DARPA Demonstrates Mid-Air Collision-Avoidance System
With the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), so rises the risk of mid-air UAV collisions, whether with other unmanned craft, or worse, with...
Nanotechnology to Help Airport Security Process
Public health has become an important consideration when talking about airports, including security checks. How clean are airport security trays? Everything goes in those...
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...
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...
“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...
Near Disaster: Operator Arrested After UAV Near Crashes Helicopter
Unfortunately incidents of irresponsible operators of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) endangering lives are still occurring often and make it even clearer how crucial it...
Academia-Industry Deep Learning Partnership for Airport Security
A deep learning digital solution project to advance airport checkpoint x-ray system screening capabilities has been announced. Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI) will partner with...
First Look At The Airlander 10 Airship
The world’s largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, prepares to take to the skies. The airship is 25 percent larger than a Boeing 747 and...
Airport Security’s Greatest Nightmare: Chemical Terror Attacks
The greatest nightmare imaginable to airport security personnel: It's Christmas Eve. Plenty of passengers. Thousands of people crowd the L.A. Airport. An elegantly dressed...
Small Israeli Developed Radar To Detect UAVs
The growing problem of UAVs, drones and quadcopters in the urban aerial traffic calls for monitoring and controlling in order to prevent any future...
Pilots Rehearse and Refine Advanced Tactics in Linked Simulators
Pilots are now training with four Full Mission Simulators linked together to hone their tactical employment of the F-35 against ground and airborne threats....
Lockheed Martin Technology Helps Pilots and UAS Operators Share Data, Stay...
As Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) take to the skies, it is essential for safety that UAS operators and pilots are aware of each other....
Israeli Company wins Contract to Supply Helicopter DIRCM Systems to an...
Israeli defense companies are known throughout the world for their advanced systems. Moreover, their added edge – in addition to being cutting edge and...
Risk From Small Drones Overblown, Research Shows
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been pushing for strong regulations to be put in place to protect commercial and private aeroplanes from...
Pilots Arriving in Israel Blinded by Lasers
Pilots arriving at Ben Gurion Airport have reported powerful laser beams aimed at their cockpits. The source of the beams was identified as the...
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...
Boom – The Startup That Wants To Go Supersonic
Concorde is dead in the water, but the dream of supersonic passenger flight is most certainly not. Boom is relatively fresh startup that is...
DHS not signing off on Libyans in US flight schools
The Department of Homeland Security is against the White House plan to lift the ban on Libyans attending U.S. flight schools.
Secretary of Homeland Security...
Experts: Perfect Security At Airports Does Not Exist
Security agents working in western airports are trained to detect all kinds of devices that could put a flight in jeopardy: from explosives disguised...
U.S. Robotic Submarine Joins Search for MH370
The Pentagon sent a Bluefin unmanned submarine to join the search for the flight recorders of the vanished Malaysian flight
The Pentagon sent its Bluefin...
Israeli experts: Security in some U.S. airports “not enough”
A recent incident again put the focus on the security level in some U.S airports.
A 62-year-old homeless woman was able to sneak aboard a...
Israeli technology enlarges flight envelope
Israeli technology used also on civil aircraft that serve as platforms for military systems enhances their capabilities.
Elbit Systems and the regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
