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...
The Civilian UAV Market is on the Rise
Venture capitalists like Tim Draper are placing their bets on the commercial applications of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Draper, an early investor in Hotmail,...
“Cyber Attack on the U.S. Could be Met with Conventional Military...
Cyber attacks on U.S. infrastructure or networks could be met with a conventional military response, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army...
Changing the way business is conducted
THE FREEDOM TO WORK ANY TIME AND ANYWHERE
When we think about the work environment 30 years ago, it seems real changes have occurred since...
U.S. DoD Concerned Over Climate Change
Department of Defense (DoD) officials consider climate change a key factor in protecting national security around the globe, according to deputy assistant secretary of...
A new report – Israel has 80 nuclear warheads
Israel possesses some 80 nuclear warheads — fewer compared with prior estimates .
This number is included in the 2013 report issued by the ...
China to Build New National UAV Industrial Hub
China will establish a special industrial base for the development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles in Beijing’s southern Daxing District, reports Chinese-language media...
U.S DHS Awards New Security Contracts
The Homeland Security Department awarded a pair of multi-million dollar contracts aimed at security, one in biometric identification and one in network security.
After months...
Unmanned Aircraft Take First Steps Into Civil Airspace
Slowly but surely, unmanned aircraft systems(UAS) are entering the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). For the first time, aircraft have flown commercially into remote...
UAS Market to Reach $2.3 Billion by 2017
Homeland security and commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) are used by countries to protect their borders and get aerial views of commercial projects. Complex...
More Security Cameras – Paranoia in Mexico City
Mexico City doubles its municipal security system, adding thousands of additional cameras.
Mexico city recently signed a contract with the Latin American security company Telmex,...
Russia Expected to Re-Equip Syrian Army
Production by Russia’s defense industry is expected to show a 15% increase this year over 2012, according to Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin,...
The European UAV market is further closed to Israeli manufacturers
Europe goes alone on MALE UAV's
A plan by companies in France, Germany and Italy to launch a European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV program will...
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Collecting data at sea often requires researchers to choose between two very different types of vehicles. Aerial drones can quickly survey large areas but...
