Aircraft Security
“MUSIC” WILL PROTECT AIRCARFTS
Elbit Systems has developed the mini-MUSIC system, the newest member of the Israeli company's family of Directional Infra-Red Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems.
According to the company...
Immunizing Civil Aviation Infrastructure to Cyber Threats
Cyber attacks on Israeli websites during "Protective Edge" proved that not only states but also terrorist organizations have discovered the new war front.
Even before...
Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17- complicated investigation
The U.S is doing a huge effort to prove that pro-Russian separatists are responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines FlightMH17.
The United States is...
Another American Attempt to Deal with the Threat of an Airliner Explosion
Following repeated threats to American aviation, Transportation Security Management (TSA) in early July has published Command Security Guidelines for international passengers on flights to...
The Threat to the Israeli Air Force over Gaza
Hamas has been taking great efforts for a while now to damage the Air Force aircraft operating over the Gaza Strip. "This fire is...
Light Aircraft: Gaping Security Breach
A buckeye pilot landing in northern Israel on Saturday was attacked by two hijackers. They threatened the pilot at knifepoint and demanded he take...
Passenger Hit Crew Member, El-Al Flight Diverted
An El-Al 737 flight en route to Munich from Ben-Gurion Airport was forced to make an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria on Thursday morning...
iHLS TV – Special Airport Security Edition
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
American computer programmer constructs deadly weapons out of simple items sold in airports
U.S. officials attempt to improve passenger...
Missile Threats Against Civil Aviation
By Boaz Zalmanovicz
The nature of terror and guerilla warfare requires using mobile, easily concealable weapons; shoulder-launched missiles fit the description perfectly. More than 700,000...
Was the Malaysian Plane Hacked? Probably Not
The mysterious vanishing of the Malaysian flight raised a startling amount of rumors and theories of all kinds. While most are at least somewhat...
Israeli Experts Warn: Don’t Reduce Security on Planes
The Department of Homeland Security has reduced the number of Federal Air Marshals — plain-clothed officers whose job is to protect aircraft from terrorists...
Toothpaste Bombs Threaten Airlines Ahead of Sochi Olympics
A new terror scare related to the Sochi olympics.
The Department of Homeland Security is warning some U.S. and foreign airlines traveling to Russia ahead...
Matrix to Operate Israeli Aviation Security Center
The Security Division of Israeli firm Matrix was awarded a 10 million shekel contract by the Transportation Ministry, for the operation of the Israeli...
Did the DHS Waste $1 Billion on Failed Screening Program?
The U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) said recently that DHS may have wasted $1 billion on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Screening of Passengers...
Baffling Decision to Cease Ban on Knives on U.S. Flights Reversed
The surprising decision made earlier this year to reverse the ban on knives on U.S. flights had even the most junior Israeli security experts...
Did Terrorists Test Airplane Security?
A memo written by the U.S. Airways Pilot Association described a possible "dry-run" for a future terrorist attack that occurred on Flight 1880 on...
Fear in the skies – hacking aircraft
Cyber terrorism is threatening civil aviation. "This is something that is imminent and extremely worrying" an Israeli source told i-HLS.
According to Aviation Week a...
Israeli companies to offer sense and avoid systems for UAS
The Navy has halted work on what seemed to have been the Pentagon’s most promising system to help drones sense and avoid other aircraft.
According...
The Al Qaeda undetected bomb
Al Qaeda engineers have been working on designing a sophisticated bomb powerful enough to bring down passenger planes, designed to avoid detection.
John Pistole, head...
Elbit may benefit from Boeing-Embraer KC-390 Cooperation
The growing cooperation between Boeing and Embraer on the Brazilian KC-390 programme may bring big contracts to Elbit systems. This, according to sources in...
An EL AL passenger aircraft flies with the MUSIC
A first Elbit Systems Music Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems has been installed on an EL AL passenger aircraft.
i-HLS Israel Homeland Security
Elbit Systems is...
Mini-MUSIC system unveiled
Elbit Systems unveiled its new mini-MUSIC system, the newest member of the company's family of Directional Infra-Red Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems. The system is displayed...
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