Chinese government offices ban Windows 8
China is ramping up its campaign against Microsoft, following its ban in May on the installation of Windows 8 on government computers.
According to ECT...
Florida: New drone service to launch soon
Drones are moving fast into the civil market. Engineers and architects can perform dangerous inspections from afar using a new South Florida drone service.
Coral...
The Ebola epidemic: Carriers difficult to detect
On Thursday, the Nigerian government announced that they had started screening passengers at international airports for signs of Ebola after a passenger showed up...
U.S releases National Protection Framework
The federal government has released the National Protection Framework, a planning document that covers the capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of...
iHLS TV – war in Iraq, cyber security and Israeli technology
Issues and articles discussed in this report:
A new IT security survey
British lawmakers examine UAV market
Smart Russian weapons may reach ISIS in Iraq
New, life-saving Israeli...
911 in Israel: A centralized emergency center
How many citizens have already paid with their lives and how many more will pay in the future for the lack of a centralized...
Hezbollah commander killed in Iraq
Hezbollah celebrated the death of a military "trainer" who was killed recently during fighting against the Islamic State in northern Iraq. The Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based...
U.S. prison security threatened by drones
A drone carrying cellphones, marijuana and other contraband into a U.S. maximum-security prison never made it inside the razor wire fence, and authorities said...
Civil Drone Activity in U.S. Expands
In another expansion of unmanned aerial systems efforts, the Ohio/Indiana UAS center is partnering with one of its most active ranges for flying drones.
The...
Scanning of U.S.-bound Containers Delayed Until 2016
DHS has delayed until 2016 the implementation of key sections of the SAFE Port Act of 2006, which requires that 100 percent of U.S.-bound...
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...
Saving Lives on the Battlefield: New Israeli Medical Technology
A simple, basic medical device aimed at saving lives on the battlefield was developed and manufactured by a medical start-up company based in Ra'anana,...
Will ISIS Gain Hold of New Russian Weapons in Iraq?
The Iraqis are using a deadly weapon system against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). This is the Russian-built TOS-1A multiple launch rocket...
Israel’s Air Force: From the Second Lebanon War to Protective Edge
By Dudi (David) Yaron
During the Second Lebanon War (2006) known as Operation "Change of Direction" the Israeli Air Force, within just 34 minutes, destroyed...
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...
Space: Threats From Above
Space is becoming another future front for global wars. Gen. William Shelton, the commander of Air Force #Space Command, said last week that U.S....
iHLS TV – Protecting Israel’s Natural Gas Reservoirs
A review of Israel's offshore security systems, defending its #underwater natural #gas reservoirs.
Jewish Groups Get 94% of Homeland Security Grants
The Department of Homeland Security allocated to Jewish institutions $12 million, or 94 percent, of $13 million in funds for securing nonprofits.
The #Jewish Federations...
Driverless Car fleets to Hit Britain in 2015
The British government is preparing new rules that will allow autonomous #vehicles on the public highways .Today, #driverless cars are only allowed to travel...
U.S. Experts: NSA Damages Economy and Internet Security
The U.S. National Security Agency’s (#NSA) actions have and will continue to cause “significant damage” to U.S. interests and the global Internet community, the...
Israeli Experts: U.S. Weapons in Iraq Will Reach ISIS
The US State Department has approved two new lots of weapon sales to Iraq at a time when that government is desperately trying to...
Israeli-Owned Firm Competes for U.S. Border Security Contract
DHS’s plan to deploy fifty surveillance towers across southern Arizona is temporarily on hold, following a protest by Raytheon that the agency improperly awarded...
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One of the World’s Most Widely Used Machine Guns Is Evolving...
Machine guns remain a core element of infantry firepower, but the way soldiers use them has changed significantly over the past two decades. Modern...
