US: pushing the envelope on explosive detection
A new collaborative effort of explosives detection innovation
The Los Alamos National Laboratory is leading a collaboration of strategic public and private partners focused on...
President Putin Visits Egypt
Russian President Putin (L) meeting with Egyptian President el-Sisi (R) in Cairo, February 9, 2015
On February 9-10, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Egypt...
The international campaign against ISIS: February 12-18
US and coalition airstrikes
This past week the coalition forces carried out dozens of airstrikes in Syria and Iraq:
In Syria, airstrikes were carried out in...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 24th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (February 24th 2015):
Israeli System Intercepts Cloud Stored Data
US Marine Corps Wants New Unmanned Tank
A...
Department of Homeland Security urges Lenovo users to remove Superfish
The U.S. government is warning Lenovo users they must remove an adware (advertising-supported software) called ’Superfish’ from their digital platforms.
The Department of Homeland Security...
Much Ado at the Qusayr Site? A Syrian Nuclear Snapshot
On January 9, 2015, the German weekly Der Spiegel published an article alleging that Syria did not give up its nuclear weapons development ambitions...
Will the U.S use its Legendary B-52 Bomber in the war...
There is no other reason to invest in that vintage bomber aircraft – except for bombing. Nevertheless, the U.S is offering no explanation for...
UK getting ready for terrorists using weaponized Ebola virus
This is a threat taken very seriously by Britain. At the height of the Ebola crisis in West Africa last year, British military experts...
The New Ideological Threat to the GCC: Implications for the Qatari-Saudi...
In his book Sectarian Politics in the Gulf, Frederic M. Wehrey argues that the Arab Gulf states are united by a shared threat perception...
Smaller and more powerful – laser weapons are proving their mettle
Laser weapons, once the stuff of science fiction, are becoming practical – bringing militaries the ability to defend against attacks without having to make,...
Terrorism finance: experts worry ISIS already using Bitcoin
Financial and terror experts are concerning about the ability to move cash around national borders could help ISIS fund attacks in the West. This...
Drone rules may be a boon to local industry
The burgeoning drone industry could get a boost with the Federal Aviation Administration’s long-awaited proposed rules on how, where and under what conditions they...
Jihadi organizations’ global activity in the second week of February 2015
Senior official of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) killed in a targeted killing
Harith al-Nadhari, one of AQAP’s most prominent authorities on Islamic religious...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Rafael’s Highly Advanced Targeting and Intelligence...
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we discuss Rafael's Litening targeting pod as well as Rafael's Reccelite self-contained, self-cooled,...
The Conduct of the Islamic State
The death of an American hostage
A statement attributed to the Islamic State claimed that Kayla Jean Mueller, an American woman abducted by ISIS, was...
Israeli experts: Libya – ISIS base for terror in Europe
Israeli security experts say that the growing presence of ISIS in Libya will enable the terror organization to launch terror attacks in European countries....
Israel-Azerbaijan: Despite the Constraints, a Special Relationship
A telegram from the US embassy in Azerbaijan that was published in Wikileaks claimed that the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, compared Israel-Azerbaijan relations...
DRDO in talks with Boeing and Lockheed Martin for UAV
In a first, defense institutions from the US and India are coming together to develop a rotary UAV (unmanned aerial system). US companies Boeing...
The international campaign against ISIS
US and coalition airstrikes
U.S. and coalition airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continued during the week. Dozens of airstrikes were carried out during the week....
DHS to rely on big data to protect critical infrastructure, networks
DHS officials responsible for protecting federal civilian networks and critical industries from cyberattacks have recently referred to this issue. They said they are going...
FAA proposes new UAS regulation
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a framework of regulations allowing routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...
Cyber-Security Threats: Joint Initiative Accelerates Development and Adoption of Mature Technologies
British Prime Minister David Cameron: “This government is committed to ensuring the UK continues to be a leader in the multi-billion dollar cyber-security industry...
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