Dropping ultralight vehicles from the air
This is a new one for the battle-fields of the future. The US Army's 82nd Airborne Division is evaluating an ultra-lightweight combat vehicle (ULCV)...
The little drone that could hunt submarines
The Canadians are very proud of their locally built drone, the Brican TD100, and are now considering adapting it for military use. Federal government...
NATO resolve needed to counter Russian threat
According to Riki Ellison, chairman of the MDAA (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance) the great threat today to NATO forces comes from Russia. Russia is...
iHLS TV – Special Video Report : Airport perimeter security
It is amazing to learn that perimeter security of U.S airport is so not efficient.
Several hundred times over the last decade, intruders have hopped...
‘Immersive Training’ – a new trend?
There is a growing consensus around the issue of immersive training. As the training community gathers for the most important conference in Europe —...
Security for the security personnel
IMI, Israel military industries, has developed a check-point cubicle, designed to withstand direct hits by Grad missiles. The new portable cubicle is designed for...
UAS operators finally to receive data other pilots have always had
“For the first time, UAS operators and test range personnel will have the same situational awareness currently available only to general aviation pilots, says...
The private account of a movie star has been hacked –...
By: Gad Elkin, Cyber Security Manager at EMEA
It seems more and more people are interested in securing their personal computers and private information. The...
Espionage capabilities to planned Israeli satellite
Israeli high-resolution satellite imagery provider, ImageSat International, suggested its long-delayed Eros-C satellite, now under construction at parent company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), will equal...
Is this the beginning of the end?
Assad’s hold on power seems shakier than ever. Last month rebel forces captured the capital of Ibid province, after just a few days’ fighting....
Not sure whether we need a pilot
Israeli manufacturers are noticing a growing demand for optionally piloted vehicles (OPVs). The OPV is a hybrid between a conventional manned aircraft and a...
A lone wolf but very focused
Lone wolf terrorism not on the rise, but police, military personnel are top targets, report says
Most ‘lone wolf’ terrorism in the US is perpetrated...
Remotely operated airports
The first plane ever was landed a couple of days ago, using a Remote Tower Services, a system developed by LFV and Saab. This...
Turkey, Ukraine negotiate joint defense projects
"Vacuums are being filled very quickly, " a source in the Israeli defense establishment told I-HLS. This, in reaction to the fact that Turkey...
The IDF wants more small UASs for the brigade level
The Israeli defense forces (IDF) have accelerated their efforts to deploy a very advanced unmanned aerial system, UAS, for the brigade level. The need...
Hizbullah airstrip revealed
Google Earth photos reveal an airstrip in the northern Bekaa Valley for Hizbullah UAVs - unmanned aerial vehicles.
The airstrip consists of a single unpaved...
Stopping the trickle
Israel is repeating its past mistakes with the very minor response it chose to make to that incoming rocket on Independence Day. One shell...
Will body cameras become a standard in the Israeli police?
Body-worn cameras are rather small. Thus, they can be comfortably attached to a shirt pocket, collar, hat, or even specially designed sunglasses. Nevertheless, they...
Insecurity and dread of the coming ‘Fighting Season’
This could have sounded quaint if it were not so serious and sad. The Afghans are now talking of a coming “fighting season” that...
Cyber Security Experts leaving US government employ
NSA, the American National Security Agency, is losing more cyber security experts every year, than it is hiring. The experts seem to be lured...
Can cybersecurity be too secure?
DHS, is finalizing plans to open a "satellite office" in Silicon Valley, intended to work with tech companies as well as improve cyber security....
Poland to buy U.S made Patriot missiles
This sale comes only months after Washington vetoed a proposed sale of the Israeli made system “David’s Sling”
The announcement regarding this new sale is...
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This Radar Can Watch the Sky Without Giving Away Its Position
Air-defense radars face an inherent problem: the signals they transmit to find aircraft can also reveal where the radar itself is located. In a...
