The Counter-Terror Marketplace: A Necessity For Lack Of Choice
The Counter-Terror industry is no small fish nowadays. At $300bn, the industry is now a mammoth with a lot of wares to sell. The...
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...
Americans Fell in Love With the Israeli Tavor
The success of the Tavor assault rifle, already sold to thousands of Americans, is no coincidence. “Due to President Obama's actions and the planned...
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,...
Updated: Iron Curtain Successful in Firing Tests on BAE’s GCV
The Iron Curtain active protection system (APS) for protected vehicles has recently passed a successful test series on board an armored vehicle provided by BAE Systems for U.S. government testing. According to the company CEO Keith Brendley, the system is ready for integration on combat vehicles.
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...
Are they qualified to press the Red Button?
The U.S Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control -- and, if necessary, launch -- nuclear missiles after a...
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...
Are nuclear weapons safe from cyber-attacks?
Researchers are looking into whether today’s nuclear weapons are safe from computer hacking. The research seeks to address the question of whether the ability...
World Military Spendings Rise By 1% In 2015
World military expenditure rose by 1 percent in 2015, according to new figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
The increase reflects continuing...
Barak 8 missile – how big is the market ?
The Barak-8 missile is without any doubt one of the best air defense systems in its class, but sometimes even such a system needs...
Swedish and Israeli Companies Test New UAV Software
The Swedish software company Imint and the Israeli Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) provider Elbit Systems have field-tested new first response software in live flights...
Upgraded version of UAS Orbiter 2
Aeronautics offering present operators of the company's Orbiter 2 unmanned air system (UAS) to upgrade them to the level of the newest version -...
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...
U.S. and Israel Compete for German Drone Contract
Unmanned systems event 2014 - Israel finds itself in a heated competition over the supply of an advanced unmanned air system (UAS) to Germany.
As...
Systems in Action – Live Demonstrations Make all the Difference
When arguing for and against participating in Defense and Homeland Security related events (expos, conferences, exhibits) from a marketing point of view there are...
The new division at Rafael will strengthen homeland defense development
The Land Division will focus on land systems development, including weapon systems, armored combat vehicle defenses, shoulder-launched systems and naval combat systems. The division...
France Opts for U.S. Reapers
France has decided to buy two MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long endurance (MALE) drones from the USA, to extend the strategic reconnaissance capability of the...
Another step for laser weapon
A high-power laser weapon light enough to be carried by tactical aircraft has moved out of the laboratory and onto the testing ground. General...
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,...
Israeli Company Assisting With Brazil’s First Microsatellite
AEL Sistemas, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, unveiled Brazil's first microsatellite for military applications in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
According to AEL, the...
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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...
