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US Army Plans to Expand Wingman Program to M113 Armored Personnel Carriers

February 2, 2018 @ 04:42 PM

Army engineers aim to qualify an autonomous combat vehicle on a gunnery range in the coming months, as part of a new program they say is the first step toward weaponized robotics. Under the "Wingman" Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, or JCTD, program, engineers have already been able to autonomously pilot a specially-configured Humvee and hit targets with its on-board 7
Indonesian Agency, Australian Counterpart to Create Cyber Defence Standards

February 1, 2018 @ 04:25 AM

Indonesias cyber defence organization, the State Code and Cyber Agency (BSSN) said it will team up with Australian counterpart in creating standard of handling cyber attacks. "Yesterday we organized a workshop with friends from Australia and we will cooperate technically at least in incident handling, in creating the standard," BSSN spokesman Anton Setiawan told ANTARA News Agency on the sidelines of Indonesia-Australia Digital Forum 2018 here on Wednesday
Russian MoD Replaces Windows With Locally Developed Linux OS

January 15, 2018 @ 11:06 AM

The Russian Ministry of Defense is now using domestically-developed operating system, called Astra Linux built by Moscow firm "RusBITEkh". Currently, licensed Microsoft products are installed on Russian military computers
Mine-protected Boots, Stealth Fabric in Russian Future Soldier Gear

December 14, 2017 @ 10:59 AM

"The newly-developed fabrics we use cannot be picked up by infrared detectors. They block the heat coming from the human body
DARPA Plans Distributed Sensor Network Over Oceans

December 7, 2017 @ 11:56 AM

The US Defence Advnced Reasearch Projects Agency (DARPA) Wednesday announced its Ocean of Things program, to enable situational awareness over oceans by deploying thousands of small floats that could form a distributed sensor network. Each smart float would contain a suite of commercially available sensors to collect environmental data—such as ocean temperature, sea state, and location—as well as activity data about commercial vessels, aircraft, and even maritime mammals moving through the area
US Army Selects Zeriscope to Support Treatment Research in Traumatic Brain Injury

November 29, 2017 @ 01:00 PM

Zeriscope, a provider of mobile telemedicine examination systems, has been selected by the US Army Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AAMTI) to assist in a study to mitigate the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Zeriscope's real-time streaming telemedicine platform is being used along with its integrated wearable sensor kit to monitor heart rate variability (HRV), a biomarker associated with the ability to regulate the autonomic nervous system, attentiveness and emotional responses
Saab Unveils New Military Training Application

November 28, 2017 @ 06:10 AM

Saab launches a new tool for military O/C (Observer/Controller) and exercise leaders. The new application, We:Are, is built on Augmented Reality for smart phones and tablets, and will be showcased to the training market for the first time at this year´s I/ITSEC in Orlando, Florida
KAI Selects Harris Corp Carriage and Release Systems for Next-Gen KF-X Fighter...

November 16, 2017 @ 09:18 AM

Korea Aerospace Industries has chosen Harris Corporation to furnish carriage and release systems for the next-generation Korea Fighter-Experimental (KF-X) program. The KF-X jet is a program aimed at developing an advanced multirole fighter for the air force of the Republic of Korea, Harris Corp said in a statement Tuesday
UAE to Purchase Bombs From Turkish Company

November 14, 2017 @ 12:15 PM

The UAE Armed Forces will purchase MK-82 and MK-84 bombs from a Turkish firm, Chemical and Mechanical Industries Corporation. A contract to this effect worth AED 74 million (USD20 million) was announced at the Dubai Air show today
MBDA To Present 'SmartGlider' Guided Weapon System At Dubai Airshow 2017

November 11, 2017 @ 01:39 PM

MBDA will present SmartGlider, a new family of air launched guided weapons, at Dubai Airshow starting tomorrow, for the first time outside Europe. “We are seeing a huge interest in the SmartGlider family from the region”, states Florent Duleux, MBDA Vice-President Middle East

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