The New American Driverless Car
Ford's autonomous automobile: Four infrared sensors on the roof, obstacle detection at a range of up to 70 meters (230 feet), 2.5 million measurements...
DARPA Launches Improved Web Search Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked for proposals to help improve Web searches for defense and other agencies and eventually the public. Initially,...
Israel Gets Ready for Earthquakes
The Israel Aerospace Industries rescue unit recently conducted a large-scale earthquake drill, including 80 unit volunteers, fire fighting teams, paramedics and IDF soldiers.
The scenario...
India, Israel Sign Homeland Security Agreement
India and Israel have signed a slew of agreements on cooperation in legal assistance and public and homeland security.
"We believe that these agreements are...
Israeli Experts Warn: Don’t Reduce Security on Planes
The Department of Homeland Security has reduced the number of Federal Air Marshals — plain-clothed officers whose job is to protect aircraft from terrorists...
IHLS TV: Data Analysis for Prison Authorities
According to Israel Rom, former Head of CIO and HLS Technologies Directorate at the Israel Prison Service, authorities have to use advanced technologies in...
Israeli-Owned Company Wins U.S. Border Contract
A contract for towers carrying high-tech sensors to detect movement along the southwest U.S border with Mexico border went to Texas-based EFW, a U.S...
Russia Believes in UAS
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced a program to spend about 320 billion rubles (US $9 billion) by 2020 on military UAVs.
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New Israeli Cyber Monitoring Center
Y-Tech Solutions, an Israeli company offering cloud-based C4I and communication solutions, established a new cyber monitoring center in Rosh Ha'Ain, Israel. The center offers...
Iran Hacked U.S. Navy Computers
By Dana Yarkechy
Wall Street Journal reported an Iranian cyber attack against the unclassified network of the U.S. Navy. According to the report various sources...
Nuclear Threat: The Korean Cyber Wars
The South Korean government is working to develop a cyber weapon to hit North Korean nuclear facilities. This is Information warfare.
The tension between North...
Locate an Emergency Caller Using Wireless Phone
The U.S Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed rules to help emergency responders better locate wireless 911 callers. The proposed rule changes stem partly...
Syria is Playing for Time to Save Chemicals
After missing the 5 February deadline to have all its chemical weapons removed from its territory, Syria has submitted a new 100-day plan for...
Same Platform, New Capabilities
Elbit Systems is expanding the potential market for its unmanned air systems (UAS) by adding different sensors. The Israeli company is enhancing that way...
Interview with Yedidia Yaari, Rafael’s President and CEO
Rafael is one of the more advanced Israeli defense companies with a range of systems that are being used by armed forces around the...
Saudi Arabia’s New Missile Force
By Yiftah Shapir , Yoel Guzansky
A recent article in Newsweek reported that “according to a well-placed intelligence source,” in 2007 Saudi Arabia began to...
Biometric Exit Test Facility to Start Operation This Spring
A mock airport facility where U.S Customs and Border Protection plans to test devices to record biometric data from travelers exiting the country is...
The Israeli Video Analytics Conference
We know how to install thousands of advanced cameras that cover open and closed, safe and secured areas. We know how to store massive...
The Future of Robotics: Israeli UGVs
According to Dr. Isabelle Okashi, the future of UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles) is similar to that of their airborne drone cousins: A combination of...
U.S. License Plate Tracking Plan collapsed
Only days after the US Department of Homeland Security began seeking a company to help it track license plates nationwide, the agency has reportedly...
Israel’s Nation Cyber Bureau: “Israel – A World Leader”
"Every minute of every day there are cyber attacks, all over the world. Israel is no different. The cyber threat is very real and...
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....
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A Soft Robot Just Learned a Human-Like Sixth Sense
Most robots rely heavily on cameras and external tracking systems to understand their surroundings and control movement. But in cluttered, dark, or visually degraded...
