Urban Warfare
The 2024 Milipol Singapore Exhibition – A Review of Trends in The HLS Market
Written by Or Shalom
The Milipol exhibition, held in Singapore on April 3-5, 2024, dealt as always with homeland security technologies. The exhibition, in collaboration...
AI Helps Cops Detect Guns on the Subway
New York City will soon test out new AI technology that detects guns at subway turnstiles, an initiative led by Mayor Eric Adams.
NY state...
The Future of Urban Warfare is Machine Gun-Wielding Robot Dogs
A Chinese team of researchers released a study that claims robot dogs equipped with machine guns can rival human accuracy and marksmanship, which could...
IDF’s New High-Tech Multidimensional Unit
The war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 100 days, and the IDF’s Multidimensional Unit says their combat operations have proved the...
Call for Dual Use Technology Startups
Are you a startup company related to the security sector? Are you looking for recognition, international exposure, access to investors, and the ability to...
iHLS Innovation Centre Calls for Dual-Use Security Startups
Are you a startup company related to the security sector? Are you looking for recognition, international exposure, access to investors, and the ability to...
New Modular Portable Counter IED and Drone
Drones used to be high-end expensive tools used very sparingly, but recent years saw the technology becoming simpler and more available, and the lowered...
US Marines Successfully Used RPG-Equipped ‘Robotic Goats’
On September 9th, the US Marines successfully rigged a rocket-propelled grenade launcher (RPG) to a "robotic goat" to test the viability of such a setup,...
The First Operational Use of the “Iron Sting” Mortar Bomb
The IDF’s Unit 212 first used the innovative weapon "Iron Sting" - an innovative mortar bomb that can hit with revolutionary precision and reduce...
Friend or Foe Technology In The Cities
The US DoD wants to develop surveillance technology for the urban setting. The Pentagon is looking to fund research into technological capabilities that can...
Can We Control AI? – Experts Discuss The Dangers Ahead
A group of researchers and over 500 experts, including Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak, and Noam Chomsky, wrote an open letter in support...
Police Dogs Are Now Wearing Sensors to Detect Explosives
Police dogs are already trained for patrol and tracking, so how about we add advanced explosive detection as well? New York City's Police Department...
Watch a Successful Live-Fire Demo of an A-UGV
A Rheinmetall A-UGV successfully completed a variety of complex tasks during a live-fire drill held in April for delegations from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark,...
NLAW Missiles Destroy 30% of Russian Armored Vehicles in Ukraine
Since January, the UK has supplied over 4,200 NLAW anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. A single person can operate this system of short-range anti-tank missiles...
Search and Rescue Technologies will Save Trapped Survivors
In the event of a disaster, first responder teams can be faced with the challenge of searching for survivors, and in situations such as...
Urban Challenges in Counter-Drone Operations
Defense against rogue unmanned aerial vehicles in the urban environment entails potential vulnerabilities, including performance degradation, interoperability, etc.
The US Army is advancing the development...
Robots to Replace Warfighters in Subterranean Warfare
Engaging in subterranean (SubT) environments puts warfighters in dangerous situations with limited visibility and movement, as well as potential environmental risks such as flooding,...
Building’s Inside Layout Can be Predicted from External Appearance
Urban warfare will be a defining characteristic of future conflict. Being able to predict the layouts of buildings would be a big boost to...
Watch: Groundbreaking Technology for Tactical Operations
A new door breaching grenade technology will improve Explosive Method of Entry (EMOE) operations and provide more safety for breaching teams. The 40mm stand-off...
Autonomous Swarms Are Reaching Urban Environment
The development of autonomous swarm technology is moving one step forward, with capabilities rapidly nearing availability for future operations.
Researchers, roboticists, and technologists deployed swarms...
Advanced Drone Used by UK’s Elite Unit
A UK elite unit was equipped with advanced drone technology when responding to the suicide bombing incident in Liverpool on November 14.
A taxi driver...
What’s New in Urban Warfare Technology?
New technologies that offer help to forces in finding enemy troops when operating in confined or urban environments were evaluated during a military exercise...
