Canada Officially Declared Boko Haram a Terrorist Organization
Canada, under its Criminal Code, has designated Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. The United States did so three weeks ago.
The Canadian government also...
FAA Selected Operators for Civil UAV Test Sites
The FAA has selected six test sites across the U.S. to conduct civil unmanned aircraft system (UAV) research. Geographic and climatic diversity were key...
U.S. Air Force to Recruit Cyber Specialists
The U.S. Air Force plans to add 1,000 new personnel between 2014 and 2016 as part of its cybersecurity units.
Silicon Valley Business Journal reports...
India to Buy More Israeli UAVs
India is buying 15 Israeli Heron UAVs, according to the Times of India.
According to Defense News India already operates a fleet of Israeli UAVs,...
Pentagon Orders Hundreds of Small Reconnaissance Robots
FirstLook is engineered with visible cameras, long-wave infrared sensors and thermal cameras – all designed to gather and beam back images and video of...
Israeli Fire Fighters: New Recruits, Vehicles
121 new fire fighters joined the Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority personnel in Israel, including two women. At the end of their training they'll...
Civilian Radar Operators to Support U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Radar experts at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Linthicum, Md., will continue to operate and support a system designed to detect...
Israeli Weapon System to be Used by U.S. Armed UAVs
The U.S. Defense Department wants to arm more drones with lightweight, precision-guided weapons to support a larger range of combat missions.
According to Defense Tech...
China to Deploy “Advanced ” UAS on Aircraft Carrier
Experts say that China may use its first aircart carrier for the operation of different types of UAS.
Beijing's first aircraft carrier has returned from...
TSA Industry Day – January 10th
TSA has picked a new date, January 10, 2014, on which it will host an “industry day” in support of the Screening Partnership Program,...
Uruguay: New Police UAVs Enter Service
In the framework of a local safe city program, which includes the installation of hundreds of security cameras especially in the downtown area of...
Australia Knew the NSA was Hacking iPhones
Australian intelligence agencies may have had knowledge of a top secret U.S. NSA program for targeting iPhones, according to newly-released documents.
Slides released recently by...
Raised Security Around British UAV Bases
The British Ministry of Defense is drastically tightening security around air bases that have reportedly been used by the U.S. to launch unmanned air...
Visiting the U.S.? Forget About Your Privacy
A federal court upheld a Homeland Security Department policy that allows authorities at border checkpoints to search laptops and other electronic devices belonging to...
NSA Elite Hackers Exposed
Der Spiegel revealed that the TAO unit of NSA planted backdoors to access computers, hard drives, routers, and other devices from principal vendors.
Germany’s Der...
New Appointments at IAI
The IAI Board of Directors, headed by Rafi Maor, made two new appointments based on recommendations by CEO Yossi Weiss.
Colonel (Res.) Jacob Galifat was...
U.S. Navy Examines Covert Audio Surveillance Systems
The U.S. Navy division which helps administer the DHS “System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders” program, known as the SAVER, is soliciting market...
NSA Hacked International Telecom Cables
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has collected sensitive data on key telecommunications cables between Europe, north Africa and Asia, German news magazine Der...
Islamic Terrorists Strike Kenyan Tourist Resort
Ten people were wounded Thursday when terrorists hurled a grenade into a restaurant in a popular coastal tourist resort town in Kenya, police said.
The...
Israeli Sources: Palestinian Embassies – “Terrorist Centers”
No Surprise in Israel after the recent “work-related incident” which led to the death of the Palestinian Authority Ambassador to the Czech Republic.
The Ambassador,...
Magen David Adom’s New Mobile Command Center
Magen David Adom (MDA), an Israeli emergency medical service, added a new, advanced mobile command center to its fleet of rescue vehicles. The new...
Israeli Fire Fighters Conduct Live Drills
The Fire Fighting Authority in Israel is conducting a series of live drills in the Judea and Samaria District, focusing on putting out building...
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This Laser Doesn’t Destroy Drones—It Blinds Them Instead
Countering small drones does not always require shooting them down. In many situations, denying a drone the ability to see its target is enough...
