Preparing for Next Generation Fighting
The 2016 edition of Black Dart, the Defense Department’s formerly classified counter-drone exercise, will expand to Eglin Air Force Base this year, in search...
Anti-ISIS Task Force to be Deployed in Greece
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, will deploy 200 counter terrorism officers to the Greek islands in an effort to thwart a “strategic”-level campaign...
New Anti-Terror Tools Sought in Encrypted Messaging
France and Germany are insisting makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
Privacy advocates argue that...
Russian Air Force Deploys in Syrian Base
Russia plans to turn the Hmeymim base in Syria into a fully operational facility for its armed forces. The air base began operations in...
How to Curtail ISIS Influence through Social Media?
It seems that the eight-month US strategy to curtail the Islamic State terror group's success in cyberspace was not effective. U.S. officials admit it...
Anti-Drone Rifle Serves US Troops in Iraq
The advent and proliferation of small, cheap drones has had a lasting effect on the battlefields of the 21st century, where the devices have...
France Still Doesn’t Realise Terrorism Threat
The case of Adel Kermiche, who was under electronic monitoring by police when he and an accomplice staged a deadly attack on a French...
US Follows Islamic Terrorists’ Use of Explosive UAVs
Warfare against IEDs (improvised explosive devices) has been on the US Defense Administration agenda for a long time. Lessons have been learned also from...
Is there a Concrete ISIS Threat to the Rio Olympics?
Brazil's intelligence agency said it was reviewing all threats against the Rio 2016 Games. Authorities are sharing information with foreign governments, and an international...
Indonesian Security Forces Bring Down Major ISIS Islamist Militant
Abu Wardah Santoso, Indonesia’s most wanted Islamist militant, was killed in a shootout with security forces. Santoso, who was the leader of the East...
Major Findings From the US Annual Global Terrorism Update
The US National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released an update to its Global Terrorism Database (GTD)....
Pentagon to Counter Growing Drone Threat Posed by ISIS
Some Israeli-developed systems like the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Drone Guard may solve some of the problems encountered by the U.S forces fighting ISIS....
Polish Air Force F-16 Jets Deploy to Kuwait to Fight ISIS
Polish Air Force F-16 fighters have departed Poland for the Middle East on Jul. 5.
Operating from the territory of Kuwait, the Polish Vipers...
Another aircraft carrier joins the fight against ISIS in the mediterranean
The carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and her escorts have been doing last-minute preps ahead of a planned seven-month deployment that is expected to put...
Iraqi Forces Use Consumer Drones Against ISIS
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) bring many advantages to the battlefield. One of the main ones is the ability to safely surveil enemy positions. Military...
War on Terrorism – Everything Must Change
By Arie Egozi
As long as these were isolated and relatively rare terrorism attacks, the global war on terrorism could still use the same old...
Could Online Presence Betray ISIS’ Intentions?
ISIS is well-known for its extensive use of technology and social media in the organisation’s efforts to fill its ranks. But have you ever...
US Immigration Officer Saved San Bernardino “Gun Supplier”
Details have emerged that a US immigration official blocked Homeland Security agents from apprehending the “gun supplier” of the San Bernardino shooter the day...
DARPA Fighting Propaganda And Lone Wolfs
“Lone wolf” terrorist attacks are becoming the new normal. These individuals, almost unconnected to larger organisations, are hard to find, monitor, and apprehend on...
New Report Suggests We Change Our Terrorism Discourse
The US Department of Homeland Security has released a new report that suggests we should stop defining the fight against global terror as “us...
Cyber Caliphate or Kremlin False-Flag?
The so-called Cyber Caliphate, the supposed cyber army of jihadist organization ISIS, has featured prominently in the news in recent years with a string...
NSA Didn’t Crack The San Bernardino iPhone – Here’s Why
Is there anything the US National Security Agency can’t do? It can tap undersea fibre optic cables in real time, track the locations of...
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The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
