Israeli Microbot Fires Pencil-Sized Rockets to Stop Bombs
This teeny little robot is the size of a toy truck — just 50 square inches. It’d be cute, almost, if it wasn’t armed with “dozens” of eight-inch rockets. The world’s militaries have been gun-shy about...
View ArticleNew Truck Blasts Missiles From The Sky — Then Targets The Shooter
Enjoy your fighting season, Afghan insurgents. The ones to come might not be particularly pleasant. The technology to detect your fire, stop it in mid-air, and then “facilitate shooter neutralization”...
View ArticleIsrael’s Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft
No one has knocked more rockets out of the sky than Idan Yahya, a 22-year-old Israeli soldier -- and committed geek. "You have to make sure you're locked onto the right target. There's a lot of...
View ArticleNano Drones, Ethical Algorithms: Inside Israel’s Secret Plan for Its Future...
Nano drones that an infantryman can pull out of his pocket; helicopters piloted by robots who extract wounded soldiers from the battlefield; micro satellites on demand; virtual training with a helmet...
View ArticleJamming Grenades, Micro-Missiles: Israel’s Latest War Tech, Uncovered
Israel's often-secretive defense industry takes a step out of the shadows to showcase some of its bleeding-edge battlefield gear.
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