Police-Tech Revealed – Cell Phone Surveillance
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for the first time is publicly confirming it uses cell phone surveillance devices in investigations across Canada. RCMP...
Targeting Pods – the Operational Need Grows
By Arie Egozi
Until 20 years ago, targeting pods on fighter aircraft were considered as the privilege of air forces serving in countries with extensive...
Drone-Based EW System Will Hijack Phones
A Russian military drone-based electronic-warfare system is aiming to hi-jack phones. The Leer-3 RB-341V combines jammers and UAVs in order to disable cellular networks,...
Controversy Over Helicopter Border Patrols
The US Homeland Security Department has been reluctant to send helicopters on nighttime missions to aid the Border Patrol, leaving agents to face drug...
RTLS – New Way to Safely Track Objects and People
One way today's enterprise organizations, cities, and campuses tackle the pressures of being prepared at any moment is by implementing solutions that utilize real-time...
Voice Recognition Technology – Applied by Law Enforcement Teams
Drones fitted with facial recognition cameras and software programmed to recognise an individual’s voice in Arabic are some of the technologies that law enforcement...
Terrorist Liquidated with the Help of Drone?
The U.S. Department of Defense has recently confirmed that a U.S. counter-terrorism airstrike conducted March 19 in Afghanistan, resulted in the death of Qari...
IED Detection – Have Trained K9 Finished their Role?
The current threat environment of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) concealed on persons, in vehicles, and in the mail poses challenges for traditional explosive detection...
Big Data Solutions Sought for Vehicle Detection from Air
A new challenge designed to bring the brightest minds in big data science together to solve real-world problems was announced by the British Defence...
Machine Learning Based Translation Solution for Military Forces Abroad
A new digital system will supply translation services to US military expeditionary forces around the world. The US military recently revealed the Machine Foreign...
Cross-Border Biological Threat Screening – a Priority
The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...
Searching for Extremists – Also in Prisons
A specialist team of counter-terrorism experts will be established in the UK as the government steps up efforts to tackle extremism in prisons in...
Future Forces Conference and Exhibition – Glimpse into Future
What technology will reshape the future battlefield? How will technological innovations change the way first responders operate during law enforcement and rescue missions?
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Widening Scope of Flight Sanctions Over Fear of Terrorist Attacks
An increase in security checks for flights from some Middle East airports was announced by Australia, though the country stopped short of implementing the...
Generating Targets for the Air Force – The Complicated Task
By Arie Egozi
Many aerial platforms with very sharp-eyed sensors look at the war zone continuously. These platforms, a few hundred or thousand meters above...
British MOD Enhancing Airport Security Capabilities
The British defense agencies have been recently focusing on the improvement of airport security. Smiths Detection, a global company in the threat detection and...
Dramatic Increase in US Border Searches of Electronic Devices
A surge in electronic device data searches at US border crossings brought about a lawsuit by a group of First Amendment attorneys against the...
Terrorist Content Online – Debate Following London Terrorist Attack
The London Westminster attack perpetrated by Khalid Masood must be a "wake-up call" for technology giants over their efforts to tackle terrorist content online,...
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...
New Training System Designed To Help Airport Screening Officers
A new training system has been designed to train more efficiently airport screening officers. The Office for Public Safety Research within the Department of...
ISIS Teaching U.S Military Some New Drone Developments
The U.S. military has been studying the drone threat from the Islamic State group in Iraq for some time now. The U.S. Army’s Combined...
Mystery – US Bans In-Flight Electronic Devices from Arab Countries
The US has been increasing the security arrangements regarding incoming flights - mainly from Muslim Middle Eastern states. Passengers arriving on direct flights from...
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Drones Could Soon Navigate Collapsed Buildings Without Slowing Down
Flying autonomous drones through unpredictable environments remains one of the biggest technical challenges in robotics. In confined spaces such as collapsed buildings, industrial sites,...
