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Non-lethal crowd dispersal means: the gaffe
The riots and disturbances in Jerusalem and its outskirts in recent months have one again proven the need for non-lethal crowd dispersal means.
In fact,...
‘Widespread Harm’ likely from cyberattack in next decade
A majority of Internet experts think that by 2025, a major cyberattack will have caused widespread harm to a nation's security and capacity to...
The understated role of the Air Force in the battle against...
With so much misinformation circulating about the scale and domestic danger of the Ebola threat, less attention has been paid to the U.S. military’s...
UAV global market forecast
According to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Market research report prepared by Research and Markets, the global UAV market is valued at $6,762 million in...
Homeland Security Steps Up Security at Federal Buildings
The U.S Department of Homeland Security is increasing security at federal buildings as a result of growing concern over lone-wolf terrorist attacks such as...
NYPD equips officers with biometric smartphones
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New York Police Department officers and...
Travelers from Ebola-affected nations restricted to 5 U.S. airports
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Fusion centers: have they found their sweet spot?
Increased state investment in fusion centers may suggest a change of opinion on the information-gathering groups.
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The Pentagon Still Needs More Eyes in the Sky
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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The US military is intensifying the fight against Ebola
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Next-Gen 911: Two States, Two Approaches to Implementation
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
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...
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
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...
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
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”
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
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
An Israeli company has developed a fully robotic remote weapon station for helicopters.
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Using Data to Combat Gun Violence
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