The Rise and Fall (?) of Somali Pirates
By Boaz Zalmanowicz
Pirates operate in many regions around the world, including the Bengal Bay, Guinea Bay, the Caribbean and the Malaka Straights close to...
Raytheon Wants To Help IDF Relocate To The South
International giant companies see great business potential in the IDF’s relocation to the Negev at the south part of Israel and are already making...
U.S. Company to Assist Government with Cyber Security
Lockheed Martin has established a continuous diagnostics and mitigation laboratory where they will conduct workshops to help governments with cybersecurity. The laboratory in Gaithersburg,...
The Iranian Scare: UAE Acquires U.S. Missile Defense Systems
While both the U.S and Europe still appear to be under the illusion that Iran will stop its nuclear program Muslim countries in the...
The Winning Combo Of IoT and Big Data Systems For Defense
Zvi Brunner, Vice President of Technology at Team Group
The field of defense is the first to adopt new and advanced technologies. Cyber systems, for...
IMI Technology Selected For MAPS Layered Demonstrator
The U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), along with its U.S. Army Research Development Engineering Command (RDECOM) partners, selected IMI's Iron...
General Dynamics Integrates APS on Stryker/LAV III
General Dynamics Land Systems has recently concluded a successful Critical Design Review of its APS project. Defense-Update Reports.
The company said the design is leading...
Canada wants advanced UAV’s.
Canada wants advanced UAV's. After years of delays, the Canadian military is rebooting its attempt to buy a fleet of UAVs for domestic and...
India Wants Predators, Technological Cooperation
India is looking to acquire a few Predator drones from the US, Defense News reports. Just days after India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited...
Global Corporate IT Security Risks: 2013
Kaspersky Lab conducts regular surveys focusing on the key IT security issues and cyberthreats which worry businesses. In 2011, Kaspersky Lab, in partnership with...
Troublesome Radar Delays Triton UAV Development
Efforts to fix the problematic sense and avoid system on the Triton UAS continue. The U.S. Navy continues to assess its options to replace...
Elta, Triton Expected to Win Contracts from Philippines
The Philippines’ Defense Department is expected to award military modernization projects to Elta System Ltd and Triton Communication Corp for the supply of air...
Gulf States Seek to Avoid U.S. Guided-Weapons Ban
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces placed an order at the Dubai Airshow to produce an undisclosed quantity of Al Tariq precision-guided weapon...
Estonia: A New Potential Market For Israeli Companies?
The Estonian military is aiming to spend some 818 million euros (US $902 million) on acquisitions of new weapons and equipment by 2020, according...
From Iron Dome to Arrow-3
The "Arab Spring" has increased the rockets and missiles threat on Israel.
"Some of these weapons are targeting Israeli vital civilian, and military installations" says...
New Israeli Ground Robot Designed for Harsh Conditions
Israeli company Roboteam expands its family of unmanned systems and operator controllers; an order for the new configuration of its MTGR (Micro Tactical Ground...
U.S. to Assist Israel in Improving its Missile Defense System
An amendment in the U.S. foreign military aid proposal will add $173 million for U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile defense programs, including nearly $34 million to...
Pentagon, White House Outline Policies, Rules of Engagement for Cyber Ops
Deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Eric Rosenbach cited Defense Department progress in creating a concept for operating in the newest warfare...
New U.S. Army UAV Contracts
Prioria Robotics, Inc., developers of tactical Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), has been awarded several contracts totaling $4.5 million by the U.S. Army Rapid...
Israel Gave Secret U.S. Tech to China
Secret U.S. missile and electro-optics technology was transferred to China recently by Israel, prompting anger from the U.S. and causing a senior Israeli defense...
Big Data Transfer Solution Recieves U.S. Government Authorization
Raytheon’s High Speed Guard big data transfer solution has received Cross Domain System Authorization and Authority to Operate for Secret and Below Interoperability (SABI),...
American Industries Identify 25 Defense Technologies For Transfer To India, Israel...
American and Indian industries have identified 25 new technologies for transfer to the latter under the defense trade and technology initiative (DTTI) to be...
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This Drone Hunts Hidden Radars Before an Airstrike
Modern air defense systems are becoming increasingly difficult to penetrate. Long before an aircraft reaches its target, ground-based radars can detect, track and coordinate...
