Iraq
New Addition to Arsenal in Fight Against ISIS
The U.S. Air Force‘s newest MQ-9 Reaper drone, the Block 5 variant, has begun hunting the Islamic State organization, the service said.
The medium-altitude drone,...
UAV Operational Experience Shared
Iran is sharing its experience of operating UAVs with Russia, including three years of operations over Iraq and Syria.
According to ainonline.com, the cooperation...
Military Sniping Record Broken by Special Forces
Canada has a reputation among Western military forces for the skill of its snipers, despite the small size of the Canadian Armed Forces compared...
New Approach to Drone Technology
The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is partnering with the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office to create a new organization dedicated to advancing drone technology....
The Cost of Limiting Drone’s Traveling Abilities
Consumer drone company DJI has created a broad no-fly zone over nearly all of Iraq and Syria, an apparent attempt to prevent ISIS from...
Situational Awareness for Business Firms in War Zones
A new security system which brings together up-to-the-minute information on key security developments in Iraq and the implications for companies operating in the region...
Robot Interoperability – The Name of The Game
The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...
Iran Supplies Aerial Attack Drones to Yemen’s Rebels
Drones loaded with explosives are on their way to Middle Eastern rebels. Iran has transferred so-called kamikaze aerial attack drones technology to Yemen’s Houthi...
ISIS Teaching U.S Military Some New Drone Developments
The U.S. military has been studying the drone threat from the Islamic State group in Iraq for some time now. The U.S. Army’s Combined...
DHS Report Doubts Trump’s Travel Ban
Analysts at the US Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm found insufficient evidence that citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries included in President Trump's travel ban...
A Glimpse Into Islamic State’s Drone Program
More and more attention has been drawn to the Islamic State drone threat ever since the group killed two Kurdish soldiers in October 2016...
Data Mining Technology Helped Analyze ISIS Rise to Power
Researchers used data mining technologies in order to analyze ISIS’s message in the social media as one of the factors that contributed to the...
Airdrops – A Tricky Mission
By Arie Egozi
It may look a simple mission but it isn't. Some of the weapons and ammunition that were airdropped by the coalition aircraft...
Weaponized Drones – Is It an ISIS Strategy?
ISIS supporters on social media were boasting that the terror group now has an air force after the Islamic State released on January 24th...
The Face of the Bubbling Armed UAV Industry
The extensive use of drones by the US in Iraq and Afghanistan has raised debates over issues like civilian deaths, international law, efficacy of...
Islamic Terror Threat – The Highest Since 9/11
The United States faces its highest Islamist terror threat environment since 9/11, and much of the threat now stems from individuals who have been...
What is the Extent of Chemical Weapons Use by ISIL?
A recent report by IHS Conflict Monitor, says the Islamic State (ISIL) has used chemical weapons, including chlorine and sulfur mustard agents, at least...
Taking the Kamikaze Principle to the Next Level
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has claimed to have created a 'suicide drone' capable of flying at speeds up to 160 mph and altitudes of...
ISIS and Extremist Right Groups in Germany – Any Connection?
Hans-Georg Maassen, head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, claimed that German authorities are preparing for several terror attack scenarios on Germany as pressure builds...
China Shows Serious Intentions in UAV Export Industry
China is aiming to win export contracts for UAVs in Middle-East and African countries. Nanyang Technology is acquiring the Caihong (Rainbow) series of UAVs...
Islamic State Group – In Search of Financial Resources
The Islamic State group has been recently losing access to the sources of revenue that once gave them their power, prompting them to turn...
In Search for Effective Anti-Drone Technology
The White House is taking steps to rein in commercial drone flights over U.S. airspace amid concerns that the tiny, flying machines will be...
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