The Next Generation of IDF Encrypted Smartphones
The Israeli Ministry of Defense signed a contract with Motorola for the supply of the next generation of encrypted mobile phones to the IDF...
Madrid Tests UAS for City Surveillance
Madrid City Hall is testing a UAS with plans to watch the city from the air. The aim is for them to be used...
New U.S. Road Map for Unmanned Vehicles
Strategy and budget realities are two aspects of the U.S. Defense Department’s new Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap, released on Tuesday. The report to Congress...
Russia May Implement Israeli Security Measures Against Terror
The Russian security services may implement security measures developed by Israel to counter suicide terrorists. Israeli sources told iHLS.
The sources explained that Israel has...
U.S. Court: NSA Didn’t Violate Constitution
The U.S. National Security Agency's bulk collection and storage of phone metadata does not violate the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal judge's decision.
The...
Israeli Government Pays Surfers for Positive Internet Comments
Israel recently announced a special tuition assistance program for university students who agree to regularly post messages on the Internet to combat anti-Semitism and...
DARPA is Looking for New UAV Ideas
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five defense firms to develop ideas for new unmanned aerial systems that will...
The Israeli Lunar Lander is Slowly Taking Shape
The acquisition of the most vital lunar lander component, the propulsion system, was finalized this week after a contract was signed at the IAI...
U.S. Navy: UCLASS Will be Bigger, and Stealthy
The U.S Navy’s unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) program has evolved to call for a jet that is much larger and...
China Presents Lunar Lander – With Europe Burning in Background
An innocent mistake or the beginning of a political fiasco? In early November a model of the Chinese lunar lander was presented, with an...
Americans Fell in Love With the Israeli Tavor
The success of the Tavor assault rifle, already sold to thousands of Americans, is no coincidence. “Due to President Obama's actions and the planned...
U.S. Army Tests Laser Defense System Against UAVs, Mortars
Able to shoot for as long as power is available, electric laser weapons are an answer to threats like simple rockets and swarming boats...
NASA’s Global Hawk UAV Flew 21-Hour Mission Over the Arctic
Northrop Grumman Corporation, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and a team of international science organizations successfully flew a Northrop Grumman-produced NASA Global Hawk...
Asteroid Hunter Spacecraft to Map Hazards Close to Earth
In 2010 and early 2011, a NASA spacecraft that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, discovered more than 34,000...
NSA Deal With RSA Sparks Public Cyber Security Debate
The NSA paid RSA $10 million to ensure a vulnerable encryption algorithm was used by default in RSA's BSAFE toolkit, this according to a...
For the First Time in Israel: Civilian UAV Permits
The Israeli Civilian Aviation Authority (RTA) gave aviation permits to two UAV operators. The permits are the first of their kind given in this...
Networked Lasers for Combat and HLS – the IAI Solution
Laser beam weapons have ignited the imagination of millions that watched movies in which these weapons were used. For many years scientists, mainly in...
Mikhail Kalashnikov Dies at 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of fabled AK-47 automatic rifle, died Monday, the office of the presidency in the Udmurtia region where he worked said....
Israel Gave Secret U.S. Tech to China
Secret U.S. missile and electro-optics technology was transferred to China recently by Israel, prompting anger from the U.S. and causing a senior Israeli defense...
Who’s Guarding the Guards? Cyber Security Solutions for Security Systems
CyberSeal – a member of the Magal Group – offers a comprehensive solution for protecting security networks on all levels. In addition, the company...
EU Encourages Dual-Use Projects
Dual-purpose projects that can serve both defense and security across the EU will be the focus of some agencies from 2014.
The European Commission and...
BCP&IT Conference: The New Crisis Management C4I Array Revealed
The Crisis management computing array, an emergency management facility, is one of Israel's largest building and C4I projects. The project took several years to...
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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...
