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The way military forces drop food and essential supplies from helicopters in disaster zones has inspired scientists, who sought a solution for reaching and...
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U.S. federal agencies, with industry and academia partners, have been pushing forward the Pentagon’s innovation strategy in 5G next-generation wireless technology. Pilots, prototypes and...

Military dogs can scout ahead for explosives and other hazards but need instructions. In current combat deployments, soldiers usually direct their animals with hand...

The China-developed Wing Loong-2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed the country’s first large UAV-supported emergency communication exercise. According to its developer, the Aviation...

Highway work zones are a dangerous environment to work in. In the United States, there are more than 12 crash-related fatalities every week in...

Airborne cell towers can cover a greater geographic area than terrestrial ones and be moved to areas that need a signal. A huge fixed-winged...
cybersecurity

Thousands of apps and driver updates are released each year, which makes verifying that devices are secure a daunting challenge. More than 12,000 new...
photo drone swarm illus. by Pixabay

A new US-Army funded research program will help small battery-powered drones autonomously fly to unmanned ground vehicles for recharging. The use of fast, recharging...

Canada is suspending the export of sophisticated Canadian drone technology to Turkey while Ottawa investigates claims that it is being used by the Azerbaijani...

The wildfires that have ravaged California have already consumed 4m acres. The unprecedented figure is more than double the previous record for the most...

Elbit Systems’ ANVIS HUD - Aviators’ Night Vision Imaging System Head-Up Display system - is a day and night display system that connects to...

The US Coast Guard has selected and started fielding the Glock 19 Gen5 MOS (Modular Optic System) pistol as the service's standard-issue sidearm of...
counter drone

A Unique View of a Drone Cyber Takeover  On a September sunny day, as part of the iHLS AUS&R Broadcast Edition demo day, D-Fend Solutions...

The U.S. Army is interested in new technologies that could allow it to use multiple fuel types in unmanned vehicles. The Army awarded the...
maritime security

A US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) development program will support the development of tracking systems for accurately marking and monitoring objects in the...

Breaching operations are among the most dangerous in ground warfare. Ground troops must typically blow open a door and rush inside, shooting the enemy...
counter drone

Abu Dhabi wants to advance the use of drones in the city for various tasks, from delivering packages to aiding in police operations to...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the multiple challenges states and cities are currently facing. Technology has become more and more important in our daily...

Temporal map data - time and date information for geographic locations - tracking a person’s location over a period of time, is particularly helpful...
deep fake

Deep-fake videos created using AI present people saying things they never actually said. They can be used for various nefarious purposes, perhaps most troublingly...

Amazon's new Ring Always Home Cam, a security camera is also a drone that flies around the inside of your house shooting video that...
exoskeleton

A new combat exoskeleton for assault operations has been unveiled by Russian state-owned defense corporation Rostec. A video footage shows a Russian service member...