Defense
Turning Oil Rigs to Floating Mobile Defense Bases
A new initiative sets out to convert oil rigs to mobile missile defense and resupply base – The US Navy’s Mobile Defense/Depot Platform (MODEP)...
The Cyberattacks Accompanying Iran’s Missiles
Iran-sponsored cyberattacks have significantly increased in recent weeks, with multiple hacker groups shifting their focus to Israeli targets. Indeed, before Iran’s missile attack on...
Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
The US Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to test its hypersonic missile detection satellite constellation, which was developed by SpaceX and L3Harris Technologies. The...
Israel Destroys Iranian Missiles Outside the Earth’s Atmosphere
Israel has reportedly made exoatmospheric intercepts of the Iranian rockets on Sunday. Any missile intercepted outside the Kármán line (the boundary of Earth’s atmosphere,...
The World’s First Military Space Exercise
The US Space Force announced its partnership with Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for the first ever military demonstration in space.
This first-of-its-kind TacRS mission...
The ‘Cybercrime Index’ Ranks Countries by Cybercrime Threat Level
An international team of researchers worked for three years to compile the first ever "World Cybercrime Index” (which was developed as a joint partnership...
AI in Wartime
Artificial intelligence is gaining use in modern warfare – what does it mean, and is it dangerous? AI, while faster than humans, is not...
Should We Sanction the Use of Cyberweapons, or The Weapons Themselves?
Cyberspace is being increasingly used in conflicts, which means that cyber arms control needs to be addressed as well. A recent analysis published by...
The 2024 Milipol Singapore Exhibition – A Review of Trends in The HLS Market
Written by Or Shalom
The Milipol exhibition, held in Singapore on April 3-5, 2024, dealt as always with homeland security technologies. The exhibition, in collaboration...
Evaluating Large Language Models for Cybersecurity Applications
A white paper published by SEI and OpenAI claims large language models could be an asset for cybersecurity professionals, but must be evaluated using...
AI Helps Cops Detect Guns on the Subway
New York City will soon test out new AI technology that detects guns at subway turnstiles, an initiative led by Mayor Eric Adams.
NY state...
Chinese Spy Agencies’ Cyberattacks are Getting Bolder
Analysts report that cyberattacks linked to Chinese intelligence agencies are rapidly increasing both in frequency and capability, as they seek to test foreign government...
Intensive Drone Military Testing Yields Promising Results
The US recently concluded a series of experiments on new tech during Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4), involving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,...
High-Energy Lasers Used to Combat Hypersonic Missiles
Hypersonic weapons have a special coating layer that keeps them from overheating or destabilizing, and was believed to withstand temperatures of thousands of degrees...
Russia Puts Anti-Drone Cages on its Submarines in Fear of Ukrainian Drone Attacks
Recent footage of two Russian submarines shows they began using anti-drone cages (also called “cope cages”), structures that gained prominence on Russian and Ukrainian...
Iran Supplies the Houthis With Hypersonic Missiles
This news was initially reported by the Russian state-run RIA Novosti news agency, just weeks after Houthi rebels hinted at the “surprises” they have for the...
Apple Faces Lawsuit for Developing a Weapon of Stalkers
Apple recently failed its bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging its AirTag devices help stalkers track their victims.
San Francisco District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled...
Microsoft’s New AI Hacker Tracker
Microsoft set to release Copilot for Security AI tool to help cybersecurity workers produce summaries of suspicious incidents and identify hackers’ methods to conceal...
North Korean Hackers Steal South Korean Funds And Secrets
North Korean hackers have stolen vital microchip information from South Korean chip makers, according to reports from South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS).
“We believe...
AI-Powered Solution to Track Space Debris
Since the first launch of a human made machine into space, approximately 55,000 satellites were deployed into space as of 2023. It is further...
The Future of Urban Warfare is Machine Gun-Wielding Robot Dogs
A Chinese team of researchers released a study that claims robot dogs equipped with machine guns can rival human accuracy and marksmanship, which could...
No Longer an Un-Militarized Domain? US General Warns of a ‘Window of Vulnerability’ in Space
General Stephen Whiting, commander of US Space Command, recently warned lawmakers that China and Russia have “transformed space into a contested warfighting domain.” Whiting...
