New System to Detect Explosives Traces in Airports
US airports security authorities would be able to add another detection system to their arsenal. A new explosives trace detection system has passed certification...
Indonesia: Terror Warnings During Christmas
Israeli security experts warn Israeli tourists in Indonesia to be "super cautious" over the Christmas and New Year season.
The warning follows a warning made...
Is the Government Ready for 3-D-Printed Guns?
The technology is here, but will guns from 3-D printers become a problem?
These days, anyone with access to an Internet connection and a 3-D...
An Israeli system will protect German Air Force aircraft from shoulder...
Shoulder launched missiles in the hands of extremist terrorist groups pose a threat to both civil and military aviation. This threat is further underscored...
FAST DRAW – Coalition against ISIS – the facts
Ineptness and hypocrisy. You can change the order but the result will still be the same. The coalition force operating against ISIS in Syria...
Pakistan successfully tests missile launching drone
Pakistan’s Army announced the country has recently made a successful launch of a laser-guided missile from an indigenously-developed armed drone, or UAV (unmanned aerial...
IMI will unveil new systems at Brazil’s Defense and Security Exhibition...
At the upcoming LAAD exhibition at Rio de Janeiro, IMI is displaying a wide range of combat systems designed to meet the needs of...
DHS efforts to get intelligence badly affected by deportations of radicals
The U.S DHS counterterrorism teams rely on cooperation from immigrant communities to obtain leads on radical individuals and pending terrorism plots, but many of...
Airport Body Scanners Fail To Provide Security
Since 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent $160 million on scanners to identify passengers which may be carrying weapons. These scanners, however,...
US Agencies Roles Defined regarding Cyber Attacks
Although the US President has made cybersecurity a priority, the country continues to confront attacks targeting the private sector and the federal government, including...
Huge Seven Ton Monster – Star of AUS&R 2016 Exhibition
Robots have been playing a growing role in combat. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently unveiled the RoBattle, an unmanned, heavy duty, highly maneuverable...
Bi-monthly Report – Summary of Information from Jihadi Forums – ...
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the first half of march 2013. Following are the main points covered in...
Fast Draw: IDF Soldier Murdered in Afula
Someone in the government thinks we're all extremely stupid. “This isn't an intifada, it's just a coincidence, random events”, claim all official spokesmen after...
Boko Haram: An Update
By Mr. David Doukhan
Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Sciences, Bar Ilan University
In my previous review, entitled: Who are you, Boko Haram? (dated December 2012)...
Boko Haram: A New Type of Terror?
A recently published analysis by IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Center, offers insights on how to predict future attacks by Islamist militant group Boko...
US government launches cyber guerrilla campaign against ISIS
The US government is beginning a campaign to "win the war of ideas by ridiculing the militants with a mixture of blunt language and...
The Danger of small unmanned aerial systems
There is currently no available off-the-shelf technology to cope with the danger posed by small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) - aka drones.
According to experts,...
NATO has confirmed an I-HLS report
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg warned Monday that fighters from Islamic extremist groups may hide among the flood of migrants seeking refuge in Europe, increasing...
More UAVs for the Israeli Air Force
The number of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) operated by the Israeli air force (IAF) will grow in the near future. This is a result...
Robots Can Now Look Inside Your Luggage
Luggage lying around unattended at an airport are an obvious cause for concern. The hazardous task of getting up close to inspect what could...
WATCH: Uran-9, Russia’s New Unmanned Mini Tank
Rostec, a Russian state-controlled defence manufacturer, has announced that its new Uran-9 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) will be joining the ranks by year end....
Westerners that join ISIS – a big terror threat
Of the 10,000 foreign fighters who have already joined militant groups in Syria and Iraq, 3,000 hold European or other Western passports, making it...
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A Soft Robot Just Learned a Human-Like Sixth Sense
Most robots rely heavily on cameras and external tracking systems to understand their surroundings and control movement. But in cluttered, dark, or visually degraded...
