Defence & Security Industry Technology
U.S. Army, Marines UK collaborate to develop lightweight ammunition
U.S. Army, Marines, U.K. collaborate to develop lightweight ammunition to reduce soldiers' load. Todd Townsend, Joint Program Executive Office for ...
General Dynamics new TACLANE-Nano Type 1 Network Encryptor receives NSA certification
General Dynamics Mission Systems’ new TACLANE- Nano (KG-175N) network encryptor is now certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure vo...
U.S. Army: Virtual experiments helping shape Next-Generation Combat Vehicle
Thirty soldiers from the U.S. 4th Infantry Division recently tested new technologies in a video-game environment to provide feedback for the Next G...
DSG Technology unveils CAV-X, Supercavitating Ammunition for submerged Special Operation Forces
DSG Technology, a Norwegian company, unveiled stunning and unrivaled ammunition during the 4th Global Special Operation Forces in Brussels: the CAV...
One World Terrain OWT to allow U.S. soldiers to train anywhere
Carrying only a backpack and a drone, Soldiers could capture and eventually re-create entire sections of forests and steep mountains. Joe Lacdan ex...
FM-2000 new short-range air defense missile system in service with Chinese army
On October 1, 2019, during the military parade which was held in Beijing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republ...
Analysis: Combat Unmanned Ground & Aerial Vehicles for military forces Part 2
The development of drones is a key element of modern armed forces. Drones have been rapidly developing of late and are used by developed nations al...
Russian army to get Orlan-30 drone in 2020
The Russian army will receive the latest Orlan-30 drone in 2020, which is a new vehicle of Orlan family. It has been tested in Syria and at the Cen...
Sig Sauer P365 SAS pistol gets Bulleye sight system
The P365 SAS takes the concept of the SIG Anti-Snag treatment to a whole new level. With the incorporation of the FT Bullseye Sight embedded into t...
Chinese snipers use questionable Type 88 rifle
While Russia still continues to use the SVD as the primary “sniper” rifle, China developed a replacement in the QBU-88 in the 1990s. Development st...
Analysis: Combat UGVs Unmanned Ground Vehicles for military forces Part 1
The robotization of arms and hardware is a breakthrough achievement of the XXI century which will exert a major impact on the concept and forms of ...
U.S. Army paratroopers jump with plasma, testing new lifesaving delivery method
According to U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, bleeding is the leading case of death on the battlefield. When service members receiv...
Spynel thermal cameras can secure facilities against drone swarm attacks
Drone attacks continue to strike all over the world. After the major incident at London Gatwick airport causing travel disruption for more than a d...
Russia: Rostec Shvabe creates light short wavelength infrared range camera
Shvabe Holding of Rostec created a camera of short wavelength infrared range (SWIR) which weighs only 100 grams. The device with a new Russian lens...
U.S. Army research looks at pearls for clues on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers
Pearls are inspiring a U.S. Army research project to improve military armor. By mimicking the outer coating of pearls (nacre), researchers at Unive...
Russian army to get photonic radars
The Russian army will get radars based on revolutionary photonic technology. They will identify sophisticated objects and find small targets even i...
Russia tests new mobile radar with artificial intelligence
Russia is testing a new radar with artificial intelligence elements for long-range target detection and guidance provision to aircraft and air defe...
U.S. Army training devices could soon be embedded in helicopters, vehicles
The U.S. Army plans to embed virtual system training capabilities into its future helicopters and next-generation combat vehicles, said a senior le...
Elbit Systems introduces Vehicular Anti-Drone Protection and Neutralization System
Addressing the increasing demand for protection of vehicles and convoys against hostile drones, Elbit Systems is introducing ReDrone Vehicular Tact...
US Defense looks toward AI to help train troops
The Defense Department wants to use AI for a wide range of applications, including predictive maintenance, image analysis, cybersecurity and t...