The American “Terrorists hunter” UAV’s will stay under CIA control
The Obama administration has floated the idea of putting the CIA’s controversial targeted killing operations under the control of the uniformed armed services. But...
Unmanned air systems on U.S. aircraft carriers – the shape of...
The U.S. Navy made aviation history on Tuesday by launching an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, taking an important...
American sources: Israeli companies will compete for the U.S. border mega-program
The Department of Homeland Security has taken a positive step in one of the longer running procurement sagas of recent years, issuing downselect notices...
Warning – a new wave of Cyber attacks aimed against the...
A new wave of cyber attacks is striking American corporations. Officials say the attackers aim is not espionage but sabotage, and the source seems...
Israel Shipyards Introduces the SAAR 72 Mini-Corvette Design
Israel Shipyards is expanding the SAAR class of missile boats, extending the range from missile boats into ‘Mini Corvette’ class vessels. The new class...
The DSR -1 is the sniper rifle of Germany’s GSG-9 anti...
The German GSG-9 is one of the best anti terror units in the world. This unit uses the DRS 1 as its sniper rifle...
The robots in homeland security – revolution or evolution
There is no doubt - many homeland security missions in the not so far future will be performed by joint forces of "robots" in...
New communications satellite will provide mobile users secured communications
The American Navy and Lockheed Martin provided the second MUOS (Mobile User Objective System) to the Air Force launch station in Cape Canaveral, Florida,...
Will the Turkish Special Units shrink?
A fight over the size of the Turkish elite combat and anti terror units. This after a peace process began between Turkey and the...
The U.S administration uses the big companies to fight against Cyber...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that will enable the expansion of cybersecurity protections...
iPhones , iPad and aviation security
The anticipated announcement about using electronic devices on passenger planes is already being evaluated by security experts. They want to understand the impact of...
Spy turtles? Not in the near future
Turtle spy robots are coming. Scientists in South Korea have developed a technology that they claim will enable to use live turtles for intelligence...
Rafael presents :Controlled weapon stations for launching long range Spike...
Rafael will unveil its controlled weapon ststions that enable the launch of its long range Spike missile.
This will happen at the Maritime Combat Systems...
Smart self Protection for small Boats
Fighting modern warfare doesn’t mean you face the most sophisticated weapons or strongest enemies. In fact, combat in asymmetric warfare means facing an illusive...
Aerostats as intelligence gathering tools – a new evaluation
The U.S. but not only is taking a second look at the use of Aerostats for intelligence gathering.
Anyone watching from the ground in Afghanistan...
Israel’s Second Lebanon War Reconsidered
By Benjamin S. Lambeth
INSS – Military and Strategic Affairs Program
Operation Change of Direction, the code name given to Israel’s war against Hizbollah in Lebanon...
Are they qualified to press the Red Button?
The U.S Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control -- and, if necessary, launch -- nuclear missiles after a...
Can ammonium nitrate become useless for terrorist bombs?
Current pressure cooker bombs typically use ammonium nitrate. It's the single most common base compound for homegrown explosives around the world. About 65 percent...
Speeding up combat solutions with Field Assistance in Science and Technology
U.S. Army engineers in Afghanistan recently designed and fabricated a tool to help Soldiers investigate possible improvised explosive devices from a safer distance.
Capt. Chad...
Teherans’ Drone Fever
Last week Iran unveiled its latest drone dubbed “Hamaseh”. This unmanned aerial vehicle follows a classic twin-boom tail design, pioneered by IAI’s Scout and...
Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations
RAFAEL is unveiling at IMDEX 2013 a new missile-carrying variants of the Typhoon marine stabilized weapon system. Defense-Update reports from IMDEX 2013.
Two systems -...
No more room for paranoia, it’s all true
Usually, people claiming their governments are spying on them are considered merely paranoids or conspiracy-lovers. But in the last several years, it has become...

















































