The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is pursuing technologies that would enable autonomous systems to communicate their capabilities and experiences, with the aim of improving human trust in the systems. DARPA published...
WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 4, 2019 – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Endeavor Robotic Holdings, Inc., a leading developer of battle-tested, tactical unmanned ground...
The US military has deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Israel for the first time, US European Command (EUCOM) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) announced on 4 March. EUCOM...
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reported that the toxic chemical used in Douma, was likely molecular chlorine. Despite being given the power to assign blame by its member states last...
Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has set aside £11 million to spend on improving the UK’s response to chemical attacks, the Ministry of Defence said. The announcement comes on the eve of the anniversary of...
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)A nearly day-long standoff between Islamic militants and security forces in Somalia ended on Friday after three deadly car bomb explosions killed at least 30 people in the Somali capital of Mogadishu...
See what we’re reading this week at Global Biodefense on topics including a pan-filovirus T-cell vaccine, bird flu transmissibility gain-of-function research debate, and fast-tracking a chikungunya vaccine. POLICY + PRACTICES Studies of deadly […]...
Hanoi (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 – The future of North Korea’s decades-old Yongbyon nuclear complex was expected to be on the negotiating table in Hanoi Thursday at leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit with...
Hanoi (AFP) Feb 28, 2019 – The US-North Korea nuclear summit in Hanoi ended abruptly without a deal Thursday, with President Donald Trump saying he had decided to “walk” in the face of Kim...
Moscow (AFP) Feb 27, 2019 – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing security in the Middle East with a focus on Iran. During the talks at the...
Hanoi (AFP) March 1, 2019 – North Korea on Friday promised further negotiations with the US despite a spectacular failure to strike a nuclear deal at their Hanoi summit, with both sides keeping the...
Hanoi (AFP) March 1, 2019 – The second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed to produce a deal on Pyongyang’s nuclear programme, with the two sides...
Happy Friday! We’ve got a lot of biodefense news to start the month of March off right, so buckle up. Sen. Tom Daschle Takes to the Classroom to Discuss the Future of Biodefense If...
SEOUL/HANOI (Reuters) – South Korea will work with the United States and North Korea to ensure they reach agreement on denuclearization, the South’s president said on Friday, a day after talks between the U.S....
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has announced that it has signed an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the U.S. Department of State to establish a long-term, reliable, and stable supply chain for medical countermeasures that address...
Pakistan is set to release a captured Indian pilot in a “peace gesture” aimed at easing tensions with its nuclear archrival, after aerial clashes ignited fears of a dangerous conflict in South Asia. Wing...
The US government has introduced science-based guidelines for how to swiftly decontaminate large numbers of people after a chemical-weapons attack or an industrial chemical accident. The guidelines, published on 21 February, are the first...
More than a million first responders and emergency managers in the United States now have a science-based chemical decontamination decision tool and updated guidance on how best to decontaminate a massive number of people...
At the turn of the year, Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik mbH has introduced the new generation of its proven EOD robot tEODor – the tEODor EVO. Based on advanced technologies, the tEODor EVO offers...
Seventeen people were killed in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in central Mali, security sources and a local official said on Wednesday, February 27. The incident occurred on Tuesday in Diankabou, a...
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