Multiple intelligence agencies: a blessing or recipe for failure? Part 3
The first part of this series listed the federal and military intelligence organizations and their respective roles. The second part focused on the drawbacks of...
US Army to Concentrate on Next Generation Rifle
The US Army has canceled its program to find an interim replacement for the M4/M16 rifle for front line soldiers as result of “a...
Ben Gurion Airport Flights Grounded Due to Drone
Drones continue to pose a threat to civil aviation. All the flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport were grounded for 15 minutes due...
Peshmerga Forces Down ISIS Drone
Kurdish Peshmerga forces shot down an ISIS surveillance drone last week near the Mosul frontline in northern Iraq, reports ARA News, a Kurdish news...
iHLS Defense and HLS Accelerator Is Kicking Off
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A U.S. Strike on Syria and its Implications for Israel
Washington continues to deliberate with its allies the strategic objectives of an attack and consider the military option that will achieve the most benefit...
Iris and Fingerprint Scanning are Replacing Airport Security Procedures
Biometric scanning technologies are becoming more and more widespread in airports, stadiums etc., turning check-in procedures more efficient and quick.
Iris and fingerprints scans will...
Las Vegas in Need of Federal Counter-Terrorism Assistance
According to many, the American government is failing to provide Las Vegas and other large parts of Nevada with adequate resources to combat terrorism...
The shoulder launched missiles – imminent threat to aircraft
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US DHS Forming Defences Against IoT Hacks
The American Department of Homeland Security released a few days ago a public statement that it is closely monitoring events arising from the DDoS...
The Israeli airforce prefers a home grown communications system for F-35
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...
Iran’s Offensive Cyber Capabilities Grow
A new report prepared by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is creating a new wave of concerns about Iran's growing offensive cyber...
India’s Army May Purchase Israeli Anti-Tank Missiles
The Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is back on the Indian Army’s acquisition agenda. The potential purchase of the missile arose during a...
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...
Eiffel Tower Gets Bulletproof Protection
The Eiffel Tower, Paris’ eternal symbol, will soon be flanked by two 8-ft. walls of bulletproof glass, Parisian officials have announced. As a potential...
India in Desperate Need for Firepower
Weeks after the Indian Army rejected an indigenously-built assault rifle, the government has decided to speed up the procurement procedure for over 185,000 high...
Laser Guided UAV Landing
UAV landing sometimes entails the risk of an accident due to wrong estimates by the operator. Now, safe takeoff and landing even in the...
More upgrades to the IAF’s Unmanned Systems
The upgrade of the Israeli air force (IAF) unmanned air systems (UAS) continues.
The force is equipping all its Israel aerospace industries (IAI) Heron-1 (Shoval)...
Creative Anti-Chemical Weapon in Development
The Syrian civil war has brought chemical weapons back to the center stage in terms of international arsenals and defense methods. The U.S. military...
iHLS TV Special Edition – ISIS/ISIL
This iHLS Special Edition video is about the terror organization ISIL/ISIS: the al-Qaeda-al-Nusra Front (Jabhat al-Nusra) splinter-group that is making strides in Lebanon, Syria...
US Army activates its first cyber protection brigade
On September 5, the US Army activated a new Cyber Protection Brigade— the first of its kind in the Army — at Fort Gordon,...
New UAS Unveiled by Giant Defense Industry
A new small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been unveiled by Lockheed Martin. The OUTRIDER is a lightweight, canister launched UAS designed in partnership...
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