Helicopter Target Sight Deal Holds Diplomatic Implications
The US Department of Defence has awarded a $284.6 million contract to major contractors Lockheed Martin to produce infrared target sight systems (TSS) for...
Small Unmanned Aerial Systems will Help Custom and Border Teams
Innovative technologies for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) will be implemented by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Israeli Active Protection System Iron Fist – Ordered by NATO State
Israeli supplier IMI Systems was chosen by BAE Hagglunds from Sweden and by the Dutch Armed Forces to supply them with its Active Protection...
Nanotechnology Breakthrough will Sense Hazardous Chemical Traces
Scientists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new device that will measure the motion of small particles...
Can Israel Keep its Top UAS Exporter Status?
By ARIE EGOZI
Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) have become a very important item in the defence shopping lists of countries around the world, and its...
Summary of iHLS Business Activity This Year
iHLS sums up 2016 and wishes you a happy new year!
Another successful and active year, productive and full of innovations, changes and a variety...
Miniature Robot Tank to Assist Special Forces
The Russian special forces will be equipped with a new advanced robotic system - a gun-toting combat robot tank called Nerekhta.
The tank will...
Locating First Responders Has Just Become Easy
Keeping firefighters safe and communicating with them have been major technical challenges for decades. While outdoors, they can use GPS to track one another,...
Cellphone Tracking Technology Causes Political Stir
According to a recent committee report by the US House of Representatives, clearer guidelines are needed for law enforcement's use of secretive and intrusive...
License Plate Reader – Efficient Law Enforcement Device
Vehicle license plate readers have become a useful tool in the police arsenal.
The reader’s cameras hook to a patrol car’s light bar and trunk...
Anti-Jamming Technology to Support First Responders Communications
Anti-jamming solutions have become more and more essential for military and law enforcement agencies. Now, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and...
Active Protection Systems to be Integrated onto Combat Vehicles
The US Army is expected to make key decisions regarding the integration of Active Protection Systems (APS) onto a variety of combat vehicles next...
Potential for Israeli Companies in Finland?
The Finnish Defence Forces' Logistics Command has sent out 12 tender requests to local and foreign companies for a battle system which is required...
Space Surveillance System – Equipped With World Fastest Camera
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officially handed off control of the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) to the US Air Force Space...
New Rescue and Patrol Unmanned Helicopter in the Works
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has begun the test campaign of its remotely piloted helicopter SW-4 ‘Solo’.
Leonardo is an Italian multinational aerospace, defence and security company, headquartered...
Anti-Terror Training – on Increased Demand
Anti-terror training has long been one of Russia’s field of expertise.
Recently, China has requested the Russian government to allow its special forces to...
US Air Force Enhances its Cyber Security
A cyber security firm announced it was awarded a $31 million contract to provide cyber security assessment, analysis and research for the Defense Technical Information...
Mixed Reality System to Revolutionize Defense Training
Combining a virtual reality head mounted display and a simulated environment, Rockwell Collins Coalescence mixed reality system puts the complete training scenario in the...
DHS Supports Technology to Enhance Internet Authentification
An academic team has been developing a web authentication middleware tool that would significantly upgrade the current Internet website authentication process and improve online...
U.S Air Force Employs New-Old Tool Against ISIS
The U.S. Air Force knows that in order to succeed in warfare, one needs to be able to adjust his plans on the fly....
U.S and India Strengthening Security Relations – Israel is worried
With U.S. designating India as a Major Defence Partner (MDP), licensing regulations to acquire sensitive military technologies, such as those that go into the...
Warfighters to Benefit from Wireless Communication Upgrade
A new communication system to be carried by warfighters, developed by the US Ministry of Defense, expands wireless communication into undersea, underground, and other...
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The Next Big Artillery Upgrade Could Be Putting the Gun on...
Towed artillery remains an important source of battlefield firepower, but modern counter-battery sensors and drones have made staying in one firing position increasingly dangerous....
