New Development: Counter-Drone Radar Platform
Gaps in the short-range radar market, coupled with the rapidly-growing autonomous drone threat, presented an opportunity to the development of a new radar solution....
This Solution will Turn Amsterdam into a Smart City System
About a quarter of Amsterdam’s surface area is water, with 165 canals winding alongside city streets. Self-driving technologies can save time, costs and energy,...
Robots Revolutionize Base Security
The capabilities of a semi-autonomous robotic dog were demonstrated to a US security unit as a potential enhancement to base security. The Quad-legged Unmanned...
Innovative Technology for UAVs Landing in Urban Environments
Deep reinforcement learning (an aspect of machine learning) was used to generate new development enabling the landing of a fixed wing UAV in urban...
Israel Added to AUV Manufacturing Countries
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are being used around the world for underwater exploration, underwater cable layout and inspection, marine biology and geology sampling, archeology,...
Meet Wiesel’s Autonomous Version
An autonomous version of the Wiesel 2 light airborne tracked armored vehicle is undergoing tests. The Autonomous Combat Warrior Wiesel (ACW) developed by Rheinmetall...
Direction Change in Aerial Refueling UAV Development
The US Navy has modified the concept development contracts of the four aerospace companies competing to build the service’s MQ-25A Stingray aerial refueling UAV...
Subterranean Mapping Tech Required
The majority of the underground environments are uncharted or inadequately mapped, including human-made tunnels, underground infrastructure, and natural cave networks. The lack of GPS,...
Laser Weapon System – Future Speed-of-Light Weapon
A laser weapon system has been showcasing some unusual capabilities. The US Navy test-fired the world’s first active laser weapon system (LaWS), capable of...
Watch UGV Transported by Air
One of the problems with unmanned ground vehicles is how do you get them to where you need to use them. The THeMIS unmanned...
Quantum Timing Could Keep Air Defenses Running Without GPS
Modern air-defense networks increasingly rely on multiple radars spread across different locations. Combining their observations can create a more accurate picture of aircraft, missiles...
Historic Mission Launched to Monitor Space Junk
This historic mission to inspect and monitor a large piece of space junk was launched by Rocket Lab and Astroscale Japan atop an Electron...
Drone Capable of Shrinking Mid-Flight
A team of researchers at UC Berkeley’s High-Performance Robotics Laboratory have been at work developing a novel drone capable of folding and retracting mid-flight...
IDF Techological Revolution Reaches Warrior on Field
The IDF has been revolutionizing its warriors' personal gear. The Technological Ground Division of the Technology and Logistics Directorate has developed the Shaked Warfare...
Autonomous Drone Provides Home Security
Autonomous technology is rapidly developing. Whether it be autonomous vehicles, autonomous robots, or autonomous security systems, technology has never been as independent as it...
Meet Penguin VTOL UAV
A new VTOL long-endurance UAV platform has been unveiled by UAV Factory. The Penguin B VTOL unmanned aircraft is capable of routine takeoff and...
New Anti-UAV Gun will Land UAVs without Harming Them
As the use of commercial drones becomes more and more wide, drone countermeasures are needed in order to confront intruders.
Although it looks like...
Red Flag Pilots Flew With Their GPS Blacked Out
The Red Flag US Air Force drill started just recently. Red Flag is the biggest Air Force annual drill, taking place in Nevada and...
AI “Search Dog” Learns the Field Like a Human
Search-and-rescue teams often struggle with a basic operational challenge: disaster zones are unpredictable, unmapped, and full of obstacles that confuse traditional robotic systems. Standard...
Video Technology – for Monitoring in Prisons and Hospitals
A UK startup wants to turn digital video cameras into monitors for use in prisons, hospitals, and assisted-living homes.
Oxehealth is one of five finalists...
IAI Successfully Completes Operational Firing Trial of Artillery System
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully completed a firing trial with LORA (Long-Range Artillery weapon system) as the conclusive stage of several deals that...
New Unmanned Helicopter Reflects Unique Advantages
A new unmanned helicopter is under development in two versions. VR-Technologies design bureau, part of Russian Helicopters, has begun bench tests of the main...
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This Reusable Drone Is Designed to Give Enemy Air Defenses a...
Modern air-defense systems face a growing challenge as unmanned aircraft become cheaper, more numerous and capable of performing different missions. Defenders must distinguish genuine...
