Space

When disaster strikes, cell phone networks often go down – whether because of the event or because of the sheer volume of traffic, new...

Satellite-based unmanned aerial vehicles can serve for various missions. The satellite and communications giant Inmarasat has been exploring the value of satellite-enabled unmanned aerial...

Mobile phones often have no service because they are outside the range of a cell tower. People in remote areas without cellular networks don’t...

Israel’s ground-breaking technologies in the unmanned systems field will accomplish a unique achievement in space this weekend. The first Israeli spacecraft to land on...

The US Air Force has been running a program named FORTRESS, Focused Opportunity Reaching Toward Reliable Electro-Optic Strategic Sensors, designed for developing, growing and...

The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system functions with satellite rather than radar technology to more accurately observe and track air traffic. In a bid...

Innovations and developments found in aerospace and defense often trickle down to the commercial market as products and new capabilities for big data and...

The Indian Army plans to invest in its warfare fleet by introducing integrated battle groups (IBGs), energy weapons,...

US adversaries are more and more capable of penetrating US unclassified or barely protected systems. The bulk of...

Transferring satellite photos to decision makers in the military and commercial sectors is not immediate. “When firefighters are attacking a wildfire, they need the...

An independent Israeli researcher has discovered that certain types of military radars can be detected from space, realizing that radar waves generated by the...

U.S. military researchers are looking to develop a constellation of small, secure, and affordable military satellites that not only are able to operate in...

This is the next big thing in rocket propulsion. An Israeli company is developing a gel-based propellant that will change the way rockets and...

Satellite technology will offer increased situational awareness to US ground troops within the framework of a program that seeks the manufacture of small satellites...

Russia’s Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor was recently spotted with a new, large missile suspended underneath, which could be a Russian anti-satellite weapon. The missile was...

A few months ago, China approved funds for the development of a dual-purpose laser device that could be mounted on surveillance satellites, with the...

In the last 10 years, the world has been observing an information revolution in the form of space reconnaissance, showcasing a transition from complex...

When inquiring into the battlefield of tomorrow, and specifically communication among soldiers, within the U.S. Army exists a consensus: everybody would like a smartphone....

Stemming from the idea that disruptive technologies will change the character of warfare, the multidomain battle concept recognizes that the way armies will fight...

GPS, run by the U.S. government, had a nearly $56 billion economy in 2015. The GPS is currently used in nearly every major positioning...

The satellite communications that ships, planes and the military use to connect to the internet are vulnerable to hackers that, in the worst-case scenario,...

Shark skin offers a near-perfect design for gliding effortlessly through water. Researchers are working to translate that evolutionary advantage onto metal surfaces. Eventually, the...