Tiny Drones Are Learning a Navigation Trick From Rodents
Making drones smaller creates an awkward navigation problem. Cameras become unreliable in darkness, smoke and dust, while LiDAR sensors and the processors needed to...
The Next Defense Technology May Start in the Civilian Market –...
Have a technology with the potential to make an impact in the defense sector? iHLS, together with the Ministry of Defense and MAFAT, is...
New Research Finds a Surprising Weak Spot in Power Grids and...
When defenders assess a network for cyberattacks, the most highly connected components can appear to be the obvious targets. Compromise a central hub, the...
This Air Defense System Is Getting a New Brain and Better...
Modern ground-based air defenses must react to threats that behave very differently in flight. Cruise missiles can approach at low altitude, rockets leave little...
This All-Electric Mortar Can Be Ready to Fire in Just 10...
Light infantry faces a firepower problem. Units need heavy indirect-fire support that can move quickly with them, but traditional 120mm mortar systems can require...
Instead of Broadcasting Everywhere, This Drone Radio Aims Its Signal
As more drones share the same airspace, keeping them connected becomes increasingly difficult. Unmanned aircraft may need to exchange high-resolution video, sensor information and...
Got a Dual-Use Technology? INNOFENSE Wants to Hear From You
Building on the achievements of previous INNOFENSE cycles, iHLS, the Ministry of Defense and MAFAT are inviting startups to apply for the program’s seventh...
No Signal, No Problem: This Lidar Hunts Drones With Laser Pulses
Detecting a drone is becoming more difficult as unmanned aircraft become increasingly autonomous. Many counter-UAS systems look for radio signals exchanged between a drone...
The Unexpected Threat Military Radar Is Now Tracking: Birds
Bird strikes may sound like a minor aviation hazard, but a collision at high speed can damage engines, windscreens and other critical aircraft components....
This Modular Launcher Could Turn Ordinary Vehicles Into Drone Hunters
Small drones approaching ships, ports and coastal installations create a difficult defensive problem. They can fly low, arrive in numbers and cost far less...
No GPS? This Quantum Sensor Navigates by Reading the Earth
Modern ships depend heavily on satellite navigation, creating a vulnerability when GPS and other GNSS signals are jammed, spoofed or unavailable. In a contested...
Startups Wanted: INNOFENSE Seeks the Next Dual-Use Technologies
Previous INNOFENSE cycles have helped innovative technologies make the leap from civilian development to defense applications. Now, iHLS and the Ministry of Defense are...
The Future of Drone Warfare May Be About the Network, Not...
Military forces are rapidly adding drones and robotic systems, but operating them as separate platforms creates a growing coordination problem. One aircraft may collect...
Laser Sensing Tech Could Move From Ground Mapping to Space Surveillance
Stealth aircraft are designed primarily to make radar detection more difficult, creating an ongoing challenge for the sensors responsible for finding and tracking them....
Security Without the Bottleneck? Smarter Detection Could Change Checkpoints
Airport security depends on finding dangerous materials without bringing passenger movement to a halt. Liquids remain one of the most visible compromises: travelers are...
Quantum Sensors Could Turn Cheap Drones Into Submarine Hunters
Finding a submarine beneath the ocean is one of the more difficult surveillance tasks in modern warfare. Sonar and sonobuoys can listen for underwater...
Building Tech for Two Worlds? INNOFENSE Is Looking for Dual-Use Startups
Building on the success of previous cycles and the progress of participating technologies within the defense sector, iHLS and the Ministry of Defense invite...
Your Gaming Tech Could Have a Second Life in Defense
Military systems are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but the person operating them still needs a practical way to control what is happening. Complex interfaces can...
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....
Soldiers Could Soon Wear Battlefield AI on Their Wrists
Modern soldiers can receive information from drones, sensors and other units, but getting that data to the person who needs it becomes difficult when...
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...
One Software Platform Could Control Drones and Ground Robots Together
As organizations deploy more robots, a new problem emerges: each machine can come with its own controls, software and mission-planning tools. An operator working...
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One Signal Goes Down, Another Takes Over: This Drone Is Built...
Military drones increasingly operate in environments where reliable communications cannot be taken for granted. Radio signals may be blocked by terrain, cellular infrastructure can...
