Turkey’s New Missile Defense System “Resembles Iron Dome”
Turkey is developing a new missile defense system Korkut that resembles Israel’s Iron Dome, to prevent Islamic State militant’s rocket attacks.
The new system is...
Breakthrough: First UAS Achieves Civil European Approval
After more than two years’ work Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus Group, has become the world’s first company to be approved...
Terrorist Chemical Attacks in Europe – a Possibility?
The European Union's counter-terrorism co-ordinator fears that foreign fighters could launch attacks in Europe with chemical weapons, using techniques learned in Syria and Iraq.
Gilles...
Drones – at an Affordable Price?
Three years ago, the U.S. Navy began testing Northrop Grumman's newest version of the Fire Scout, a helicopter drone derived from the Bell 407...
New Cyber-Security Approach
The American Department of Defense (DoD) is making changes to the tools that provide endpoint security to its network. A news release stated that...
New Rifle for French Army
The French army has chosen the German-made Heckler & Koch HK 416 carbine to replace, by 2017 according to an official statement, its iconic...
Civil Aviation Security – a Russian Egyptian Cooperation?
Progress has been made on the resumption of flights between Russia and Egypt following high-level meetings between the two countries’ aviation officials.
Russia said...
Robot to Disarm Suspects at Airports
The Chinese AnBot robot was introduced to a terminal in one of China’s busiest airports, Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport, to help with security checks...
Increase in Funding of Military Intelligence Cyber
The US Defense Department (DoD) has been attributing growing importance to the military intelligence cyber field. This has been reflected by the DoD’s recent...
Is Iran Becoming a UAV Power?
Russia has been seeking Iran's help to achieve a long- range drone technology, according to the Iranian Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Mohammad Baqeri.
“There...
Chinese Navy Enhancing New Aircraft Carrier
China's third aircraft carrier, which is still under development, will feature steam catapults to launch more heavily armed Shenyang J-15 multi-role aircrafts that might...
Communication Solution for Flood Threats?
Mobile communications company Ping4Inc. has been awarded a development contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to assist first...
UPS Tests Drone Delivery Options
Shipping giant UPS has launched testing of drones to deliver packages to remote and difficult to reach locations.
UPS begun the tests recently using a...
New Key Offensive Cyber Player: Germany
A special cyber security unit of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) conducted its first offensive cyber operation abroad when it broke into an internal...
New Night Vision Monocular for Military and Civilian Use
New night vision goggles were launched by a British company specialising in thermal/night vision. Thermoteknix Systems has launched the NiCAM-14 Monocular NVG (night vision...
New Pod System Offers Aircraft Extreme Computing Capabilities
A new technology is capable of being flown on remotely piloted aircraft in a pod-based enclosure and enables on-board, high-performance embedded computing to derive...
Uber Uses Selfies for Enhancing Security
Uber ride-share services has been rolling out a new security measure tested in Atlanta and a few other cities in the US — using...
Cyber Threats on Israel’s Air Traffic Control
By ARIE EGOZI
We don't see it but this danger is around the corner waiting to hit.
A cyber attack on Israeli infrastructure may include air...
Britain to Update Cyber Security Systems
Britain's GCHQ security agency is considering developing a nationwide internet firewall to block malicious content and protect government networks from rocketing numbers of attacks,...
A New Homeland Security College Founded
Fifteen years after 9/11, the spectre of terrorism remains a global threat and, in response, the University of Albany, New York, announced that it...
Night Vision Equipment Becomes Smaller and Lighter
Night vision technology developers have always aspired to reduce the size, weight and power consumption of the devices worn in the field. Furthermore, researchers...
Are US Elections’ Software Systems Critical Infrastructure?
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering more protections to help states secure voting systems during the November elections. DHS has recently stepped up...
Latest
This Drone Hunts Hidden Radars Before an Airstrike
Modern air defense systems are becoming increasingly difficult to penetrate. Long before an aircraft reaches its target, ground-based radars can detect, track and coordinate...
