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,...
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 Conduct of the Islamic State
The death of an American hostage
A statement attributed to the Islamic State claimed that Kayla Jean Mueller, an American woman abducted by ISIS, was...
Spotlight on the Global Jihad: February 19-25 2015
The establishment of ISIS in Libya
ISIS operatives in ISIS’s provinces in Libya continue to carry out terrorist attacks against various targets:
At least two suicide...
Turkey and ISIS – more than meets the eye
Despite the very controversial stance Turkey has taken in the framework of the fight against ISIS, American companies are increasing their business contacts with...
Revolutionary Rifle-Mounted System Can Locate Hostile Gunfire
A new portable system small enough to mount on a personal firearm provides its user with the ability to quickly locate the source of...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: February 5-11 2015
Main events of the week
Following the murder of the Jordanian pilot, the Royal Jordanian Air Force carried out intensive airstrikes against ISIS targets in...
UAS with High Resolution Cameras to Iraq
Iraq is to acquire the ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under a USD8.3 million deal announced by the US Department of Defense (DoD). Insitu...
Militant Groups Using Drones As Weapon
The use of drones by militants in the battlefield persists also in Syria. Russian forces have foiled a drone attack on an airbase in...
Another Drone Attack on Saudi Airport
Drone attacks on airports are again in the spotlight, becoming a more and more frequent threat in the Middle East. Ten people were injured...
Is America ready for war against ISIS?
Poll: Americans increasingly favor US military action and sending ground troops against Islamic State.
More Americans support a U.S. military campaign against the terrorist group...
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...
Is ISIL Developing Chemical Weapons Capability?
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and lawmakers expressed concern that Islamic State is moving to develop chemical weapons even as the U.S.-led coalition makes...
Major Findings From the US Annual Global Terrorism Update
The US National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released an update to its Global Terrorism Database (GTD)....
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...
Jihadi organizations’ global activity in the second week of February 2015
Senior official of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) killed in a targeted killing
Harith al-Nadhari, one of AQAP’s most prominent authorities on Islamic religious...
US Air Force Looks to Solve Drone Pilot Shortage
The US Air Force has been strengthening its drone warfare options, including drone-pilot training. But the war against ISIS has increased the demand for...
Another Step in Drone Warfare
The increased use of unmanned aerial vehicles, primarily by Iranian-backed groups, to spread terror throughout the Middle East, has been demonstrated in a recent...
ISIS Turns to Fish Farms, Car Dealerships For Revenue
The U.S.-led coalition’s air strike have crippled the ISIS oil-smuggling-based economy, forcing the organization to rely on fish farming and car dealing as alternative...
US Protecting its Troops from Unmanned Aerial Threats in Iraq
The US is likely to deploy mobile short-range AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense missile systems in order to protect its troops in Syria and Iraq...
Soldier Systems Should Get Simpler
The US Army has been pushing to make systems more user-friendly to the average soldier in the field. Soldiers will have to operate systems...
Egozi: US Attack on Iran
By Arie Egozi
The Israeli intelligence point to possible military action by Iran against the US and Israel, as the Memorial Day for Qasem Soleimani,...
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