NYPD equips officers with biometric smartphones

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A new $160 million program will track police officers via GPS and give every officer a mobile fingerprint scanner. New York Police Department officers and...

Travelers from Ebola-affected nations restricted to 5 U.S. airports

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The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday that travelers from three West African Ebola-affected countries will now be required to enter the...

Fusion centers: have they found their sweet spot?

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Increased state investment in fusion centers may suggest a change of opinion on the information-gathering groups. Fusion centers combine data from the Department of Homeland...

The Pentagon Still Needs More Eyes in the Sky

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Airborne intelligence has arguably given the U.S. military an advantage over adversaries on the ground during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the...

How 3D printing could help replace Russian rockets

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As the Pentagon looks to develop a replacement for the Russian engine that blasts the Atlas V rocket into orbit, two U.S. companies have been working...

The US military is intensifying the fight against Ebola

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A 30-person team of medical specialists training at Fort Sam Houston in Texas are expected to wrap up on Saturday, DOD spokesman Lt. Col. Tom Crosson...

Next-Gen 911: Two States, Two Approaches to Implementation

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Connecticut and Kansas are working to install next-generation 911 systems, which some say are a necessity in an ever-burgeoning wireless mobile society. A citizen at...

Even Cellular providers spy on their clients

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Who should individuals be more concerned about – intelligence and espionage agencies or their own local cellular companies? In an expose on Verizon (NYSE: VZ),...

FBI and Secret Service Team Up to Educate Private Sector on...

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FBI Executive Assistant Director Robert Anderson speaks on cyber security during a joint FBI/U.S. Secret Service presentation before the Financial Services Roundtable that was...

Satellite-on-the-Move Systems for Use by the Canadian Armed Forces

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ELBIT is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014 The ELSAT 2100 SOTM system allows high...

iHLS TV – Ebola possibly weaponized, Safe City projects, next gen...

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iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (28 October 2014): Ebola possibly weaponized Safe City projects US next generation bunker-buster bombs New Hovermast unveiled Euclid antenna pedestals

Robots can be used to fight Ebola in Africa

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How does the United States allow health workers to help West Africa while minimizing their risk? One answer that the White House may be...

FBI director: “actually, we do sometimes spy without a warrant”

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 on Thursday clarified a statement he made earlier in the week that the FBI never conducts electronic surveillance without a court order, saying, "There...

Cyber security task force takes ‘whole government’ approach

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In today’s virtual world, it is well-known that cybercrime can jeopardize our privacy, our economy, and even our national security. Less well-known is an...

Exclusive – fully robotic weapon systems for helicopters unveiled

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An Israeli company has developed a fully robotic remote weapon station for helicopters. Duke Airborne Systems says that its small-footprint, fully-robotic RWS (Robotic Weapons System)...

Using Data to Combat Gun Violence

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Experts explain how data from social network maps, acoustic sensors and research can be used in the fight against gun violence. The statistics on gun...

This Could Be the Future of Battlefield Robotics

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The floor of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., was an obstacle course this week, as the Association of the United...

US: the Federal Bureau of Prisons introduces Millimeter Wave Scanner

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons is examining a new technology for its security details, a millimeter wave scanner, designed to screen visitors, internees and...

FEMA preparing for possible shortages of bio-hazard gear as Ebola fears...

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The Obama administration is looking into evoking the Defense Production Act to stem possible shortages of bio-hazard protective gear as fears of an Ebola...

Exclusive: Turkey OK’s American Drones to Fight ISIS

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Turkey is now allowing the U.S. to launch unmanned aircraft to fly over Syria. But so far, traditional warplanes are out of the question. 'Send...

Iran: IS sent warning letters to Middle East embassies

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Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussein Amir Abdollahian said that after the self-styled Islamic State (IS) took over Mosul in...

F-5 Refurbishment Project

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The F-5 is an agile, highly maneuverable fighter that has been serving customers for more than four decades, among them the United States, Switzerland,...

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This Missile Is Designed to Stay Low, Stay Hidden, and Strike...

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Modern armed forces are increasingly looking for strike weapons that can engage targets from long distances without exposing launch platforms to enemy air defenses....