Geo-politics

The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has sent out 12 tender requests to local and foreign companies for a battle system which is required...

In another expansion of unmanned aerial systems efforts, the Ohio/Indiana UAS center is partnering with one of its most active ranges for flying drones. The...

Israel Military Industries (IMI) has developed a new spectral flare increasing the survivability of combat helicopters in danger zones. The new flare is smaller and...

Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats against the Rio 2016 Games.  Authorities are sharing information with foreign governments, and an international...

A recent arms deal between Egypt and France may indicate a change in the regional balance of power; Egypt's traditional reliance on U.S. arms...

Mahindra Defense System (MDS), part of the $17-bn Mahindra & Mahindra, is all set for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs,) unmanned ground...

Americans own an estimated 265 million guns, more than one gun for every American adult, according to a new survey portraying US gun ownership...

According to recent reports, President Vladimir Putin is planning to deploy nuclear missiles and nuclear submarines.  There are also reports concerning Russia’s plans to...

Elbit Systems was awarded an $80 million contract to supply a Latin American country with Command, Control, Computer & Communications (C4I) systems. iHLS – Israel...

The companies QinetiQ, Thales and Textron AirLand have announced a collaborative bid to lead the UK Ministry of Defence’s upcoming Air Support to the Defence...

Researchers in Northeastern University, funded by DHS’s Office of Science and Technology, are developing surveillance technologies better to help airport security officials scan passengers...

Israeli experts who saw the footage of what the Iranians presented as their "suicide drone" told iHLS this is yet another tall tale from...

The F-35 fighter jet’s software is so buggy, it could just ground the whole fleet, Vice’s Motherboard reports The F-35’s logistics system is supposed to...

The US Army is likely to cancel a plan to replace its M4 assault rifles with a new carbine. The Army prepared for a selection of three finalists of a major evaluation, before committing over $300 millins for new Carbines over the next five years. It is now likely the Army will opt for the modestly improved M4A1.

By ARIE EGOZI Israeli defense companies are worried by China’s new policy meant to dramatically increase the number of local defense equipment manufacturers. "While Israel is...

The U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have recently conducted a first successful experiment for the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. The missile has...

The Israeli airforce (IAF) wants a locally made communications system on its F-35 stealth fighters. Pentagon officials have long identified the F-35 joint strike fighter...

Bring the cost and the dimensions of unmanned naval systems, increase the scope of their autonomous operation, and bring down to the bare minimum...

Haifa University will feature a new graduate program, Fire Sciences, in cooperation with the Israeli Fire and Rescue Authority. The Authority considered establishing its own...

South Korea's Navy launched a new fast patrol boat to help counter North Korea's hovercraft force along its maritime demarcation line. The Navy statement...

Commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is an emerging line of business in China, set to be worth billions of yuan within a...

Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, said that Islamic State had obtained the necessary scientific documentation for chemical weapons production. “In particular, there’s information about...