Jordan and the Refugee crisis as reflected in social networks
By Dr Michael Barak
The severe economic crisis in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is now the top subject in its public discourse, generally and...
New Emergency Warning System Launched In Belgium
Belgium’s Minister of the Interior, Joëlle Milquet has announced the pilot launch of an emergency population warning and information system in Belgium
Thales was selected...
New U.S. Explosives Detector
Though IED detonations have declined in Afghanistan since a peak of more than 2,000 in the month of June 2012, Department of Defense reports...
INSS Global Cyber Review – April 2013
Israel
Israeli Government invests in the next generation of cyber experts
The Israeli government has decided to invest approximately 300m ILS to improve research and development...
Egozi’s Fury
A Molotov cocktail attack on a car seating a mother and two children, and they're still not admitting that an intifadah has begun. What...
Civil Drone Activity in U.S. Expands
In another expansion of unmanned aerial systems efforts, the Ohio/Indiana UAS center is partnering with one of its most active ranges for flying drones.
The...
New York City to boost security ahead of Jewish New Year
New York City Police stepped up surveillance of Wall Street, Times Square, subways and rail stations before the start of the Jewish New Year as terrorists...
Call for Papers: Big Data Fusion Conference
JUNE 5 2013, The Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center Tel-Aviv, Israel
Israel Big Data Fusion (iBDF)
Big Data Fusion (BDF) is coming to Israel, joining the...
No proof that N. Korea Miniaturized nuclear Warheads
The United States on Wednesday dismissed a claim by North Korea to have developed the ability to miniaturize nuclear warheads, but voiced concern Pyongyang...
USA 2013 Homeland Security budget – big potential for Israeli companies
Israeli companies should be encouraged by the USA 2013 homeland security budgets.
President Obama requested $68.9 Billion to Fund Homeland Security Activities in 2013; about...
Agroterrorism – is this a real threat?
Is the food supply in the U.S a potential target for terrorists?
The economic effects of a successful attack on the U.S. food supply would...
Energy Companies Attacked by Powerful Malware
The version of destructive computer virus Shamoon was being employed to attack computers in Saudi Arabia and other regions in mid-November, as revealed by...
Will the growing use of unmanned platforms breach the privacy of...
Israel is a "super power" of unmanned air systems (UAS) or drones as the Americans prefer to call them. This debate about the use...
Israeli defense contractor awarded major US Marines contract
Elbit Systems U.S. Subsidiary Awarded a $73.4 Million USMC IDIQ Contract for Common Laser Range Finder - Integrated Capability.
Haifa, Israel, March 22, 2015 –...
The Face of the Bubbling Armed UAV Industry
The extensive use of drones by the US in Iraq and Afghanistan has raised debates over issues like civilian deaths, international law, efficacy of...
Airport perimeter security in the U.S. – a declining market
The Americans do not believe in perimeter defenses around airports, in spite of the proven performance of these systems.
U.S. airport perimeter manufacturers — makers...
Turkey looks to China for weapons
Turkey is strongly leaning toward adopting a Chinese long-range anti-missile and air defense system, said Turkish procurement officials, even though it may be impossible...
Terrorists and Pirates beware!
The U.K. is testing a new simulator while investigating techniques to improve the accuracy of its sailors using machine guns on naval and auxiliary...
ISIS’ Chemical Weapons
By Rachel Ehrenfeld*
It is surprising that the Islamic State’s use of chemical warfare has taken this long. On August 11, ISIS shelled the northern...
Egozi’s Fury – Soldiers Running From Boulders
Online I watched a video that looks as if it was made by a disturbed director - a convoy of IDF vehicles passing through...
This British Upgraded Drone Is Just What Poland Needs
The WK450 Watchkeeper, which is based on Elbit’s Hermes 450, is currently being used solely by the British military, but recently Thales has presented...
To Thwart Radicalisation, France Is Tightening Security
Nearly 60 people suspected of Islamist radicalism have had their security clearances to work at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport revoked. The 86,000 individuals...
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This Twisting Kirigami Could Power the Next Generation of Soft Robots
Engineers have long looked to origami and kirigami for inspiration when designing lightweight structures that can transform shape without relying on complex mechanical systems....
