Anti-Terror Barrier System Offers Smart-City Features
A new lightweight, temporary alternative to traditional barriers made from concrete or steel blocks was recently deployed to protect fans from vehicle-led terrorist attacks...
A growing demand for UAS for maritime missions
The Israeli defense contractors which manufacture unmanned air systems (UAS) are responding to the growing demand. As Israel aerospace industries (IAI) and Elbit systems...
Why Do Cyber Criminals Target OT Systems?
By 2025, cyber attackers will have weaponized operational technology (OT) environments to successfully harm or kill humans, Gartner research firm predicts. OT is a...
NVIDIA’s GTC Announcements: A New Era of AI-Driven Robotics and Simulation
At NVIDIA’s recent GTC conference, the company unveiled a series of cutting-edge AI technologies that are set to revolutionize robotics and autonomous systems. Among...
New Android-Based Sight To Send Image Directly to Command Center
After years of designing, checking and testing, Elbit’s subsidiary Elsec has completed the development of the Xact sight, a brand new weapon sight that...
Growing Role of Video Analytics at the Security and Marketing Sectors
The role of video analytics in the security and law enforcement fields has been growing, and its functions have expanded to traffic control and...
Extraordinary Growth in Israel’s Defense Export
Israel's defense export in 2017 reached $9.2 billion, according to figures published by SIBAT, the International Defense Cooperation Directorate of the Israel Ministry of...
Extending Flight Range Without Adding Risk
Carrier-based aviation is under pressure to extend its operational reach while reducing the workload on manned aircraft. Fighter jets are often tasked not only...
New Chinese UAV Successfully Performed Ecological Mission
China deployed a large unmanned aerial vehicle for ecological protection. The UAV was designed to generate artificial precipitation in northwest China’s Gansu Province.
The flight...
Security Screens Based on Artificial Intelligence
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screens 2.1 to 2.2 million travelers on an average weekday. Even though these numbers might be lower right...
Developing More Sensitive Noses for Explosives
The explosive sniffers used in many airports in the world do not fully satisfy the high demands of the Israeli general security service.
This is...
POSSIBLE SCENARIOS – CAN COUNTRIES BE REALLY READY?
While openly Israel is busy with the upcoming elections, in the back rooms behind closed doors the country is preparing for the worst scenario...
People Counting System Market – Forecast for 2025
Coping with the COVID-19 pandemic spread requires social distancing. Technologies that provide people counting capabilities in public spaces help control the crowd and ensure...
5 Common VPN Myths and Misconceptions
VPN is a virtual private network that provides freedom and security of work on the web. The main functions of a VPN are to...
Politics stop Israeli-made UAS from serving European armies
Only political considerations, are preventing Germany and France from buying medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air systems (UAS) from Israel.
A European source told iHLS that...
Hackers Use Google Docs to Control Malware and Exfiltrate Sensitive Data
In a disturbing new trend, hackers are using legitimate platforms like Google Docs to secretly control malware designed to steal sensitive data from users,...
Technological Advances Weigh Heavy on Soldiers
Despite technological advances, the load ordinary soldiers carry in 2018 is probably greater than it’s ever been, and there are constant efforts to make...
This Laser Doesn’t Destroy Drones—It Blinds Them Instead
Countering small drones does not always require shooting them down. In many situations, denying a drone the ability to see its target is enough...
New Rifle for US Units
The US Marine Corps is interested in the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) as a potential option for ground-combat units.
The NGSW program is...
Australian customs officers to be allowed to carry firearms in airports
Australia’s immigration minister, Peter Dutton, announced that, as part of the merger between customs and the immigration department into the new Australian border force...
A New UAV Lifts 90 kg Payload
A new medium-sized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can lift and transport a payload of over 90 kg. The Dauntless UAV is manufactured by Mobile...
1,282 People From State Sponsors of Terror Overstayed Visas
A recent US Department of Homeland Security report on visa entry/exit overstays for fiscal year 2015 highlights glaring deficiencies in enforcement, with 1,282 individuals...
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Quantum Sensors Could Turn Cheap Drones Into Submarine Hunters
Finding a submarine beneath the ocean is one of the more difficult surveillance tasks in modern warfare. Sonar and sonobuoys can listen for underwater...
