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...
Advanced Counter-Terrorism Training Facility Simulates Village Setting
Australia has been upgrading its counter-terrorism capabilities. Queensland's counter-terrorism unit will start training in a new village simulation. The planned $46.7 million counter-terrorism hub...
US Special Forces Use “Unique” Training Method
The U.S. Special Operations Command operates a school to teach courses that are germane to special operators. The self-professed mission of Joint Special Operations...
National Cyber Center to be established in Latin America by Israeli...
The Israeli Cyber Companies Consortium (IC3) was recently awarded a contract worth tens of millions of dollars to establish a national cyber center in...
iHLS Presents: The Future Unmanned Systems
On September 18th, 2017, iHLS will host its largest event for the 5th time, the Autonomous Vehicle and Unmanned System Salon, AUSַ&R.
One of the...
New Training Platforms Offered to Military Analysts
Data found on social media can be used for a variety of missions including psychological operations, intelligence gathering etc. “It’s vital for information about...
Virtual Reality Police Training on The Move
Singapore police have been testing a new mobile virtual reality (VR) training classroom for its officers. Inside and across the length of the soundproofed...
Enhanced Capabilities to New Air Target Drone?
A new air target drone with enhanced capabilities will be unveiled soon. "The new project has embodied the best experience of the batch-produced aircraft...
Drone Swarm Will Help Military in Urban Warfare
Researchers envision swarms of more than 250 autonomous vehicles – multi-rotor aerial drones, and ground rovers – to gather information and assist troops in...
Virtual and Augmented Reality to Revolutionize Combat Vehicles Driving
For the past decades, protection for ground-based armored combat vehicles and their occupants meant more armor. However, the trend of increasingly heavy, less mobile...
First Responders Tech Tested in New York Large Scale Urban Exercise
A large-scale exercise to assess authorities’ capabilities to improve first responders’ preparedness and response to an urban, critical incident was recently conducted at the...
John Bryce to train IDF, MoD personnel in cyber security
John Bryce High-Tech College, the training division of Matrix, won a Ministry of Defense professional training contract in the amount of 1.8 million shekels...
Harnessing Electronic Warfare
U.S. Army trainers have successfully used cyber weapons and electronic warfare (EW) technology to thwart a simulated tank assault at a training exercise. The...
Video Game Tech Trains Active Shooter Incident Response
The US has been enhancing preparedness to active shooter attacks. Using cutting-edge video game technology and animation, the U.S. Army and Homeland Security Department...
Incorporating AR/VR into Military Training – Inside Look
As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have grown in popularity within the gaming and entertainment industries over the past few years, the...
Do Turboprops Outweigh Armed UAVs?
Recently, there has been a rising demand for low-cost, combat-capable aircraft that is able to perform a range of missions in an unchallenged environment,...
Drones Have Their Shortcomings
Using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to locate objects on the ground isn’t as easy as it might seem. Incorporating UAS into some situations, such...
Special Operations at the Future Battlefield
The IDF’s special operations units have been applying advanced technologies and unique skills in anti-terror warfare, airborne troops transportation, and parachuting during their operational...
Augmented Reality Training System Under Development
The US Military is attempting to create a realistic deployment simulation system. The Synthetic Training Environment (STE), an immersive augmented reality system, is designed...
Firearms Training Simulator Improves Functioning Under Stress
Various firearms training solutions that test and improve shooting and judgment skills will be showcased by Cubic Global Defense (CGD), at SHOT Show held...
The New Development in First Responder Training
First responders of all disciplines will now be able to train together thanks to a new virtual training platform made available by the Department...
Israeli Company to Deliver UAS Simulator to Minnesota College
Israeli company, Simlat was selected to provide an UAS & ISR Training & Simulation Center for the Northland Imagery Analysis college program. Northland’s Imagery...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
