Israeli Access Control Solution Wins U.S. Security Award
Entering the office isn't usually perceived to be the most exciting part of the work day, especially if the security level at said office...
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Hacking U.S Secrets, China Pushes for Drones plan
The NY Times published on September 20, 2013 that for approximately two years, hackers based in Shanghai...
Israeli Offers an Advanced Aircraft to the U.S. Army
An American company owned by Israeli Abraham Karem offers an advanced tiltrotor the U.S. army.
Karem Aircraft is owned by, an aviation expert who designed...
U.S. Drones to Monitor North Korean Skies
Next year the U.S. military will begin flying Global Hawk (UAS) unmanned air surveillance systems from Japan on missions to monitor North Korea, as...
Nigeria Hosts International Naval Exercise
The Nigerian Navy is hosting the combined exercise called African Winds, a program of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) security co-operation program of U.S....
Chinese Satellite Grabs Another Satellite in Orbit
A Chinese satellite used a robotic arm to capture another in space as part of a covert weapons program, according to a news report...
Tanzania Wants to Use UAS in Anti-Poaching Ops
The Tanzanian government says it is considering proposals from private American conservationists who are offering to help the country fight endemic rhino and elephant...
Colombia has Shown Interest in an Israeli MRAP
The MKII Zibar Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) developed by Zibar in Israel has been demonstrated to the Colombian Army and Marine Corps, reportedly arousing...
Turkey Angers the U.S. by Offering Helicopters to Pakistan
Turkey is aggressively lobbying to give T-129 attack helicopters to Pakistan to replace its aging AH-1F fleet and is prepared to agree to generous...
Despite Budget Cuts, There’s Still Hope for Defense Electronics Suppliers
Despite the doom and gloom associated with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget cuts, market analysts see silver linings for defense electronics suppliers...
Al Qaeda Plot Leak Undermined U.S. Intelligence
The recent disclosures about the U.S. intelligence agencies are causing more damage as time passes.
As the nation’s spy agencies assess the fallout from disclosures...
Brazil Becomes Hot Market for Surveillance Technology Ahead of World Cup
Giants of the surveillance sector get contracts in a number of Brazilian cities during the games of 2014 – from security scanners to remote...
Training people to fight terrorism – a new U.S. initiative
Secretary of State John Kerry, in a Friday speech to the Global Counterterrorism Ministerial Forum, unveiled a new U.S. initiative to address the root...
The race between Cyber tools budgets and the approval process in...
U.S Air Force officials are working to develop an “effective” procurement model for buying equipment and services related to activities in the cyber domain,...
Star Wars weapons? Scientists create ‘lightsaber’ molecules
Don't expect to begin your Jedi training any time soon, but scientists have created molecules that, in effect, behave like the deadly "Star Wars"...
Iran hacked U.S. Navy Computers
U.S. officials revealed that Iran hacked unclassified Navy computers in recent weeks in an escalation of cyber attacks against U.S. infrastructures.
The Wall Street Journal...
Taking pictures of earth from 36.000 km in space
Operational imaging intelligence satellites see the earth from altitudes of 400-600 Km. Now the challenge is to collect intelligence from an altitude of 36.000...
Biometric exits at U.S. airports are a big headache
A top official at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cautioned that a biometric exit system at airports could be a vast waste of money...
Turkey is breaking away from the west and NATO
In a multibillion-dollar deal, Turkey agreed to buy a Chinese-made long-range air- and missile-defense system — a move that could prevent the system from...
Predator UAS Saves Life in Rim Fire Disaster Relief Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that a MQ-1 Predator unmanned air systems (UAS) successfully supported firefighters in their efforts to contain California’s Rim Fire,...
NASA, Homeland Security Test Disaster Recovery Tool
NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind portable radar device to detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of...
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Completes 1st Pilotless Flight
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight, demonstrating the next generation of combat training...
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This New Ballistic Missile Can Strike Targets 500 Kilometers Away
Modern military operations increasingly depend on the ability to strike high-value targets from long distances before they can threaten friendly forces. Command posts, air...
