Brazil Invests in World Cup Security
Brazil has ordered the Saab RBS 70 very short-range air defense system and plans to deploy it in time for the World Cup soccer...
DARPA Launches Improved Web Search Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has asked for proposals to help improve Web searches for defense and other agencies and eventually the public. Initially,...
Russia Believes in UAS
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced a program to spend about 320 billion rubles (US $9 billion) by 2020 on military UAVs.
iHLS -...
Same Platform, New Capabilities
Elbit Systems is expanding the potential market for its unmanned air systems (UAS) by adding different sensors. The Israeli company is enhancing that way...
Interview with Yedidia Yaari, Rafael’s President and CEO
Rafael is one of the more advanced Israeli defense companies with a range of systems that are being used by armed forces around the...
More Viruses, Trojans Offered by Google Play
Malicious apps contained in the Google Play store have grown 388 per cent between 2011 and 2013, according to a report from RiskIQ, an...
International Robotics Competition for Startups
The robotics tech cluster, and Robohub, the global robotics news site, are partnering to launch the first online robot startup competition.
Organizer Andra Keay from...
UAE to Spend Billions on Homeland Security
The UAE is set to double its spending on homeland security from $5.5 billion to more than $10 billion in the next 10 years,...
Report: The Future of Airport Security
According to the Global Homeland Security & Public Safety Market 2014-2022 research report, nearly 25% of current airport operating costs are related to the...
Report: U.S. Giants Dominate HLS Market
One of the major trends contributing to the growth of the Homeland Security market in the US is the introduction of defense-specific security solutions....
Military Contractors Will Spy on Your Tweets
The U.S Army wants a contractor to conduct detailed social media data mining to “identify violent extremist influences” around the world that could affect...
Israeli Unmanned Helicopter Back on Track
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is again investing in an effort to develop an unmanned version of a manned helicopter.
Almost two years after a joint...
Smartphones Replacing Passwords? Not Anytime Soon
By Natalie Novitski
Meet Google's latest net-security acquisition: The Israeli start-up SlickLogin. The company developed a technology that facilitates a simpler entry process into secure...
Report: Automated Border Control Market Soaring
Acuity Market Intelligence reports that the rapidly evolving Automated Border Control (ABC) eGate and kiosk market will generate more than $1.2 billion dollars in...
Report: Demand for UAVs Rises as Costs Drop
The falling cost of acquiring drones will see them increasingly used in warfare and surveillance, a leading think tank said Wednesday, although it believes...
Israel and Singapore: New Partners in Cyber-Defense
Israel Aerospace Industries today announced a new Cyber EarlyWarning R&D Center in Singapore.
It will tap into the Singaporean talent for the development of...
IBM Aims for Israel
IBM signed a cooperation agreement with Israeli company Athena, a Mer Group subsidiary.
The second international Intelligence Big Data Fusion conference was held last week...
Kenya’s Defense Budget on the Rise
A new report says Kenya's annual defense budget will grow from the US$4.3 billion recorded in the last few years to US$5.5 billion by...
Report: The Fastest Growing HLS Markets
Middle Eastern countries are responding to the ongoing turmoil with rapid spending on homeland security & Internal Security technologies.
According to HSRC’s latest report,...
Russian Air Force Receives Israeli Designed UAV
Russian Air Force has received six 'Outpost' (Searcher-II) UAV's. The platoon will be based in RAF's air base in Kamchatka and will perform tactical...
The African Arms Market: An Optimistic Business Review
Over the next decade, the gross domestic product (GDP) among African countries is expected to rise by an average of 6 percent a year,...
Future UK Armored Vehicles – Potential for Israeli Companies
Israeli companies consider offering systems for the new British army combat vehicles.
This as Britain’s future protected support vehicle lineup is starting to emerge as...
Latest
The Push to Give Robots Animal-Like Agility
Robots have become increasingly capable in controlled environments, but they still struggle to replicate the adaptability and precision seen in animals. Biological movement relies...
