From Gaming Gear to Battlefield Training: The New FPV Simulator
Small first-person-view (FPV) drones have become a central tool in modern conflicts, but training operators remains a challenge. Real-world FPV flying demands quick reactions,...
From Smooth Floors to Stairwells: A New Kind of Robot Mobility
Stairs remain a stubborn obstacle for mobile robots. Wheels are fast and efficient on flat ground, but they struggle the moment elevation changes appear....
When Robots Start Listening, Missions Get Safer
Robots have long struggled outside carefully controlled environments. While factory automation excels at repetitive, predefined tasks, even small changes in lighting, object position, or...
The App That Turns Drone Chaos into Command and Control
As drone warfare scales up, one problem has become increasingly acute: volume without coordination. When thousands of unmanned systems are launched daily across a...
Decoy Drones Beware: New Radar Tech Spots the Real Targets
The rapid rise of drone warfare has exposed a key limitation in traditional radar systems. Small, low-flying drones are difficult to detect, especially when...
Clearing Naval Mines Without Putting Sailors at Risk
Naval mines remain one of the most persistent threats in maritime security. Relatively inexpensive and easy to deploy, they can disrupt shipping lanes, block...
A New Layer in Drone Warfare: Launching Strikes From the Sky
Small FPV drones have become a central tool on the modern battlefield, offering precision strike capabilities at relatively low cost. However, their effectiveness is...
These New Drones Are Built to Hunt in Swarms and Strike...
Military planners are increasingly looking for alternatives to expensive missiles and large unmanned systems. The goal is to field platforms that can be produced...
This Laser Doesn’t Destroy Drones—It Blinds Them Instead
Countering small drones does not always require shooting them down. In many situations, denying a drone the ability to see its target is enough...
This Autonomous Hybrid Vehicle Could Take Soldiers Out of Supply Missions
Keeping frontline forces supplied is one of the most dangerous tasks on the battlefield. Delivering ammunition, food, fuel and medical equipment often requires convoys...
INNOFENSE Launches New Call for Breakthrough Dual-Use Technologies
Following the achievements of previous cycles, iHLS and the Ministry of Defense are opening applications for the seventh cycle of INNOFENSE. The program offers...
Autonomous Drone Brings New Tech to Tracking Submarines
Locating submarines has always been one of the hardest challenges in maritime security. These vessels rely on stealth, operate across vast ocean areas, and...
Compact Radar to Prevent Drone Collision
Preventing collisions is vital for the safe operation of drones, especially in an urban airspace with many potential obstacles. Drones with obstacle detection and...
New General Atomics UAV Starts Demonstration Flights
The first demonstration of a long-endurance RPA was carried out by a private company in Japan. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) started the...
5G Network Based on Airship Drones will Detect Survivors on Emergency
A 5G emergency network service that uses airship drones to search for survivors in the aftermath of disasters has been unveiled by South Korean...
Innovative Rotary UAV to be Showcased at AUS&R 2018
Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (RUAVs) are one of the most intriguing systems in the field of unmanned systems and robotics, that will be showcased...
Ground Stations will Automate UAV Battery Exchange
The next phase of drone deployment that will support longer flights and heavier payloads will need improved power solutions. Drone endurance has become a...
New Radar will Prevent Mid-Air Collisions
Aircraft have been facing a growing threat of collision with other aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, etc. A new detect-and-avoid radar to improve air traffic...
Defense-Commercial Innovation Reaching New Hights
Since fiscal 2016, the US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has helped transition 35 prototypes into production or service contracts with DOD and has a...
US Air Force Calls for Onboard Defense Against Drones
The US Air Force issued a call for the development of onboard defensive systems for mobility aircraft to counter small drones, especially tankers, and...
Switchblade Kamikaze Drones Major Contract
The US Army has significantly bolstered its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities with a contract awarded to Virginia-based AeroVironment (AV). The contract, valued at...
New Radar-Defeating Coating can Revolutionize Stealth Technology
The Chinese military has announced the development of a new radar-defeating coating that could significantly enhance stealth technology by hiding targets from anti-stealth radar....
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Can AI Spot a Threat Before It Happens?
Modern cybersecurity systems face a scale problem. Networks generate enormous amounts of traffic, and malicious activity may be hidden among millions of ordinary interactions....
