iHLS TV Weekly Report – January 6 2015
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In this weekly report (January 6 2015):
DARPA Taking Inspiration from Birds of Prey to Develop Agile UASs
An Israeli missile...
The international campaign against ISIS
Attacks by the US and the coalition in Syria and Iraq
U.S. and coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continued during the week. This week...
Cold War Foes Sinking Deeper into Syrian Quagmire
Konstantin Bodragin
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter has presented President Obama with a plan to put boots on the ground in Syria and Iraq. According...
China Accused Of Hacking Australia’s Bureau Of Meteorology
Chinese state-sponsored hacking of US computer networks has been a frequent feature in headlines in recent years. In this case, Chinese cyber attackers have...
Germany Pulls Patriot Missile Defense Systems From Turkey
Germany has removed two Patriot missile air defense complexes and 250 personnel from Turkish territory, news agency Anadolu has reported. Berlin had earlier announced...
NSA Didn’t Crack The San Bernardino iPhone – Here’s Why
Is there anything the US National Security Agency can’t do? It can tap undersea fibre optic cables in real time, track the locations of...
Hawaii Gun Owners To Be Placed On Federal Database
Hawaii has become the first US state to place all gun owners – both residents and visitors – in a federal database, CNN reports....
Sniper Rifles Used by Syrian Armed Forces
The Syrian Armed Forces are using the VSK-94 special sniper rifles supplied by Russia. According to TASS Defense, citing Syrian media, "the servicemen of...
Advanced Electro-Optics Systems Enable Long Range Performance
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract valued at over $90 million from an Asia-Pacific country, for the supply of SPECTRO XR...
North Korea Continues Developing it’s Nuclear Arsenal
"North Korea has reached a significant level of miniaturization and power of nuclear weapons," a spokesperson for the South Korean Defense ministry told RIA...
President Obama’s visit – the security operation
The visit of the President of the U.S. to Israel beginning this Wednesday will paralyze movement in large areas of Israel and will employ...
China Believes in Psychological Warfare
China may use cyber attacks to increase the effect of its psychological operations in some countries, by "planting" false messages; this according to experts...
U.S Navy autonomous aerial refueling tests underway
The Navy continues to demonstrate multiple technologies that promise to significantly increase the endurance and range of carrier-based unmanned aircraft.
As part of the Unmanned...
Upgraded Rockets to Hit Targets Without Leaving Unexploded Ordnance
The US Army plans to fire an upgraded, precision-guided, ground-fired rocket which will pinpoint enemy targets at distances up to 70 or more kilometers...
Big Data – Also for Politics?
Big data analysis has been contributing not only to decision making in the business, health, and defense realms but also in politics. Computer experts have...
More than 1 Million Threats Against Israeli Users During Q3 2013
Kaspersky Lab detected more than 649,777 internet malware attacks targeting Israeli users during July-September 2013. A total of 27.5% of the users were targeted...
U.S Military Upgrades its C5ISR Capabilities
The U.S. military faces a critical stage in establishing and maintaining its position as a world leader in the new technologically advanced environment of...
New Threat: The Rise of Hezbollah in Europe
This month, it was revealed that Hezbollah agents operating in Europe made procurements for “parts and technologies” in Bulgaria which would allow them to...
Possible Solution for Long Airport Lines
Balancing line speed and security at the airport is essential to ensuring safe, reliable travel. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology...
DHS not signing off on Libyans in US flight schools
The Department of Homeland Security is against the White House plan to lift the ban on Libyans attending U.S. flight schools.
Secretary of Homeland Security...
Cyber security task force takes ‘whole government’ approach
In today’s virtual world, it is well-known that cybercrime can jeopardize our privacy, our economy, and even our national security. Less well-known is an...
New protective kit for IDF infantry fighters
The new protective kit comes complete with: helmet, earplugs, ceramic vest and goggles – lessons of "Operation Protective Edge".
IDF infantry units are to be...
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Laser Sensing Tech Could Move From Ground Mapping to Space Surveillance
Stealth aircraft are designed primarily to make radar detection more difficult, creating an ongoing challenge for the sensors responsible for finding and tracking them....
