Cassidian to Support French DRAC UAVs
Cassidian will provide support for the French Army's Drone de Renseignement Au Contact (DRAC) mini unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), under a contract announced on...
Israeli Company to Supply APCs to Philippines Army
Israeli company awarded an approximately $20 Million contract for the supply of upgraded APCs to the Philippines Armed Forces.
Israeli company Elbit announced today that...
U.K. Company Delivers Naval Target Drones to South Korea
Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd has successfully completed phase one of a two phase C-Target 9 program with South Korea. The highly maneuverable, ultra...
U.S Air Force Seeks UAV Common Sense-and-Avoid System
U.S. Air Force unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experts are looking for defense contractors able to design an airborne sense-and-avoid system that could be installed...
U.S. Army to Develop Soldier-Worn Power-Management Systems
Experts at Protonex Technology Corp. in Southborough, Mass., will develop soldier-worn power-management systems under terms of a $2.2 million contract from the Army Natick...
Turkey Moves to Keep Air Defense Competition Open to U.S., Europe
Turkey continues to juggle with its Western allies. After a stunning decision to select a Chinese contender to build Turkey’s first long-range air and...
Networked Lasers for Combat and HLS – the IAI Solution
Laser beam weapons have ignited the imagination of millions that watched movies in which these weapons were used. For many years scientists, mainly in...
Russia Tests New Electronic Warfare System
Russia has begun testing a ground-based electronic warfare system that is capable of protecting the troops and civilian facilities from an air and space...
U.S. Army to Develop Battlefield Biological Detection System
U.S. Army researchers are preparing to asking industry to design a lightweight, low cost, man-portable, battery-operated system to detect, collect, and identify biological pathogens...
Polish Army Looking For Battlefield Simulators
The Polish Army is looking to acquire tactical battlefield simulation systems, according to a tender announced by the army’s Armament Inspectorate. The simulators are...
Elbit Believes In Startups, Joins iHLS Defense Startup
When iHLS defense startup accelerator was only just established, one of the very first companies to join was Elbit Systems, which is represented by...
Nigeria: How Security Threats Unravel New Markets
By Meidata
Nigeria is increasingly prominent in the international media in the context of security issues, especially in light of news regarding the abduction...
Surprise – Russia to buy UAS from the UAE
If this story is true than it is very strange according to Israeli sources.
According to RIA Novosti The Russian military is planning to purchase...
Security Market: Israel Aims for Asia
By Arie Egozi, iHLS corespondent in Asia
The Israeli defense industries are in the process of storming several Asian markets, although they're encountering intense competition...
LA Olympic Games Security Could Cost As Much As $2 Billion
Security for the 2024 Olympics could cost $1 billion and more, if the games take place in Los Angeles, according to some estimates.
In an...
The U.S DHS Seeks Advanced Metal Detectors
The Federal Protective Service (FPS), a unit of DHS, is gathering market research information from companies capable of supplying commercial-off-the-shelf or government-off-the-shelf walk-through enhanced...
First “East of Suez” UK Naval Base In 40 Years Begins...
by Konstantin Bodragin
UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond and his Bahraini counterpart Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa held a groundbreaking ceremony last weekend,...
EU to reshape it’s defense industry
A reshaping plan of the EU defense industries may create additional problems for the Israeli defense industries, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry officials.
AFP...
Semi-Autonomous UGVs Will Drive the Industry for the Next Decade
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) represent a tiny portion of vehicle inventories globally, but replacing and complementing manned vehicles with unmanned systems is a powerful...
F-35 Completes First Transatlantic Flight
An Italian Air Force F-35 completed the fighter jet’s first transatlantic crossing Friday, a historic event that kicks off a landmark year for the...
New Explosives Detector Receives DHS Approval
Implant Sciences Corporation announced that the QS-B220 explosives and drugs trace detector has been issued a SAFETY Act Designation from the Department of Homeland...
France and Britain May Develop Joint Combat UAV
In the meantime, Britain and France are on track to decide next year whether to jointly develop an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) following...
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This Upgrade Could Eliminate One of Laser Weapons’ Biggest Weaknesses
High-energy laser weapons are steadily moving from development programs into operational military service, but maintaining them in the field remains a significant challenge. One...
