South Korea Upgrading its Defense Capabilities
South Korea has been upgrading its defense capabilities in several fields. Seoul is reserving $218 million from its revised mid-term defense plan on cybersecurity...
U.S: New Cybersecurity Organization to Defend Power Grid
In 2013, U.S. critical infrastructure companies reported about 260 cyberattacks on their facilities to the federal government. Of these attacks, 59 percent occurred in...
VTOL X-Plane Program Takes Off
For generations, new designs for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft have remained unable to increase top speed without sacrificing range, efficiency or the ability...
New App Makes Tipping Police Easier
Ohio Homeland Security announced Friday the launch of an app designed to make it easier to send tips to law enforcement.
The free Safer Ohio...
New Platform Will Assist First Responders
Hurricane Matthew was one of the first operational uses of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T) HURREVAC-eXtended (HV-X)...
China Has Been Including Startups in Defense Indusry
A new trend has been emerging in China’s defense industry. China’s military is increasingly enlisting smaller private sector startups in the race to create...
Answer to The Rapidly Changing Battlefield
US Military seniors have recently detailed the budget crisis’ effects on readiness and modernization, and military associations have begun adding their voices to the...
Augmented Reality – for Navy Fire Targeting
In just a year, a wearable headset designed to help U.S. Navy gunnery sailors cut through the fog of combat has evolved from a...
Islamist plot to blow up Eiffel Tower, Louvre and nuclear power...
An Islamist plot to blow up the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and a nuclear power plant has been foiled according to French police.
Officers stumbled...
Sensor Technology Boosts Search and Rescue Missions
Search and rescue missions are often supported by airborne capabilities. Advances in the sensor field can augment the capabilities of the teams to locate...
Police want right to see medical records without consent
Police want new and expanded rights to access medical records and other confidential data without an individual's consent, a senior police chief has told...
A UAV Will Replace Strike Fighters in Refueling Missions
An unmanned aerial refueling tanker is sought by the US Navy. In its latest draft request for proposals, the Navy pitched four major defense...
Metal detectors at Yankee Stadium
Fans heading to Yankee Stadium during the team's current homestand will be seeing some new security measures. Beginning this week, the team is adding...
ISIS Horrors – Madmen of the World Unite!
ISIS, ISIL, Islamic Nation and so on have become synonymous with horrors, mass executions and rivers of blood which have all been featured on...
New Sniper Rifle Enters The Arena
Russia’s security services will begin taking delivery of the country's next-generation Tochnost sniper rifle before the year is out.
"This year, the Federal Security Service,...
New Development in Armored Vehicle Manufacture in Europe
The armored vehicle Piranha 5 will be manufactured by the Romanian Ministry of Economy and General Dynamics in Bucharest.
Piranha 5 is a highly mobile...
Fusion centers: have they found their sweet spot?
Increased state investment in fusion centers may suggest a change of opinion on the information-gathering groups.
Fusion centers combine data from the Department of Homeland...
Data security management in critical energy infrastructure
Data security in critical energy facilities is a highly complex task. Various data systems provide a great deal of information which comes in diverse...
FAA would allow four private companies to operate drones in U.S....
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would allow four private companies - Trimble Navigation, VDOS Global, Clayco Inc., and Woolpert Inc. -...
Mahindra Defense will develop unmanned combat systems
Mahindra Defense System (MDS), part of the $17-bn Mahindra & Mahindra, is all set for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs,) unmanned ground...
The western world’s joint cyber defense efforts
As cyber threats on countries of Europe are getting to be more present, more threatening and by the hands of more professional people, anything...
More UAVs for the Israeli Air Force
The number of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) operated by the Israeli air force (IAF) will grow in the near future. This is a result...
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This Missile Is Designed to Stay Low, Stay Hidden, and Strike...
Modern armed forces are increasingly looking for strike weapons that can engage targets from long distances without exposing launch platforms to enemy air defenses....
