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The upcoming conference for the HLS Future Forces is to be held on July 21st, bringing with...
East African States Strengthen Maritime Security
East African countries continue their joint efforts to bolster maritime security. In November 'Cutlass Express 2013', a large multinational maritime training event in East...
Laser Weapon System – Future Speed-of-Light Weapon
A laser weapon system has been showcasing some unusual capabilities. The US Navy test-fired the world’s first active laser weapon system (LaWS), capable of...
Applying Gaming Tech in US Navy Submarines
The U.S. Navy plans to use Xbox 360 for operating periscopes on its newer submarines. The idea was proposed by defense contractor Lockheed Martin,...
Elbit Systems’ Seagull Successfully Completes Torpedo Launch Trials
Elbit Systems completed recently a trial test torpedo launch from its Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) system. The trial, performed out of...
Metal Detectors Locate Underwater Munitions
Before 1970, the widely accepted solution for disposal of old munitions, typically called unexploded ordnance (UXO), was to dump them into rivers, lakes and...
Oil tankers on the target list of Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda plotted to hijack or sink oil tankers last year to prompt a spike in prices and trigger an economic crisis in the...
The Cost of Maritime Piracy
A study titled "The State of Maritime Piracy 2013" examines the costs incurred as a result of piracy occurring off the coast of Somalia,...
A growth in Demand for HomeLand Security Products
The HomeLand security market, which includes maritime, aerial and land borders security, as well as national infrastructure defense, transportation security and defense from cyber...
Increasing Tourist Flow Via Extra Port Security
India’s paramilitary force CISF has been selected to provide security to ports and also ensure an airport-like facility for travelers of luxury ships, as...
Underwater Drone Tech Could Doom Trident
Britain’s Trident nuclear submarine deterrent could be facing grave dangers in the future, a new report presented at Westminster parliament predicts. Technological progress in...
Israeli Breakthrough: Submarines Without Periscopes
A submarine without its periscope? Researchers from Israel's Technion are developing an underwater photography and surveillance system that might make periscopes obsolete * Meet...
Is ISIS Building A Navy?
After establishing a reign of terror on lands in the Middle East and certain regions in Northern Africa, ISIS wants to extend its grip...
Indian Navy Plans To Equip 23 Warships With Barak-8 Missile
The Indian navy plans to equip 23of its destroyers and frigates with Indo-Israel Long Range Surface to Air Missile system Barak-8.
The warships include aircraft...
Narcotic smuggling – the terror threat
An international drug trafficking ring that for two years smuggled cocaine into Europe inside crates of frozen fish has been smashed, Brazilian police announced...
Cybersecurity – Critical Issue in Maritime Industry
An IT expert points out at various cyber security threats in the shipping field. Frank Coles, the CEO of Transas, a developer and supplier...
Pioneering Development Provides Arctic Situational Awareness
A new development in situational awareness technology would support operations in harsh environments such as the arctics. Finnish maritime innovators Fleetrange, a maritime startup and...
The Israeli edge in combat proven combined systems
When the international military market gets more complicated the Israeli defense industries have to use everything they have to successfully compete
Combined capabilities make it...
Swedish UAV Used in Anti-Piracy Operation
Saab of Sweden reports its Skeldar unmanned aerial system is being operated from a Spanish navy vessel as part of anti-piracy operations in the...
Cut of ties with Israel prompted local development of weapons by...
The complete cut of ties between Israel and Turkey has accelerated the development of advanced weapon systems in Turkey.
When the "Honeymoon" between the two...
Royal Navy Tech Chief: Drone Ships Will Replace Sailors
Unmanned vessels will become central to the Royal Navy’s efforts in minesweeping and anti-terror missions, says a top commander, and will eventually replace manned...
Dedicated Payloads and surveillance means – part 1
ELBIT and CONTROP are among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014
The iHLS technology desk...
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Unmanned aerial systems are taking on increasingly complex missions, from reconnaissance and border monitoring to strike operations and electronic surveillance. But as drones move...
