New Satellite will Enhance Brazil’s Military Communications
A new Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC) was recently built for Brazil. The dual-use, civil and military, satellite system, manufactured by Thales...
Google and Microsoft Models Adapted to Locating Missile Sites
US researchers have trained deep learning algorithms to identify Chinese surface-to-air missile sites - hundreds of times faster than their human counterparts. The algorithms proved...
Satellite-on-the-Move Capabilities – to Israel’s Defense Ministry
Satellite-on-the-move (SOTM) systems can supply commanders and decision makers at the battlefield with enhanced situational awareness in real-time.
Elbit Systems’ SOTM systems from the...
The Secure Communication of the Future City
Today, mathematical algorithms are used to encrypt text messages, banking transactions and health information. Intercepting these encrypted messages requires figuring out the exact algorithm...
An iHLS Startup: Reviving Maps for Safe Cities
In recent years, we've been witnessing more and more security officials that have been trying to find more efficient methods to map the field,...
New Dual-Use Satellite on Air
A new dual-use telecommunications satellite has entered operations. The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) has started operating the defence and strategic communications geostationary satellite (SGCD)....
Meet New Family of Armed UAVs
A new family of unmanned aerial vehicles has been recently showcased in China. Chinese research and production company Tengoen Technology unveiled two fixed-wing UAVs...
Shrinked Telescope to Revolutionize UAV-Mounted Space Missions
Optical sensors mounted on UAVs and drones can serve a vast array of space missions. However, their size and weight sometimes hinder the use...
Rolls Royce’s Next Step – Autonomous Ships
ESA (The European Space Agency) signed a Memorandum of Intent with Rolls-Royce to investigate how space technology can be used to develop autonomous and...
Going Back to Working Without GPS
About 70% of the US Army's major combat systems depend on signals being beamed from space. The Pentagon is investing in a new generation...
New Russian UAV Spotted by Satellite
The first image of a new Russian reconnaissance drone was apparently captured by a satellite. The picture was taken at the Gromov Flight Research...
Would Geo-Fencing Tech Stop Terrorist Vehicle Attacks?
Geo-fencing technologies that use the global positioning system (GPS) or radio frequency identification (RFID) to define geographical boundaries have various applications. Now they are...
US Air Force – Contract in the Space Launch Services Field
A development in the field of space launch services. SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) has been awarded a $96.5 million contract with the U.S. Air...
Small Satellites – Dealing Effectively With Missile Threat
Years before North Korea fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile, the Pentagon and intelligence experts had sounded a warning: The North was making progress...
An iHLS Startup: Securing Your GPS
A rising number of vital systems in our lives rely on GPS technology – whether it’s police units, airports or even private car navigation...
New Satellite Communication System for Dismounted Units
A new lightweight, multi-frequency, mobile satellite communication terminal was unveiled, designed for dismounted units who are unable to maintain line-of-sight connectivity.
Built from composite...
What Is the US Air Force Trying to Achieve?
The secretive US Air Force Boeing X-37B orbital unmanned spacecraft has recently landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility following an extended...
New Personal Black Box to Track Soldiers
Tracking soldiers in an emergency situation sometimes takes too long, a critical factor that might cost the lives of wounded soldiers. A new technology...
Sensor Data and Awareness in Space
A growing number of satellite system owners and operators need new capabilities to protect their assets and missions in space. To address this need,...
First Academic Nanosatellite to be Launched into Space
A first of its kind nanosatellite, based on a new dedicated computer will be launched into space on February 15, 2017. It will be...
Nano-Satellites Getting Closer to Take-Off
Enhancing situational awareness is a vital mission also in space. The US Department of Defense's Strategic Command Joint Space Operations Center got Sky and...
Pioneering Development Provides Arctic Situational Awareness
A new development in situational awareness technology would support operations in harsh environments such as the arctics. Finnish maritime innovators Fleetrange, a maritime startup and...
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A New Flight Simulation System Models the Chaos of Wildfires
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