An iHLS Startup: Pocket-Sized Drone to Operate in Dangerous Indoor Environments
Following large fires, hurricanes or earthquakes, first responder teams in disaster areas sometimes have to refrain from entering unstable structures, due to the danger...
The Dutch navy will use a simulator to get ready for...
On the heels of a delivery to the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Environmental Tectonics Corp. has signed a contract for an additional disaster-management simulation...
How drones are helping the Nepal earthquake relief effort
Drones are proving a crucial high-tech tool for aid workers in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake. With the death toll from Saturday’s...
A.I. Program To Assist Us In Making Decisions
A joint project between NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a smart program that will do just about anything...
A new tool for spotting buried victims
The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion...
Video Analytics – Innovative Technology with Civilian and Security Uses
Video analytics is a technology that is used to identify, record, and analyze video streams via electronic media. Intelligent video analytics (IVA) helps end-users...
“Biobot” Insect Swarms to Map and Explore Unknown Areas
What may sound like the script from a Hollywood Blockbuster is in fact a new development by a research team from North Carolina State...
Israeli Minister Gilad Erdan: “Israel is Iran’s Main Target”
"Israel is Iran's main target, and we won't wait until the knife is at our throat before we cry out,” said Home Front Defense...
The Classic Cyber Defense Methods Have Failed – What Comes Next?
By Amir Averbuch and Gabi Siboni
INSS – CYBER Warfare Program
The classic defense methods employed throughout the world in recent decades are proving unsuccessful in halting modern...
Europe Capitals On Alert For Terrorism Attacks Before New Year
Police forces in several European capitals say that they have been advised by a “friendly” intelligence service of the possibility of fresh terror attacks...
Israel’s Cyber Warriors are Getting into Shape
Cyber-Control, a company specializing in training personnel in large organizations, opened the new Cyber-Gym yesterday, the Electric Corporation's new training center.
Mr. Yasha Hain, Director...
1,282 People From State Sponsors of Terror Overstayed Visas
A recent US Department of Homeland Security report on visa entry/exit overstays for fiscal year 2015 highlights glaring deficiencies in enforcement, with 1,282 individuals...
“Killer robots” are here – shall we let them operate?
Killer robots are here: in the air, at sea and on the ground. The looming question is whether we should let them do that...
New technologies will protect buildings from explosions and shrapnel
What exactly is the load on a building during an explosion resulting from a terror action, war or blow up of a domestic gas...
Policing Algorithm To Reduce Crime
Can math help keep our streets safer? A new study by a UCLA-led team of scholars and law enforcement officials suggests the answer is...
Kenya Receives U.S-Made Bomb Detection and Disposal Equipment
The Kenyan Police Service (KPS) has taken delivery of United States-made bomb disposal equipment for use in anti-terror operations by the Criminal Investigations Department...
Paris Attacks: A Wake Up Call For Europe’s Security Theatre
The multiple breaches and deficiencies in European security structures exposed in the Paris attacks throw a light on the Union’s unpreparedness for the threats...
New UAV to Monitor Radiation Following Nuclear Disasters
University of Bristol researchers have unveiled a large semi-autonomous drone called the ARM system, which could be used to provide visual and thermal monitoring...
Experts: Terror Alerts Are The New Normal
Following the 13 November attacks in Paris, terrorism analysts in the United Kingdom and Europe say the continent’s intelligence and security services have accepted...
A Drone That Ignites Fires To Prevent Wildfires
A new drone under development at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln could change the way wildfires are fought – and encourage the use of prescribed...
U.S. DHS Launches First App
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has released a major sharing service update to its First Responder Support...
Anti-government extremism – major threat in U.S.
U.S. law enforcement agencies rank the threat of violence from anti-government extremists higher than the threat from radicalized Muslims, according to a report released...
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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...
