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DARPA taking inspiration from birds of prey to develop agile UAVs
The U.S Army is looking for inspiration from nature .This because it would like to use small drones a lot more, especially to gather...
New cyber test range trains soldiers for simultaneous cyber and combat operations
American soldiers are being trained for Cyber wars.
A unique mix of training technologies sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is preparing front-line...
UAS fact-finding mission led by ICAO
The council president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, led a special, high-level and technically oriented ICAO fact-finding mission to...
Kaspersky Lab: number of corporate sector targets in 2014 has more than doubled since 2013
Kaspersky Lab has undertaken a master review of the key events that defined the threat landscape in 2014.
Among a range of security incidents, targeted...
The White House Requests $263 Million for Police Body Cameras
The U.S police forces want to have photographed evidence that will support their actions.
The White House has asked for $263 million in funding for...
Washington is promoting a big UAS deal with India
An agreement or announcement to this effect is likely when U.S. President Barack Obama visits India as the chief guest for the Republic Day...
iHLS TV Weekly Report – December 24 2014
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In this weekly report (24 December 2014):
Two terrorists set free by US Homeland Security Department
New threat: Islamic terrorism jeopardize...
Israeli Defense Company Awarded Major Contract in Brazil
Elbit Systems announced its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was directly awarded a Brazilian contract to refurbish 4 Grumman C-1A planes. The entire...
One billion more: Kaspersky Lab counts up this year’s cyber-threats
Every year Kaspersky Lab experts evaluate the level of cyber-threats. In 2014 we saw considerable growth in the number of malicious attacks on user...
China’s Hypersonic Missiles Not Invulnerable to Missile Defense
Responding to China’s recent hypersonic missile tests, MDAA (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance) Chairman Riki Ellison stated that the Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs) could be...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: Yemen
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Report of an attempted attack on an airbase where Western forces were staying
Ansar al-Sharia (which is...
All Los Angeles Police Officers to Wear Body Cameras by 2016: Mayor
All 7,000 officers of Los Angeles police are to be outfitted with body cameras by 2016, the city's Mayor Eric Garcetti announced, following mass unrest across the United States caused...
Turkish oil pipeline explosion – a Cyber attack?
The August 2008 Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline explosion in Refahiye, eastern Turkey, was ruled at the time to be an accident resulting from a...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: Australia
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Terrorist attack in Australia, possibly inspired by ISIS
On December 15, 2014, an armed man took over...
Will the U.S Respond to Sony Hack?
The U.S. is weighing a “range of options” to respond to the hack of Sony Pictures, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said recently....
Law Enforcement and National Security vs. Global Business Interests
Yoram Hacohen
Three interesting processes are underway as a direct result of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the extent of the access by US security services...
Several handheld firefighter radios fail in simulated tests, NIST researchers find
Firefighters might lose communications during an incident if their handheld radios are exposed to high temperatures, according to new tests conducted by the National...
China will use laser weapons to protect from drones used for terror attacks
China has recently signaled its intentions to join the march toward laser weapons, unveiling a laser system designed to destroy drones. The new lasers...
FBI releases 2013 hate crime statistics
The FBI released Hate Crime Statistics 2013, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s first publication to present data collected under the Matthew Shepard and...
“A suspicious drone 4 miles to the North”
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, will launch a giant drone-hunting blimp over Maryland’s Aberdeen Proving Grounds just east of Washington D.C. The...
100 Million Americans could lose power in major Sun storm
Internal document says FEMA unsure of damage to grid from magnetic storm
Millions of Americans face catastrophic loss of electrical power during a future magnetic...
Washington: evidence ties North Korea to Sony cyberattack
U.S. intelligence agencies said they have concluded that the North Korean government was “centrally involved” in the attacks on Sony’s computers.
This conclusion was leaked...
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