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...
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...
EU Encourages Dual-Use Projects
Dual-purpose projects that can serve both defense and security across the EU will be the focus of some agencies from 2014.
The European Commission and...
Cameroon: Navy Receives New Spanish Patrol Vessels
Cameroon’s Navy has taken delivery of two new Spanish patrol boats and a landing craft, providing a major boost to the country in safeguarding...
Space Debris: A Growing Threat
The U.S wants improved tools to track space debris. The current efforts are aimed at tracking orbital debris that could endanger satellites, the Defense...
Israeli Owned Firm to Supply Secure Mobile Solutions to U.S. DHS
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Group selected Elbit Systems of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd.,...
Perimeter Security: A Growing Market
The perimeter security market is growing with special focus on the protection of electrical utilities and oil refineries.
Government Security News quotes a published note...
The Israeli HERON UAS to Continue Serving Australia
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) "Work horse" the Heron unmanned air systems (UAS) will continue to serve the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The...
China Has the World’s Largest Internal Security Budget
According to Homeland Security Research Corp's new report, China Homeland Security & Public Safety Market 2013-2020, as early as 2014, the Chinese market for...
U.S Coast Guard to Acquire Non-Lethal Impact Munitions
The U.S. Coast Guard is gathering information from suppliers of “Non-Lethal Impact Munitions,” which the Coast Guard might furnish to its maritime boarding teams...
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...
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...
India’s Army May Purchase Israeli Anti-Tank Missiles
The Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is back on the Indian Army’s acquisition agenda. The potential purchase of the missile arose during a...
Transportation Security Market to Reach $63 Billion by 2018
A new report, Transportation Safety and Transportation Security Market Modes, Worldwide Market Forecasts (2013 - 2018), offered by market research firm MarketsandMarkets defines and...
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...
U.S. Navy to Adopt New Explosives Detection Tech
U.S. Navy bomb-disposal experts are asking industry members to submit candidate ground-based multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems for comparative tests and evaluations scheduled for...
Rafael and the SK Group Fully Acquire Visionmap
Rafael and the SK Group (NSKA Industries), owned by businessman Sami Katzav, completed a joint acquisition of Visionmap.
Visionmap was established 10 years ago by...
New American Aircraft Ready for HLS Missions
Textron’s new Scorpion aircraft may begin to perform homeland security missions with its maiden flight is planned for the coming days.
The Scorpion is equipped...
Wind River Supported the Development of a New European UAV
Wind River VxWorks 653 and Wind River Professional Services enable AgustaWestland to design, develop, build and test unmanned rotor craft in record time.
Wind River,...
Russia May Have Reached its Ceiling in Arms Exports
Despite a growing global arms market, Russian sales have reached a ceiling. In the near future, Russian defense product sellers will focus on finding...
Fast Draw – The Israeli UAV Wars
The dirty war between the Israeli UAV manufacturers, especially IAI and Elbit Systems, keeps damaging Israel.
The latest incident concerns a Polish Defense Ministry contract...
Brazil Approves First Defense Industry Tax Exemptions
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has approved the first 26 defense companies to benefit from tax incentives aimed at stimulating the defense industry.
According...
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Modern drone warfare increasingly depends on systems that can operate in heavily contested electronic environments. One of the biggest challenges facing long-range unmanned platforms...
