TEMPAERIS demonstrates UAV integration
The TEMPAERIS consortium has demonstrated the capability to integrate a remote controlled aircraft in to civilian air traffic.
This evaluation was performed around Bordeaux-Merignac airport,...
FAA proposes new UAS regulation
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a framework of regulations allowing routine use of certain small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...
Israel’s Air and Missile Defense During the 2014 Gaza War
In the escalation that precipitated the 2014 Gaza War (Operation Protective Edge) and during the war, Israel was subjected to the fiercest and longest...
Loaded weapons in U.S. airports
Passengers in the U.S are trying to fly well armed.
In 2014, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it seized 2,212 firearms in carry-on bags...
Pressure to revive uniform air-passenger information legislation in Europe
The European Parliament is considering reviving draft legislation which would force airline companies to give EU member governments a cohesive and uniform set of...
South African UAV regulations almost ready
South Africa wants to use more unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and is preparing the needed regulations.
South Africa is set to have its new UAV...
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...
iHLS TV Weekly Report – January 13 2015
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In this weekly report (January 13 2015):
Canada: Police fears terrorists could use drones to attack VIPs
The Israeli-developed “electrical” cloth...
An effort to close the gaps in the U.S airports security
The Department of Homeland Security will review security at airports around the country after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) leaned on the agency to tighten...
TSA is required to become more transparent about tech acquisitions and...
A new law will require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to become more transparent in how it acquires and uses security technology, including the...
FAA launches campaign targeting rookie drone pilots
With the increasing availability of cheap and feature-packed drones, these aircraft have become the ideal stocking-fillers this festive season. The danger is the potential...
More streamlined security checks at U.S airports?
Thirteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans are beginning to adjust to less oppressive security checks at airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has...
U.S airports “Wide Open” to gun smugglers
Six people, including current and former Delta baggage handlers, have been arrested as part of a ring smuggling guns and ammunition on planes from...
CIA to its agents – this is how to trick airport...
WikiLeaks has published not one, but two internal CIA documents that teach agents how to act and what to do in order to make...
FAA would allow four private companies to operate drones in U.S....
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would allow four private companies - Trimble Navigation, VDOS Global, Clayco Inc., and Woolpert Inc. -...
Homeland Security Chief: No carry-on bag ban… yet
The Department of Homeland Security will not impose a ban on carry-on luggage at airports, but is leaving open the possibility in the future.
Speaking...
Steak Knives from JFK Restaurants inside the “Sterile Area”
According to a report in Newsday, passengers in JFK airport in New York can take steak knives with 5-inch serrated steel blades from two...
Cyberattack on civil aviation – a genuine threat
By Ayelet Frank
Cyberattack on civil aviation – a genuine threat
The recent incident to the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is fueling the discussion of whether...
Israeli protection for military transport aircraft
A number of Air Forces are evaluating the purchase of the Israeli-developed protection systems against shoulder launched missiles for their transport aircraft.
Only recently, Elbit...
Homeland Security plans to expand pre-clearance for passengers heading to the...
The U.S Department of Homeland Security announced plans to expand its controversial pre-clearance program at foreign airports, saying that requiring travelers to undergo screening...
Virgin Atlantic jet’s ‘close call’ with radio-controlled drone
A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet from London to New York had a close call with a radio-controlled drone as it made its final approach...
Sagem’s Patroller UAV demonstrates ability to operate in civilian airspace
Sagem has successfully demonstrated the ability of its Patroller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to operate in civilian, non-segregated airspace.
Conducted near Toulouse, France, the test...
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