Survivability & Protection

Small autonomous drones have enormous potential for inspecting tunnels, warehouses, industrial facilities, and disaster zones. However, one limitation continues to hold them back: creating...

Modern military operations rely heavily on understanding and shaping the electromagnetic environment. Radar emissions, jamming signals, and electronic intelligence streams can shift rapidly, leaving...

Large strategic bombers were designed for a very different battlespace than the one air forces face today. Modern conflicts rely on dense sensor networks,...

Modern attack helicopters face a growing operational dilemma. While they remain valuable for close air support and maritime strike, their standard weapons force crews...

Robots are getting better at sensing their surroundings, but moving safely through unfamiliar spaces remains a bottleneck. Most autonomous systems still depend on building...

For modern land forces, armored vehicles are meant to provide mobility, protection, and situational awareness without placing crews at unnecessary risk. When a platform...

Extending the range of high-speed missiles has long been constrained by propulsion limits. Conventional rocket motors carry both fuel and oxidizer, which adds weight...

For more than two decades, homeland missile defense has relied on an interceptor architecture originally fielded in the early 2000s. That system was designed...

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in intelligence analysis, weapons development and operational planning, control over how these systems are used has become a strategic...

Small tactical drones have become essential tools on the modern battlefield, but they often come with trade-offs. Many systems are either too expensive to...

Naval mines remain one of the most disruptive and persistent threats in maritime operations. They are relatively simple to deploy but difficult and time-consuming...

The modern battlefield presents a persistent challenge: adversaries are learning quickly, adapting to new technologies, and forcing defense systems to respond dynamically. At the...

Night operations have become a standard part of modern military activity, but many frontline troops still rely on night vision technology designed more than...

Mortar teams depend on fire-control systems to calculate firing solutions, manage targeting data, and coordinate indirect fire missions. Traditionally, many of these functions have...

Operating military vehicles in mountainous terrain presents a unique engineering challenge. As altitude increases, air becomes thinner, reducing the amount of oxygen available for...

Following the immense success of the previous four cycles and their integration into the defense sector, iHLS invites you to join the fifth cycle...

Robots intended for combat support or hazardous-duty missions typically rely on pre-programmed actions or remote-control interfaces, limiting how precisely they can mimic human movement....

The next generation of warfare is already upon us, unfolding in the shadows and beneath the waves. It's a conflict defined not by brute...

Naval mines continue to pose a disproportionate threat to modern fleets. Relatively cheap to deploy and difficult to detect, they can deny access to...

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

Security agencies continue to face a difficult tradeoff when screening for explosives and hazardous chemicals. Imaging systems such as X-ray and millimeter-wave scanners can...

Locating radioactive material quickly is one of the most difficult challenges facing emergency and security services. Hazardous sources can be extremely small, mobile, and...