Big Data Role in Intelligence Missions
The operational world that interests governments the most nowadays is the intelligence world. Unlike the “national/military” intelligence of the past, the current intelligence realm...
Leaving the pilot’s hands free to do the work
Information arriving from the helicopter’s various systems appears in the pilot’s helmet in visual form and improves his abilities
Israeli technology for support systems for...
Can The Air Force Stand Against A Cyber Attack?
The air force is always looking to take the lead with advanced technologies, in computers and electronics. Each day the air force’s technical divisions...
Much Ado at the Qusayr Site? A Syrian Nuclear Snapshot
On January 9, 2015, the German weekly Der Spiegel published an article alleging that Syria did not give up its nuclear weapons development ambitions...
Poland Wants Elbit Systems’ Realistic Combat Training System
Elbit Systems has been chosen to deliver live combat training system and equipment to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) of Poland. The Combat Training...
Taking the Kamikaze Principle to the Next Level
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard has claimed to have created a 'suicide drone' capable of flying at speeds up to 160 mph and altitudes of...
Preparing for a possible EMP attack
According to Yahoo News the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) shift back to the Cheyenne Mountain base in Colorado, is designed to safeguard the...
Defensive Laser Systems Gain Popularity within Armed Forces
Of all the approaches to energy weaponry, arguably none has generated more interest than laser technology. Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recently awarded...
Evaluation of ISIS’s weaknesses
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
1. In recent months, ISIS has managed to brand itself in the Arab-Muslim world and in...
Egypt’s Reported Acquisition of the S-300VM Air Defense System
Zvi Magen, Yiftah Shapir
Even if no contract has yet been signed, Egypt and Russia are holding talks on the purchase of the S-300VM air defense...
Advanced Electro-Optics Systems Enable Long Range Performance
Elbit Systems announced that it was awarded a contract valued at over $90 million from an Asia-Pacific country, for the supply of SPECTRO XR...
Countries In The Virtual Battlefield
In the past, wars took place only in the real world: Armies battled each other in the physical spaces while using guns, cannons set...
GenDyn, Smith & Wesson team to develop new handgun for U.S...
The U.S ARMY is looking for a new handgun for its soldiers.
That created a team of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Smith...
VR Technology to Help Train Military Units and First Responders
YDreams Global, the creative and technical supplier for brands such as Cisco, Qualcomm, Intel as well as the Government of Rio de Janeiro, has...
Navigation System for Driverless Cars – Alternative to GPS
A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside has developed a highly reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals...
IEDs: Global Threat To Civilian Population
Several weeks ago an IED killed 20 people in a popular Hindu shrine in the center of Bangkok, and just a couple of years...
Uniform of The Future – Breathable and Protective
In work that aims to protect soldiers from biological and chemical threats, a group of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists has created a material...
What Is the US Air Force Trying to Achieve?
The secretive US Air Force Boeing X-37B orbital unmanned spacecraft has recently landed at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility following an extended...
Africa Wants Its Own Security Solutions
Top experts in defence and technology experts met last month to discuss issues of security in Africa. During the fourth National Security Symposium held...
USS Zumwalt: Building the Future
Like the admiral it is named after, this new addition to the US Navy ship challenges conventional wisdom. USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is the...
Targeting Pods – the Operational Need Grows
By Arie Egozi
Until 20 years ago, targeting pods on fighter aircraft were considered as the privilege of air forces serving in countries with extensive...
Counter IED and Mine System unveiled
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled its new CIMS (Counter IED and Mine Suite) - an integrated suite of sensors for protection of tactical maneuvering...
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Synthetic Threats Bring New Complexity to Real Air Combat Training
Large-scale air combat exercises face a practical limitation: creating a realistic battlefield can require dozens of aircraft, support platforms and air-defense systems operating simultaneously....
