Chemical Identification, Now a Basic Capability
FLIR Systems has recently announced the Griffin G510 Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS). The device is essentially a first person-portable chemical identifier. The FLIR Griffin...
Major Mixed Reality Partnership Established
The American Department of Defence (DoD) is always looking to get one step ahead of its enemies in terms of innovation and new technology,...
Chinese Military Sets Sights on The Future
As part of its celebration of the People's Liberation Army, the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing is displaying a range...
A UAV Will Replace Strike Fighters in Refueling Missions
An unmanned aerial refueling tanker is sought by the US Navy. In its latest draft request for proposals, the Navy pitched four major defense...
New Tech Against Coordinated Drone Attacks
With the commercialization of drones, public security and critical infrastructure security have been exposed to potential drone attacks, thus becoming a major concern for...
Unexpected Collaboration Between Giants
The social media platform Facebook and aerospace manufacturer Airbus may seem an unlikely pairing, but they have is a mutual interest that has pushed...
Airships: the future solution for commercial aviation?
A recent forecast shows that by 2020 the annual number of aircraft passengers will reach 400 million. Air freight traffic is also expected to...
Two Successful Interceptions For Barak-8 Concluded This Morning
Yesterday and this morning saw two Barak-8 interception tests successfully conducted from an operational ship of the Indian navy in a full combat scenario.
The...
CBS Convention Roundup
The CBS Startups festival is all but wrapped up, and what an event it was. Over five thousand visitors came throughout the day to...
US Navy’s Futuristic Destroyer Is Too Stealthy
The US Navy’s brand new futuristic destroyer has one little problem: it’s too quiet. The Navy’s new Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer is so quiet...
UAV Ordered Via the Smartphone will Light the Street
Insurance provider Direct Line’s new Fleetlights service intends to bring peace of mind to anyone walking, running, or driving at night by illuminating their...
Mixed Reality System to Revolutionize Defense Training
Combining a virtual reality head mounted display and a simulated environment, Rockwell Collins Coalescence mixed reality system puts the complete training scenario in the...
Mixed Reality Technology – Introducing Innovative Applications
Mixed Reality (MR) technology has recently attracted a lot of attention with several new developments emerging on the market and some that are still...
Forthcoming Big Data Conference – What’s on the Program?
Big data impacts every aspect of life. In the homeland security sphere, Israel is a leading player with proven capabilities and operational experience in...
A Robot Arm Would Catch UASs in Mid-Air
US DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has initiated a new project - its SideArm research effort seeks to create a self-contained, portable apparatus able...
New Approach to Border Security Risk Assessment
A new data-driven technology will detect border security risk. Two companies will collaborate in the development of an advanced data analytics solution for automated...
New Drone-Based IED Simulation Tech
Asymmetric warfare by its very nature leads combatants on all sides to develop new weapons and defenses. The emerging drone and small UAVs threat...
New Combat UAV to Be Equipped with AIr-to-Air Missiles
A new Russian combat UAV was recently developed. Russia’s Modern Aviation Technologies (SAT) Design Bureau has developed a UAV concept based on its SR-10...
Facial Recognition Technology Helps Law Enforcement
New York City has been employing facial recognition technology extensively. The technology has helped lead to the arrest of more than 4,000 people involved...
China will use laser weapons to protect from drones used for...
China has recently signaled its intentions to join the march toward laser weapons, unveiling a laser system designed to destroy drones. The new lasers...
Feeling protected in your fish scales
A possible next generation material for combat soldiers’ uniforms
A research team has developed a revolutionary material that has superior anti-penetration properties while remaining flexible....
$170 Device Unlocks iPhone In Hours, Took FBI 4 Months
It took almost four months for the FBI to break into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. Turns out, they...
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A New Airborne Detection System Could Expand Underwater Tracking Capabilities
Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...
