Geo-politics

What does big data have to do with politics? In the United States, for example, party consultants use advanced data analysis to help plan...

By Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan Israel has a natural right to, and an internationally recognized need for, defensible borders. The Jordan Valley is the...

The New York police unit in charge of collecting intelligence among local Muslims was shut down. The New York Police Department shut down a special unit operating...

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) joined 31 other organizations in urging the Federal Aviation...

The future combination of cyber warfare and electronic warfare (EW): Lesson learned from an incident involving a U.S. drone brought down by the Russians...

Hundreds of non-Arab volunteers from Asia have joined Syrian rebels, including members of Al-Qaeda and the global Jihad. Rebel forces in Syria, fighting against Assad's...

Borders and fences make it difficult for people to infiltrate areas – but they can't entirely prevent it. The same borders, however, severely disrupt...

One marine could control an autonomous, unmanned supply helicopter with an app on his tablet * A new U.S. Navy project. One marine holding a...

Efforts are intensifying to keep the most deadly and powerful sniper rifles on the market out of the hands of terrorists to protect Illinois...

Interview with Col. (Res.) Moshe Patel, Senior Director of C4I Systems at Elbit Systems - Elisra, on Israel's missile defense systems.

Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced that the Department of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing the first New York State emergency management red license...

In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, terrorism risk insurance quickly became either unavailable or very expensive. Congress reacted by...

Countries do not report stolen or lost passports to Interpol * “This is a threat to civilian aviation security”, according to U.S. DHS experts. Many...

Issues and articles discussed in this episode: HeartBleed - Major, global cyber-security breach discovered Britain's new Porton Man robot tests protective gear mean for soldiers Global Hawk...

Switzerland’s Solar Impulse has unveiled the aircraft with which it will attempt a solar-powered round-the-world flight in 2015. The 236-ft. wingspan Solar Impulse is scheduled...

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...

Turkish national engine specialist Tusas Turkish Engine Industries (TEI), will build a new engine for the country's indigenous UAV. TEI has created a task force...

Moscow subway passengers enjoy made-in-Israel Wi-Fi services * Broadband communications between moving platforms and control rooms. Seven million people use Moscow's subway system every day,...

The NSA knew about and exploited the Heartbleed vulnerability for two years before it was publicly exposed this week, and used it to steal...

Efforts to fix the problematic sense and avoid system on the Triton UAS continue. The U.S. Navy continues to assess its options to replace...

The U.S. intelligence agencies' activities are already infamous, although their depth and scope are not yet clear. According to a Microsoft researcher new encryption...

Issues and articles discussion in this episode: Israeli manufacturers report a growing demand for electro optical payloads for aerostats U.S. Government evaluates aerostat systems for use...