Will Russia Accept U.S. Aid in Anti-Terror Efforts?
The United States is ready to help Russia’s security operation for the Winter Olympics, the Pentagon said , after twin suicide bombings sparked concern...
Future Weapons of the NSA: Quantum Computers
The Washington post revealed that NSA is spending a great effort to build a quantum computer that could break most types of encryption.
The NSA...
DARPA Selects Robotics Challenge Winners
Eight teams have been selected out of 16 challengers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge Trials. DARPA, which conducts advanced...
FAA Selected Operators for Civil UAV Test Sites
The FAA has selected six test sites across the U.S. to conduct civil unmanned aircraft system (UAV) research. Geographic and climatic diversity were key...
U.S. Air Force to Recruit Cyber Specialists
The U.S. Air Force plans to add 1,000 new personnel between 2014 and 2016 as part of its cybersecurity units.
Silicon Valley Business Journal reports...
Pentagon Orders Hundreds of Small Reconnaissance Robots
FirstLook is engineered with visible cameras, long-wave infrared sensors and thermal cameras – all designed to gather and beam back images and video of...
Civilian Radar Operators to Support U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Radar experts at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Linthicum, Md., will continue to operate and support a system designed to detect...
Israeli Weapon System to be Used by U.S. Armed UAVs
The U.S. Defense Department wants to arm more drones with lightweight, precision-guided weapons to support a larger range of combat missions.
According to Defense Tech...
China to Deploy “Advanced ” UAS on Aircraft Carrier
Experts say that China may use its first aircart carrier for the operation of different types of UAS.
Beijing's first aircraft carrier has returned from...
TSA Industry Day – January 10th
TSA has picked a new date, January 10, 2014, on which it will host an “industry day” in support of the Screening Partnership Program,...
Australia Knew the NSA was Hacking iPhones
Australian intelligence agencies may have had knowledge of a top secret U.S. NSA program for targeting iPhones, according to newly-released documents.
Slides released recently by...
Raised Security Around British UAV Bases
The British Ministry of Defense is drastically tightening security around air bases that have reportedly been used by the U.S. to launch unmanned air...
Visiting the U.S.? Forget About Your Privacy
A federal court upheld a Homeland Security Department policy that allows authorities at border checkpoints to search laptops and other electronic devices belonging to...
NSA Elite Hackers Exposed
Der Spiegel revealed that the TAO unit of NSA planted backdoors to access computers, hard drives, routers, and other devices from principal vendors.
Germany’s Der...
U.S. Navy Examines Covert Audio Surveillance Systems
The U.S. Navy division which helps administer the DHS “System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders” program, known as the SAVER, is soliciting market...
NSA Hacked International Telecom Cables
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has collected sensitive data on key telecommunications cables between Europe, north Africa and Asia, German news magazine Der...
New U.S. Road Map for Unmanned Vehicles
Strategy and budget realities are two aspects of the U.S. Defense Department’s new Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap, released on Tuesday. The report to Congress...
U.S. Court: NSA Didn’t Violate Constitution
The U.S. National Security Agency's bulk collection and storage of phone metadata does not violate the U.S. Constitution, according to a federal judge's decision.
The...
DARPA is Looking for New UAV Ideas
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five defense firms to develop ideas for new unmanned aerial systems that will...
U.S. Navy: UCLASS Will be Bigger, and Stealthy
The U.S Navy’s unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) program has evolved to call for a jet that is much larger and...
Americans Fell in Love With the Israeli Tavor
The success of the Tavor assault rifle, already sold to thousands of Americans, is no coincidence. “Due to President Obama's actions and the planned...
U.S. Army Tests Laser Defense System Against UAVs, Mortars
Able to shoot for as long as power is available, electric laser weapons are an answer to threats like simple rockets and swarming boats...
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$20 Million in Sight: New Partnership Targets the Smart Sensing Market
Protecting borders, critical infrastructure, and transportation corridors is becoming increasingly challenging as the number of threats and users operating within these environments continues to...
