DARPA Fighting Propaganda And Lone Wolfs
“Lone wolf” terrorist attacks are becoming the new normal. These individuals, almost unconnected to larger organisations, are hard to find, monitor, and apprehend on...
Can Boeing Sell Iran Planes When Iran Uses Them to Arm...
The $25 billion aircraft deal that Boeing recently struck with Iran could be jeopardized by Tehran’s continued support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.
Boeing’s jets...
US To Cut Troops In Afghanistan, Double Drones
The United States is looking to reduce its man presence in Afghanistan, and instead “the Air Force aims to double the number of drone...
DHS Releases New Threat Level Bulletin
Following the tragic terrorist attack on the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida on 12 June, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has...
New Report Suggests We Change Our Terrorism Discourse
The US Department of Homeland Security has released a new report that suggests we should stop defining the fight against global terror as “us...
NSA Wants To Monitor Your Pacemaker
The NSA wants to monitor and collection information from pacemakers and other biomedical devices for national security purposes, The Verge reports. The idea, it...
DHS To Create Criminal Investigations Research Centre
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has announced the creation of a new criminal investigations centre to the tune...
Cyber Caliphate or Kremlin False-Flag?
The so-called Cyber Caliphate, the supposed cyber army of jihadist organization ISIS, has featured prominently in the news in recent years with a string...
US, Israel to Sign Agreement to Cooperate in Cyber Defense
Israel and the United States have recently signed a cyber defense declaration calling for real-time operational connectivity through respective Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS)...
US DHS To Get Cyber Defence Agency
A US House of Representatives committee has voted to create a new agency under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that...
Gun Control – Now A Matter of National Security
The latest attacks in the US using firearms purchased too readily and easily have brought about the beginning of a new perception for security...
NSA Didn’t Crack The San Bernardino iPhone – Here’s Why
Is there anything the US National Security Agency can’t do? It can tap undersea fibre optic cables in real time, track the locations of...
US Navy Juiced For Railguns
This May, the US Navy received the portable power system that will be used to fire its futuristic railguns.
General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems Groups (GA-EMS)...
FBI Wants Your Search History
The Obama administration is seeking to expand the investigatory powers given to the FBI and amend surveillance legislation to give the Bureau explicit authority...
DoD To Stop Using Floppies For Nuclear Operations
The US Department of Defence (DoD) will finally stop using floppy disks for nuclear operations. You, you read that right. One of the most...
US Army To Test Rafael’s Trophy
Almost a decade passed since Israeli defence manufacturer Rafael premiered an innovative anti-missile defence system for armoured vehicles and tanks - the Trophy Active...
The US Wants to Build A Fence – In Space
As we’ve written here before, future wars could well be fought in space. The US Air Force is now looking for ways to protect...
US Supplies Rebels In Syria With Weapons
An American military cargo plane dropped light weapons Thursday to rebels besieged by the Islamic State (IS) terror group in the northern Syrian town...
Former USAG: Snowden Performed A “Public Service”
Edward Snowden, the infamous NSA whistleblower, has found an unlikely supporter in former US Attorney General Eric Holder, who has said that Snowden performed...
Traitor In Our Midst? Here’s How to Tell
The US Department of Defence (DoD) is bringing some foresight to the threat of information leakers and traitors. The DoD is building “a massive...
More IoT For The DoD
Armed insurgents regularly use commercial drones to keep track of the movements of adversaries and US soldiers. American troops on the frontlines, however, can’t...
DHS To Airlines: Waive Baggage Fees To Reduce Wait Times
In the case of unbearably long queues for security checks in America’s airports, there is plenty of blame to go around. Both cuts to...
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This Twisting Kirigami Could Power the Next Generation of Soft Robots
Engineers have long looked to origami and kirigami for inspiration when designing lightweight structures that can transform shape without relying on complex mechanical systems....
