Can a hacker hijack a plane from his seat ?
Israeli experts say that this claim has to be investigated further but add that is was clear the the connectivity on passenger aircraft is...
The G-LOC – a danger in the cockpit and ways to...
The Israeli air force (IAF) safety center has preliminary findings that could lead to ways to minimize the hazards of accidents caused by G-LOC.
G-induced...
privacy concerns VS airport security
Researchers in Northeastern University, funded by DHS’s Office of Science and Technology, are developing surveillance technologies better to help airport security officials scan passengers...
UAV regulation: is the FAA warming up to users?
FAA unveils 2 drone programs to gauge UAV use
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is testing the skies with more drones. It has allowed...
Fluid Threats Indeed?
It's been eight years since police foiled a terrorist plot to detonate liquid explosives onboard airplanes headed from the United Kingdom to the United...
UAV health monitoring
The unmanned air systems (UAS) operated by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) have been strained to their limits during the month of fighting in...
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...
Homeland Security dep. steps up screening of aviation employees
Allegations of gun-smuggling by airline employees last year, have brought the Department of Homeland Security to tighten screening requirements for airport and airline employees...
Bet you haven’t heard of them
Growing threats to Israel from both neighboring countries and those further off, have brought the IAF to enhance and strengthen its electronic warfare capabilities....
Great interest in the Israeli system against shoulder missiles
The growing number of shoulder launched missiles in the hand of terror groups has its effect The system, designated to protect large jet aircraft against...
Surveillance cameras in passenger planes?
Discussions in the aftermath of the Germanwings plane crash have raised the demand that surveillance cameras would be put in the cockpit, as an...
Turn off those Flashing Lights
Hacking Poses Real Danger to Aircrafts, warns expert.
Flaws in in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems and satellite communications leave commercial, private, and military planes vulnerable to...
UAS legislation in Europe
European Drone Regulations is about to get more permissive
Operating UAS (unmanned aerial systems) in the European Union (EU) is going to become very permissive,...
Real Time Embedded Systems: The Fine Line between Success and Failure
Itec is one of the participants in the upcoming IAMD conference on March 31
By the time you are reading this, it has already surfaced...
Airships: the future solution for commercial aviation?
A recent forecast shows that by 2020 the annual number of aircraft passengers will reach 400 million. Air freight traffic is also expected to...
Effective decision support systems (DSS) ensure high real time
Omnisys is one of the participants in the upcoming IAMD conference on March 31
Recent decades have seen a dramatic expansion of computer infrastructure, including...
The Side Benefits of U.S. Visitor Surveillance System
US Visitor Surveillance System used for Emotional Healing
Ostensibly, the motivation behind storing the fingerprints of almost all foreign visitors to the US is in...
“Unidentified passenger aircraft approaching the shoreline”
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is getting ready to handle terror acts involving civilian aircraft. Aerial terrorism is always on the agenda and demands...
International cyber terror: Lizard Squad strikes back
The hacking group known as Lizard Squad has been making quite a nuisance of itself, associating the hackers with two high profile events. Lizrad...
The danger of Cyber attack on civil aviation is sky high
The aviation industry is slow in responding to the threat posed by cyber criminality. This, whether it is posed by criminals, terrorists, nation states,...
Air Traffic Control System Vulnerable to Cyberattack
The country’s air traffic control systems are vulnerable to hackers. This, according to a 42-page document entitled "Information Security: FAA Needs to Address Weaknesses...
Much ado about the FAA’s UAS regulation
The FAA's proposed drone legislation: the return of the nanny-state
After months of waiting, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) finally issued its official draft proposal...
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This Multi-Layer Defense Package Targets Modern Anti-Armor Weapons
Modern armored vehicles face a growing range of threats that traditional armor was never designed to handle alone. Mine blasts can injure crews even...
