defense procurement procedures

India’s Defense Procurement Procedures Made Easier

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New organizational steps will make defense procurement procedures in India more efficient. The Indian ministry of defense committee set up in order to study...

Islamic State: Main developments in Syria – February 19-25, 2015

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Aleppo province In the area of Aleppo, battles took place between ISIS operatives and Shiite militias. According to Orient News TV, about 200 Shiite militia...

DARPA seeks a better way to see in the dark

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DARPA is looking for the next generation of wearable night vision gear. The goal is to design night vision gear that is smaller and lighter...
unmanned mine-hunting

Defense Empire Succesful in Unmanned Mine-Hunting

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Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated unmanned mine-hunting capabilities using the high-speed AQS-24B sensor during recent trials in Belgium. This effort, coming after a successful...
asymmetric warfare

Mosaic Strategy – The New Asymmetric Warfare Advantage

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The US defense R&D establishment has been seeking new ways to preserve the American advantage in asymmetric warfare. DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office (STO) unveiled...

New cyber test range trains soldiers for simultaneous cyber and combat...

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American soldiers are being trained for Cyber wars. A unique mix of training technologies sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is preparing front-line...
datacenter

Big Data Solution – Complete Datacenter On Single Chip

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Researchers have been designing datacenter-on-chip (DoC) technology for faster and more energy-efficient data processing and better performance for big data applications. The project has...
geospatial abilities

US Army Looking to Step Up Geospatial Abilities

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  An army contract for geospatial information services has been awarded to Leidos, a global company that offers geospatial solutions to support and gather GIS...
israeli air force

Top IDF Unit to Develop Technologies for Children with Autism

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A unique technological initiative has been taken by the soldiers and graduates of the Israeli Air Force’s Ofek unit on behalf of children with...

iHLS TV – Nuclear Turkey, Apache simulator hacked, drone strikes in...

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iHLS Israel Homeland Security In this weekly report (21 October 2014): German intelligence: Turkey is working on its own nuclear program Gamers hacked US Army Apache simulator US...
soldier systems

Soldier Systems Should Get Simpler

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The US Army has been pushing to make systems more user-friendly to the average soldier in the field. Soldiers will have to operate systems...
US air force

US Air Force Looking to Recruit Siri (Apple)

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The US Air Force is looking for a personal voice assistant for its Air Operations and Combined Air Operations Centers. Would the Air Force...

Terrorism challenge is big and growing

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Threats from terrorism will continue to challenge the United States. This, according to U.S. counterterrorism analysts In a recent congressional testimony, James Clapper, Director of...
counterterror operations

Armed UAVs to Enhance Counterterror Operations

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Turkey bolstered domestic efforts to advance its national defense industry in recent years, particularly the development of indigenous UAVs, which have been considered a...

World Military Spendings Rise By 1% In 2015

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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...
special forces

Further Developments in Syrian Civil War – Russian Special Forces

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Foreign sources have reported that Russian Special Forces have been assisting the Syrian Army troops in the battle against ISIL terrorists in Badiyeh desert...

New Anti-Jamming System Tested

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Jamming and interference, whether intentional or unintentional, can seriously degrade GPS position, navigation and time availability-even to the point of total solution denial. Jammers...

Multiple intelligence agencies: a blessing or a recipe for failure? Part...

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The US, the most powerful country on earth, has an intelligence community comprising 17 major intelligence agencies: CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), FBI (Federal Bureau...

Hamas vs Israel – the next round?

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Kobi Michael, Udi Dekel The Gaza Strip: What Can Israel Do to Postpone – or Even Prevent – the Next Round of Violence? This article examines three...
big data

Big Data: From Commercial to Security Applications

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In commercial industries, understanding and analyzing big data on real time can lead to cost reduction, better-targeted marketing and increased efficiency. Like many businesses...
anti terrorist strike

Turkish UAV Launches Anti Terrorist Strike  

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At the beginning of the month, the Turkish Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) UAV...

Pentagon integrates technology with wearable equipment

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The Pentagon has invested millions of dollars to make the size, weight and power of wearable technology and equipment smaller and easier for troops...

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New Air Defense Missile Debuts with a Distinctive Wingless Design

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Modern air-defense networks face an increasingly diverse set of threats. Combat aircraft, cruise missiles, drones, and tactical ballistic missiles can approach from different altitudes...