US DHS To Get Cyber Defence Agency
A US House of Representatives committee has voted to create a new agency under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that...
Gun Control – Now A Matter of National Security
The latest attacks in the US using firearms purchased too readily and easily have brought about the beginning of a new perception for security...
Watch: The Security Guard of the Future
Meet the robot which could well be the security guard of the future: A patrol robot with infrared vision, laser radar navigation, 360 degree...
NSA Didn’t Crack The San Bernardino iPhone – Here’s Why
Is there anything the US National Security Agency can’t do? It can tap undersea fibre optic cables in real time, track the locations of...
Terrorists Could Soon Shut Down Major Cities With A Button
Terrorists could soon bring a major city to a standstill with a click of a button, warns Robert Hannigan, director of the UK’s Government...
The Rise of Homeland Security
By Arie Egozi
Until recently homeland security, or HLS, was the stepson of Defense. Counter-terrorism units, explosive detection sensors, and devices for surveillance on suspects...
Missile Threat Brings Israel to Develop Multi-Layered Defense Tech
Hezbollah currently has a stockpile of over 130,000 rockets, more than the combined arsenal of all NATO countries, with the exception of the United...
Drone Video Boosts Apache Capabilities
Apache helicopters are already the beasts of the sky. They are powerful, ominous, and incredibly deadly. The US Army wasn’t content with that and...
ISIS Poses “Credible Threat” To Rio Olympics
ISIS poses a “credible threat” to the Rio Olympics, admitted Brazil’s Counterterrorism Director Luiz Alberto Sallaberry, but numerous measures are being taken to prevent...
Egozi’s Fury – Radical Islam Murder Spree
The world has a strange, annoying, and dangerous psychological barrier. The world - meaning mostly the US and Europe - did not realize it...
GPS Anti-Jamming Comes To UAVs
As unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) grow in popularity, so do the worries about them. In response, several anti-drone systems have hit the market, including...
US Navy Juiced For Railguns
This May, the US Navy received the portable power system that will be used to fire its futuristic railguns.
General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems Groups (GA-EMS)...
Russia Working On Subsea Robots For Arctic Mining
Russia-based Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering is working on a preliminary design for unmanned submersibles intended to support drilling operations and construction...
Chinese UAVs See Action In Myanmar
In recent years, China has been putting the pedal to the metal in drone development and production. Chinese civilians drones are everywhere, far outpacing...
Flying Robot Taxis Coming To Vegas (video inside)
Chinese manufacturer EHang has been granted permission to conduct testing for its people-carrying autonomous drone in Las Vegas.
The EHang 184 was unveiled at...
Small Arms Trade Reached $6bn In 2013
The Small Arms Survey (SAS) released its annual Transfers and Transparency trade update for 2016, which reveals that the world’s top and the largest...
EU’s Right To Be Forgotten Flaws Revealed
Under EU law, citizens have the “Right to be Forgotten,” whereby they can petition internet search providers such as Google to remove search results...
Infrared Imaging To Detect Drones
Too many incidents involving drones being where they shouldn’t raise fears over potential attacks using unmanned aerial systems (UAVs). Infrared thermal imaging could provide...
Watch: Polish Police Now Has New Robots to Throw
The Warsaw Police has acquired a new toy for its arsenal: a robot you throw around. The Taktyczny Robot Miotany (TRM), or Tactical Thrown...
Our Sense of Smell May Be the New Way to Identify...
For millennia humans have relied on dogs for security. Their keen sense of smell provided protection around the ancient campfire and alerted to intruders...
Turkey Bans Sale Of Fertilizers In Fear Of Terror Attacks
In the wake of two car bombings which killed seventeen people, Turkey announced it was temporarily suspending the sale of fertilizers containing nitrate. The...
Biometrics To Protect Borders
Protecting airports, seaports, and border checkpoints is a major concern for national security agencies. These hubs provide not only the most accessible passage in...
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This Combat Robot Just Fired Anti-Tank Missiles During Live Trials
Integrating heavy weapons onto compact robotic ground vehicles has become a growing focus for modern militaries, but the engineering challenge is significant. Small unmanned...
