Israeli Fire Fighters: New Recruits, Vehicles
121 new fire fighters joined the Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority personnel in Israel, including two women. At the end of their training they'll...
Israel Helps Syrians Wounded in the Civil War
On February 13th 2013 an IDF unit, stationed along the Syrian border in the Golan Heights, came across seven wounded Syrians who asked to...
Researchers: Despite Relative Calm, Terror Still a Threat
Threats of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction do not seem as imminent today as they did after terrorists flew hijacked planes into the...
iHLS TV – Moshe Patel, on Israel’s Missile Defense Systems
Interview with Col. (Res.) Moshe Patel, Senior Director of C4I Systems at Elbit Systems - Elisra, on Israel's missile defense systems.
With Air Traffic Control – Drone Deliveries Closer Than Ever
Before thousands of drones hit the skies to make widespread package delivery a reality, there’s going to have to be some kind of air...
Internet Newcomers – Easy Malware Prey
Security researchers are increasingly seeing in countries outside the West to discover the newest, most creative and potentially most dangerous types of cyberattacks being...
Turkey Drifting in the Middle East Winds of Change
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The abduction of some 80 Turkish citizens in Iraq - diplomats, their families, and truck drivers - by...
Game Changer for American Police Officers?
US police departments’ vehicles have been getting gradually older and less effective. The solution found is a new truck that Ford has recently unveiled,...
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The Pentagon has begun planning for air strikes to attack ISIS targets in Syria using both manned and unmanned aircraft. The US will first...
Changing Threat Environment Influences Technology Choices
The changing threat environment and concerns about advanced adversaries are prompting the US Air Force to consider jettisoning plans to buy a next-generation Joint...
“Firefighters receive more calls in winter than in summer”
Israel’s Fire and Rescue Services are learning the lesson from last year’s major storm.
Fire Commissioner Shahar Ayalon made a surprising revelation that the Israeli...
UAV global market forecast
According to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market research report prepared by Research and Markets, the global UAV market is valued at $6,762 million in...
DOD civilians can opt out of the Ebola quarantine
Defense civilian workers deployed to West Africa can choose one of two options upon their departure from Ebola-stricken countries, if they do not show...
Saudi Arabia Wants to Purchase Turkish UAV
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U.S airports “Wide Open” to gun smugglers
Six people, including current and former Delta baggage handlers, have been arrested as part of a ring smuggling guns and ammunition on planes from...
TSA is required to become more transparent about tech acquisitions and...
A new law will require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to become more transparent in how it acquires and uses security technology, including the...
Thermal performance breakthrough achieved
Thermal resistance is of great interest to electronic engineers, since most sensitive electrical components generate heat and need to be cooled. Allowing heat to...
The Indian UAS market – competition reaching new heights
Israeli UAS (unmanned aerial systems) manufactures are facing a growing competition in the potentially large Indian market.
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence and Aerospace group has...
Israeli Defense Industry Is Facing Even More Difficult Times
Arie Egozi
Global defense industries have long ago realized that only changing their course will keep them alive. The two best examples are the US...
EMP Could Toast Electrical Grid (And How To Protect Against It)
Canada and the United States are vulnerable to cataclysmic threat that could “topple the pillar of civilization,” according to Dr Peter Pry, head of...
Thousands Of ISIS-Trained Jihadists In Europe
Some 3,000 to 5,000 jihadi fighters trained by ISIS are already living in Europe, according to EUROPOL director Rob Wainwright. He went on to...
China Recruits Tech Companies to Battle Online Terrorism
China’s twenty-five technology companies have pledged to counter online terror activities.
Chinese search engine Baidu, Tencent investment holding company, Alibaba and JD.com - e-commerce companies,...
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