Turkish-US Dispute Again Over S-400 System
Turkey’s increasing closeness with Russia has been driving Washington and Ankara apart on a number of fronts, including military sales and negotiations over the...
Offshore Security Conference: Israel Water Authority Official to Present Security Revolution
The protection of the water, electricity and offshore oil and gas industries has been a major concern of governments especially since the 9/11 terrorist...
Navy to Equip Destroyers With High Powered Lasers
In the relatively near future, the U.S. Navy intends to deploy a laser weapon system aboard one of its destroyer ships.
News.usni.org reports that...
International Cooperation in World’s Largest Cyber Exercise
Coping with current cyber threats often requires a coordinated approach and international cooperation. Cyber drills are seen as a valuable tool for NATO cyber...
64 Year Old Civilian Randomly Ejected from Fighter Jet
A pilot’s ejection seat is a system designed to rescue the pilot in an emergency. Reserved as a last stand attempt to survive, a...
New Contract to Develop THAAD Ballistic Missile Interceptors
Lockheed Martin has closed a $2.54 billion contract to build missile defense rocket interceptors for the United States and Saudi Arabia. U.S. officials at...
Boeing to Replace Air Force One With Newer 747s
The United States Air Force is looking to renew their presidential plane, the Air Force One. If all goes according to plan, whoever is...
Smart Fabrics Detect Various Gases by Changing Colors
Engineers at Tufts University have succeeded in developing a new fabrication method to create dyed threads that change color when they detect certain gases....
U.S. Army Looking at Commercial Quadcopter Drones for Soldier Use
In an effort to increase soldier’s situational awareness on the battlefield, the U.S. Army has been looking for production sources and information for consumer...
Robot Companions to Carry Gear for Infantry Soldiers
One of the bigger physical hardships an infantry soldier deals with is the burden of carrying his heavy gear dozens of miles. Soldiers today...
Drones Assisting in the Effort to Achieve Renewable Energy
In the last couple of years, drone technology has really taken off. With applications in military combat, agriculture, mapping, delivery and more, it comes...
Kalashnikov Expected to Manufacture and Deliver New “Suicide Drone”
Kalashnikov, the company best known for creating and manufacturing the famous AK-47, is now stepping into the drones game.
Kalashnikov has been developing a...
Learning from Bees to Navigate in GPS-Denied Environments
How do you navigate when your GPS system fails? A new, virtual reality system for GPS denied environments mimics nature, and could eventually provide...
Researchers Testing Ways to Hack into Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at Florida Polytechnic University are creating newly invented cyber attacks as a way to improve the security of cyber-physical systems (CPS). CPSs are...
Military Looking at Professional Gamers as New Recruits
If you were to go back in time 20 years, you likely would have had a hard time finding a parent who thinks that...
Several Militaries Compete in an International Sniping Competition
Several units from militaries all over the world recently competed in a special ops sniping competition. Snipers tested their skills in intense events that...
Australia Purchases Advanced Air Missile System
Australia is enhancing its air and missile defense. The national advanced Surface to Air Missile System, NASAMS, was selected for the Australian Government’s Short...
Considerable Boost to Battlefield Intelligence Capabilities
A new reconnaissance vehicle will have new ways to sense and communicate. U.S. military researchers are developing a prototype Armed Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) to...
Communications Giant Applies Smart City Features
Smart City infrastructures can increase citizen satisfaction and economic development, as well as improve safety and sustainability, by enabling improvements across key drivers in...
Vehicle Collision Avoidance Systems Threatened
Deep-learning algorithms excel at using shapes and color to recognize the differences between humans and animals or cars and trucks, for example. These systems...
What Caused Decrease in Military Drone Purchase?
Will the US decrease its reliance on drones in future wars? In fact, new Pentagon documents show the military plans to invest next year...
3D Printing can Bridge the Gap
3D printers have been used to create a wide range of things, from robots to prosthetic arms. Now the U.S. Marines have used the...
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AI Model Could Make Future Aircraft Engines Far More Efficient
Aviation faces mounting pressure to lower fuel use and emissions, but improving engine efficiency remains an expensive and time-consuming challenge. Engine components must be...
