Protection

As drones move from niche tools to everyday infrastructure, a core challenge is becoming increasingly clear: current systems struggle to meet the endurance, autonomy,...

Even with a map of the building, firefighters often have to grope their way forward if smoke has badly affected visibility, feeling their way along...

Modern air and missile defense systems are becoming increasingly effective at intercepting conventional threats. This has created a growing challenge for long-range strike capabilities,...

The rapid spread of unmanned aerial threats is exposing a key limitation in current air defense systems: coverage gaps between ground-based sensors and high-end...

The UEFA European Football Championship is one of the world’s most prestigious football tournaments, second only to the World Cup. The competition is held...

As unmanned systems become more common, the challenge is no longer just flying a drone, but managing many of them at once. In current...

Ariel University is currently establishing a training center for cyber protectors based on technology by Cyberbit, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems. The center will be...

Autonomous defense systems Africa

Undersea operations present a persistent challenge: distance and endurance. Oceans are vast, and autonomous underwater vehicles must travel long ranges before reaching their mission...

Drones are proving a crucial high-tech tool for aid workers in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake. With the death toll from Saturday’s...

For decades, engineers have relied on a simple rule when designing stronger metals: make the grains smaller, and the material becomes harder and more...

Big Data and Open data and analytics have become fundamental tools in disaster preparedness, experts say. But public officials aren't using them enough. Lucy Jones,...

Drone swarms have become one of the defining threats of the current Ukraine-Russia conflict. Low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles can be launched in large numbers...

Russian Strategic Missile Forces commander Colonel-General Sergey Karakayev has ruled out the use of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) against ISIS targets for the time...

Measuring impact usually requires sensors, wiring, and data systems that add complexity, weight, and cost. In many cases, such as monitoring structural stress, tracking...

Email remains one of the most critical communication channels for businesses and governments, but it also creates a large and often overlooked attack surface....

Everything around us is becoming “smarter”. Who of us hasn’t dreamt of turning on the boiler 15 minutes before we get home from a...

Modern power grids are no longer purely physical systems. They rely on tightly integrated digital networks to manage electricity flow, monitor infrastructure and coordinate...

Tracking submarines across vast ocean areas is one of the most resource-intensive missions in naval operations. Traditional platforms, such as crewed ships and aircraft,...

Researchers from the  Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have discovered that virtually any cellphone infected with a malicious code can use GSM phone frequencies...

Modern naval forces face an increasingly complex underwater picture. Quieter submarines, dense maritime traffic and the growing risk of seabed mines make persistent undersea...

New sensing technologies provide smart fences with the capability to locate intrusion with accuracy of few meters. Critical sites can be secured today by a...