sphere require high speed and high-altitude capabilities. A new fixed-wing UAV for homeland security missions will be showcased...
World-Record Flight for Hybrid Drone
Most commercial multicopter drones boast flight times of 25 to 30 minutes. Now, drone manufacturer Quaternium is claiming a new milestone in this field,...
Utilizing Solar Energy to Power Long Endurance UAV Flights
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Vehicle Research Section and Photovoltaic Section have investigated the presence of solar photovoltaics to the cooperative...
New Unmanned Helicopter Launched Features Simple Operation
A small electric helicopter drone platform powered by battery was recently launched. Altus Intelligence’s new ORC2 unmanned helicopter is capable of up to 60...
Nuclear power plants at sea
In three years, Russia will have the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, capable of providing energy and heat to hard-to-get areas as well...
Carriers to Be Upgraded for Unmanned Aerial Refueling Tankers Deployment
US Navy carriers will be upgraded in order to be prepared to carry unmanned refueling tankers. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS...
Renewable Energy Takes a Huge Leap Foreward
Ampyx Power and E.ON have partnered up with the objective to successfully implement Ampyx Power’s Airborne Wind Energy technology into commercial deployment, using flying...
New UAS Combines VTOL Capability with Advanced Mapping Sensors
A new unique unmanned aerial system was recently revealed. The Tilt Rotor, Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL), hydrogen fuel cell powered advanced terrain mapping...
Original Approach to Deep Learning Computation Power
Researchers have developed a new approach to heavy computation, using light instead of electricity, which they say could vastly improve the speed and efficiency...
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This AI-Powered Sensor Hunts Radar Signals Designed to Stay Hidden
Modern electronic warfare increasingly revolves around one challenge: finding signals that are designed not to be found. Advanced radar systems now use low-probability-of-intercept waveforms,...
