New Flying-Walking Robot Struts Its Stuff
The Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland has developed the DALER, short for Deployable Air Land Exploration...
Upgraded Patriot missile proves its capabilities
Raytheon's new-production Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully launched a PAC-3 missile to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target at the White...
The MDA’s New Emergency Medical Care Motorcycles
This week in Jerusalem: The MDA's (Magen David Adom, an Israeli medical emergency service) new emergency medical care motorcycles started making their rounds. The...
U.S. Bioterrorism Detection Program Deemed Unreliable
DHS’s BioWatch program aims to provide early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. Until April 2014, DHS pursued a next-generation autonomous detection technology...
The AUS&R 2013 Air Show Begins in Rishon Lezion
All of Israel's unmanned vehicle technologies are represented today at the YES Planet compound in Rishon Lezion, where a unique event began this morning...
Arms Race in The Field of Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon sees Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related technologies as key enablers of future military operations. But the Defense Department faces challenges as it...
UK Police To Deploy Drone-Jamming Tech At Major Events
British police is planning to use sophisticated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and jamming technology at major public events at risk of terrorist attack....
New License-Plate Reader Safer for Police Officers
A new license-plate technology will not only improve on efficiency, but also enhance police officer safety. The Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system scans...
First of Its Kind Training Installation for Search and Rescue Teams
As we learn from experience, most of the trapped victims in the aftermath of earthquakes and other natural disasters are rescued by by-passers, rather...
A Revolution In IoT Security?
The Internet of Things, a vast network of sensor nodes and devices, is promising to revolutionise our lives. In many ways, it’s already here,...
Israeli Airborne Rescue: The MDA Helicopters
Two farm workers, badly burned
A child's hand stuck in a gate, with several fingers severed
A traveler in the Judea desert suffering a heart attack
These...
Al-Qaeda Brought Down Jet With Surface-to-Air Missile
Al-Qaeda has acquired sophisticated surface-to-air missiles, the Independent reports. The weapons was then used to shoot down down an Emirati fighter jet in Yemen.
A...
The TSA Dilemma – Technology or Body Language
TSA has spent roughly $1 billion training thousands of “behavior detection officers” as part of the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques (SPOT) program....
Sweep: A $250 LIDAR With 40m Range
If you’re building a drone or robot you’re gonna need it to know where it’s at and where it’s going. For that, you’ll need...
Europe Wants to Keep Track of Migrant Route Surveillance With UAS
EU border patrol agency Frontex announced recently that it intends to use remotely piloted aircraft for maritime surveillance, adding drones to its existing portfolio...
Atlas: Humanoid, Life-Saving Robot
The humanoid Atlas robot is aimed at search and rescue missions * Atlas will be sent into places too dangerous for people. The robot...
Israel had partial information about the arsenal of rockets in Gaza
Israel intelligence knew about the Hamas rocket arsenal in Gaza but apparently not all the details were known. Israel was surprised by the fact ...
Al Qaeda’s Odyssey to the Global Jihad
By Yoram Schweitzer, Aviv Oreg
9/11 established global terror as a top-priority issue in many countries, even making it a benchmark for foreign relations between...
ICT Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the second half of June 2013. Following are...
FAST DRAW
The Dress Rehearsal’s Over – Ceasefire Agreed and The Israelis Aren’t Happy ,
Israel has not completed the job this time. The government predictably succumbed...
Russian Reconnaissance-Strike Drone Chirok to Begin Tests in 2015
Moscow Research Radio Engineering Institute CEO Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti that the Russian reconnaissance and strike drone "Chirok" will begin tests in 2015.
"After...
Version Update of the Apache will Expand its Capabilities
The U.S. Army is developing a Version 6 update of the Boeing AH-64E Apache that by 2018 will enhance its fire-control radar, expand its...
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A New Torpedo Concept Flies Before It Hunts Underwater
Hunting submarines from the air presents an awkward problem. An aircraft may detect or receive the suspected position of an underwater target, but a...
