“Suicide” drones for the US Army
Are tube-fired “suicide” drones the new pocket artillery that will give dismounted troops a smaller footprint and a longer reach? Developers of lethal miniature...
U.S. embassies closed. What happens when pocket nukes are introduced?
By Ami Dor-On / Friendly fire
For years now, two world views have been tussling in the international arena: Weak western democracies are on the...
Resurrecting the Kalashnikov?
Izhmash and Izhevsk, two of the most famous small arms manufacturers in Russia, are in talks about the possibility of merging.
According to Guns.com merging...
Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
Bi-weekly Report: Summary of Information from Jihadi Forums - The First Half of May 2013
By ICT's Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on...
Improving the Army’s Gray Eagle (MQ-1C)
An enhanced version of the MQ-1C version of General Atomics' Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) took to the air July 26, 2013 at the company’s...
The U.S. army quietly preparing for WMDs
The US Army has quietly ordered a study to review how it trains, equips and deploys its 22 chemical battalions in a first thorough...
Brazil’s homeland security market is on the rise
On July 10, in Brasilia, during an official hearing hosted by the Foreign Relations and Defense committees of the Brazilian Congress, several Brazilian Ministries...
INSS Global Cyber Review – August 2013
USA
U.S: Cooperation with India on cyber security issues
The United States started to build a strong partnership with India on cyber security issues....
Israeli gun permits made difficult to attain
In the U.S., in spite of all the deadly and daily incidents, a person can buy a weapon like a sandwich, in Israel, while...
Solar powered UAS
During a keynote at the small unmanned systems business expo in San Francisco, CA., Alta Devices’ CEO, Christopher Norris, explained that small unmanned air systems...
Commercial unmanned air system (UAS) to be operational soon
Insitu is planning to launch the first U.S. commercial unmanned aircraft system operation following receipt of FAA type certification for its ScanEagle UAS on...
An Exceptional Experience
The vulnerability of legacy networked computer systems was discussed in an earlier article. In addition to that, hackers can utilize social engineering to take...
Bi-monthly Report – Jihadi Forums
Bi-monthly Report: Summary from Jihadi Forums - The Second Half of April 2013
By ICT's Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes the most notable events...
A European Spy Network
The European Union is pondering an EU Commission proposal to acquire a fleet of surveillance drones, satellites, and planes as part of an “ambitious...
A New Land Systems Division at Rafael – adapting systems for...
Giora Katz, head of the new Rafael Land Division, said: “We will use Rafael's many capabilities to meet the demands of modern warfare, including...
The illogical General
Gen. James Mattis, a former Marine and commander of the U.S. forces in the Middle East who recently retired from the military, was known...
The U.S. is worried about its missile defense capabilities
The Pentagon is quickly moving forward with deployments of key radar and missile defense systems to Japan, Guam, Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab...
Can You Trust A Robot?
When they come — and they are coming — will the robots we deploy into human culture be capable of evil? Well, perhaps "evil"...
Cyber Attacks Against Israelis
InnoCom warns against repeated cyber attacks , propagated through viral malware embedded in various files. Most of the files ended with the extension .scr,...
INSS Global Cyber Review – July 2013
Israel
Israel: An increase of cyber security to investigate incidents
94% of hackers attack discover too late after the damage was done. These things were said...
Lessons from the Iron Dome
By Yiftah S. Shapir
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Israel has been under rocket attack for many years. Particularly memorable are the shelling of Galilee panhandle...
The Classic Cyber Defense Methods Have Failed – What Comes Next?
By Amir Averbuch and Gabi Siboni
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The classic defense methods employed throughout the world in recent decades are proving unsuccessful in halting modern...
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