Survivability & Protection

Operating drones on the battlefield often requires soldiers to expose themselves outside armored vehicles, even in high-risk environments. While drones provide critical situational awareness,...

Optical satellites provide valuable imagery from orbit, but they have a well-known limitation: they depend on visibility. Clouds, storms, smoke, darkness, and atmospheric conditions...

As hypersonic weapons move from demonstration programs toward operational deployment, a central challenge has emerged: how to produce them quickly and affordably at scale....

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

A new vehicle described as “the world’s first truly hybrid armored vehicle” can lock its front and rear axles to move sideways across a...

By Arie Egozi Many helicopters have been shot down in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones using simple weapons like anti-tank rockets, which has accelerated...

Modern naval forces face an increasingly complex underwater picture. Quieter submarines, dense maritime traffic and the growing risk of seabed mines make persistent undersea...

The growing use of drones on the battlefield is creating a new challenge for air defense systems. Small, low-cost drones can operate individually or...

The German Federal Ministry of Defense has decided to equip the Bundeswehr's Leopard 2 MBTs with Rafael's Trophy Active Protection Systems (APS) by Rafael...

Providing advanced medical care in remote or high-risk environments remains a major challenge. On the battlefield, the time between injury and treatment is often...

Robots designed to detect and track chemical sources, such as gas leaks, explosives, or hazardous materials, typically rely on multiple sensors working in perfect...

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards remain among the most dangerous threats soldiers can face. Detecting and responding to these risks is often slow,...

Modern autonomous systems depend heavily on continuous communication. Drone swarms, robotic teams, and distributed AI agents typically exchange data wirelessly to coordinate movement, share...

Air defense systems are facing a growing challenge as threats become more diverse and complex. Modern forces must deal simultaneously with drones, cruise missiles,...

Hovermast is a new means for providing stabilized real-time aerial surveillance, to forces maneuvering along the battlefield. It is currently being tested and assessed...

Electronic warfare is no longer confined to large ships, fixed sites, or crewed aircraft. In littoral environments—where coastlines, islands, and narrow waterways limit maneuvering...

Firefighting and disaster response increasingly place human crews in environments that are unstable, toxic, or simply unreachable. Collapsed structures, chemical leaks, tunnel fires, and...

Chinese scientists and engineers claim to have developed a plasma stealth device for military aircraft that can make any aircraft invisible – undetectable by radar. Older versions...

Thermal cameras are widely used in drones and autonomous vehicles to detect obstacles in low-visibility conditions such as darkness, smoke or fog. By sensing...

The Ministry of Defense Merkava Tank Administration has completed the implementation of the Rafael's first active defense system on a Merkava armored fighting vehicle...

Modern militaries are facing a growing challenge: how to carry out dangerous missions in threat-saturated environments without risking human lives. Urban warfare, tunnel infiltration,...

It is hardly a secret that when some people visit their family members or friends in prison, they have been to known to smuggle...