New Anti-Terror Tools Sought in Encrypted Messaging
France and Germany are insisting makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
Privacy advocates argue that...
Protect UAVs from hacking
The U.S Navy has kicked off a project to collaborate with outside scientists on research and development that will help protect the branch’s flying...
CyberSecurity System Strategy Renewed in Germany
Germany's cabinet approved a new cyber security strategy due to a growing number of attacks, especially from China and Russia.
The strategy calls for the...
New Missile Ejection Technology To Be Tested
A pneumatic ejection system for the Brahmos missile air version is scheduled to be tested this year while launched from an Indian Air Force...
Israel Gave Secret U.S. Tech to China
Secret U.S. missile and electro-optics technology was transferred to China recently by Israel, prompting anger from the U.S. and causing a senior Israeli defense...
Russian Regions to Operate Local Civilian UAVs
Every region within Russia will have its own UAV department to conduct rescue operations, the Emergency Situations Minister announced.
"Special branches that will be equipped...
New Method of IT Equipment Purchasing Can Help Startups
The establishment of a new company involves heavy expenses on office equipment. At the first stage, a startup will be based within the framework...
U.S. DHS to Protect Online Transactions
FIS, a provider of banking and payments technology, has reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a cybersecurity research partner....
UK Seeks Emergency Communications Contract
The United Kingdom’s Emergency Services Mobile Communications Program (ESMCP) will replace the communication service currently delivered by Airwave, which was criticized following the July...
Protecting Biometric Data Systems
Recent years have shown that there are many difficulties in stopping attempts to evade or deceive biometric security systems. For this purpose IARPA’s (The...
An iHLS Startup: Technology Saves Lives in Burning Skyscrapers
Few people know, but the reason fire procedures instruct people to refrain from elevator use in case of a fire in a high story...
Britain: Inquiry into Civil Use of Drones
The British House of Lords is holding an inquiry into the civil use of drones, to determine whether the conditions are right “for the industry to take...
Will Online Gaming Technologies Train Future Forces?
A new online gaming platform is now aiming to shape the future of the US Armed Forces. The game allows soldiers to experiment and...
Growing interest in the Dominator XP UAS
The Mexican armed forces are operating the Aeronautics Dominator XP unmanned air system (UAS).Negotiations are underway with some other potential clients.
The first export contract...
The Navy’s New Robot Looks and Swims Just Like a Shark
The American military does a lot of work in the field of biomimicry, stealing designs from nature for use in new technology. After all,...
Israeli company clinches US Army contract
Israeli RT has successfully completed all the levels of the AEWE 2014 program.
The company’s Skystar 180 was chosen to be one of the approved...
Australia purchases IAI’s Heron
There is no doubt the world is marching towards a technological advancements unheard of before. With each passing day we hear of more unmanned...
Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, On Small UAVs’ Unique...
Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, gave a talk during the AUS&R conference on September 7th on the company’s unmanned vehicles and their...
South Korea Remains Under US Protection Against North
North Korea is an "up-close, dangerous and continuing threat,” said U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter at a news conference with his South Korean counterpart,...
Watch Barak-8’s Successful Interception
A successful interception test of the Barak-8 system was conducted from an Israel Navy corvette, in continuation of the test held in late 2014,...
Of Cyber And Regulation
Avi Yariv
At the Cyber and Regulation conference, which took place in the University of Haifa last week, special attention was given to the regulatory...
Al-Qaeda Urges Jihad Against The West
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - one of the group’s most dangerous branches - has released an audio message by Ibrahim Al-Qusi, one...
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Satellites Can Spot Trouble in Orbit—but Can They Survive a Hit?
As more satellites enter orbit, simply knowing where every object is located is becoming increasingly difficult, and location alone may not provide enough information....
