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...
First “East of Suez” UK Naval Base In 40 Years Begins...
by Konstantin Bodragin
UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond and his Bahraini counterpart Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa held a groundbreaking ceremony last weekend,...
EU to reshape it’s defense industry
A reshaping plan of the EU defense industries may create additional problems for the Israeli defense industries, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry officials.
AFP...
New Appointments at IAI
The IAI Board of Directors, headed by Rafi Maor, made two new appointments based on recommendations by CEO Yossi Weiss.
Colonel (Res.) Jacob Galifat was...
Semi-Autonomous UGVs Will Drive the Industry for the Next Decade
Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) represent a tiny portion of vehicle inventories globally, but replacing and complementing manned vehicles with unmanned systems is a powerful...
F-35 Completes First Transatlantic Flight
An Italian Air Force F-35 completed the fighter jet’s first transatlantic crossing Friday, a historic event that kicks off a landmark year for the...
New Explosives Detector Receives DHS Approval
Implant Sciences Corporation announced that the QS-B220 explosives and drugs trace detector has been issued a SAFETY Act Designation from the Department of Homeland...
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...
iHLS TV – Special Israeli Innovation Edition
News items mentioned in this episode:
IAI's new Airbus Military C-295 aircraft
Rafael's new DLV-53 data link for drones
Elbit's Sea King flight simulator
IAI develops unmanned version...
Civil Drone Activity in U.S. Expands
In another expansion of unmanned aerial systems efforts, the Ohio/Indiana UAS center is partnering with one of its most active ranges for flying drones.
The...
Poland’s HLS Market: Opportunity for Israeli Companies
Israeli defense companies aim to get a bigger slice as possible of the new Polish defense budget. Some of the planned acquisitions are connected...
The “Death Ray” is on the horizon ?
The impressive success of the Rafael "Iron Dome" rocket interceptor, has not caused many people in Israel and other countries , that dream about...
Israeli-Owned Firm Competes for U.S. Border Security Contract
DHS’s plan to deploy fifty surveillance towers across southern Arizona is temporarily on hold, following a protest by Raytheon that the agency improperly awarded...
10 Billion Euros: Belgium’s Cyber Budget
Belgian Prime Minister Di Rupo allocated 10 billion euro for improving and upgrading cyber security in Belgium, an amount the government was obligated to...
New Israeli IED Detection System
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Ramta Division has completed the engineering testing phase and has begun building a technology demonstrator of a multi-sensor system called...
Israeli made systems for u.s cost guard
Over the past five years, the U.S Coast Guard's budget for acquiring assets such as fixed-wing aircraft and various cutters has "fallen short of...
U.S. Homeland Security to Operate Air Force Border Blimps
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will take over control of the fleet of aerostat radar systems along the U.S.-Mexico border. Until now...
Smart Cloud Service Receives U.S. Government Authorization
IBM’s SmartCloud for Government, infrastructure as-a-service cloud platform, has been granted Provisional Authorization to Operate (P-ATO) from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program...
Israeli Defense Ministry Aids Defense Export
New Defense Ministry reforms assist Israeli companies in exporting their security products around the world
Israel's defense exports are one of the local market's most...
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...
The Non-Lethal Weapons Market Shows Steady Growth
According to a new market research report, "Non-Lethal Weapons Market (2013 – 2018)", the total non lethal Weapons market is expected to reach $1,146.2...
U.S. Army Battle Lab Presents new UGV’s
The U.S. Army is testing a variety of unmanned ground vehicles to see how well they can fire weapons and carry the load for...
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This Strike Drone Is Built to Fly Through GPS Jamming
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...
