What is Threatening Military Installations?
There are growing concerns in the US that terrorists and spies could use remotely piloted unmanned aircraft for surveillance, espionage and attacks, from monitoring...
Russia is Trying to Penetrate Egyptian Weapons Market
Egypt is interested in the procurement of Buk-M3 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) from Russia.
The parties still need to agree on volumes, terms of performance and...
Future Soldier’s Combat Gear Exposed
Key features of high-tech individual combat gear for Russia’s infantrymen were recently exposed. Progress in the development of reconnaissance and target identification systems has...
Dropping ultralight vehicles from the air
This is a new one for the battle-fields of the future. The US Army's 82nd Airborne Division is evaluating an ultra-lightweight combat vehicle (ULCV)...
India Looks to Secure Pakistan Border
The government of the Northern district, Punjab, in India has offered to put its own UAVs in the sky and patrol boats in the...
Real time systems, demand for more processing power
Real time systems are software and hardware that must operate according to a set sequence, with no diversions. In comparison to a home computer,...
New Rifle for French Army
The French army has chosen the German-made Heckler & Koch HK 416 carbine to replace, by 2017 according to an official statement, its iconic...
Thermal Radar for Video Surveillance in Border and Infrastructure Security
Intrusion detection is the most critical step in securing border protection of any kind. An advanced thermal radar utilizes a rotating FLIR Tau2 thermal...
New non-lethal law enforcement solution
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iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 17th 2015
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Converted Prop Guns Are Assassins’ Weapon of Choice
Robot Firefighter Puts Out Its...
Brain-Machine Interfaces Come One Step Closer
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking to develop a working mind-computer interface, as we’ve written here before. But what uses...
Real-Time Mapping of Building Under Terrorist Attack
A new technology will help police officers be at the touch of their cell phones to supply them better response at scenes of terrorism...
Virtual and Augmented Reality Tech Still Not Ripe for Training
While virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies have been emerging as advanced military training and simulation platforms, US Navy researchers and program managers evaluate...
Google and Microsoft Models Adapted to Locating Missile Sites
US researchers have trained deep learning algorithms to identify Chinese surface-to-air missile sites - hundreds of times faster than their human counterparts. The algorithms proved...
Growing competition expected in the VTOL UAS market
A growing competition between VTOL unmanned air systems (UAS) is expected in the coming years.
An innovative electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed in a...
Turkish Military Enhances its Armed Drones Fleet
The Turkish military took delivery of eight Bayraktar armed and reconnaissance drones, four of which are capable of carrying ‘smart ammunition.’
The number of Turkey-made...
New Measures to Counter Vehicle-Ramming Attacks Exposed
In light of the growing need to deal with vehicle-ramming terror attacks around the world, one of today’s most prevalent threat, an innovative line...
WideBridge solution: For mission-critical secure broadband services
Elbit Systems WideBridge™ solution provides ease of use secure multimedia and situational awareness services, using FirstNet LTE networks together with LMR networks.
The U.S. Department of...
New technology protects drones from Cyber attacks
How to protect drones from Cyber attacks? This problem is at the heart of a worldwide effort.
Engineering researchers from the University of Virginia (U....
Israel against Hizbollah: Between Overt and Covert Warfare
The violent battle between Israel and Hizbollah in Lebanon and Syria, and perhaps even outside the Middle East, can be expected to continue and...
Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
At the start of 2015, Israel’s two major fronts – home to the two hostile players with which Israel has had military encounters in...
Romania orders more Spike-LR missiles
Romania has placed a EUR130 million order for a consignment of Rafael Spike-LR missiles, Romanian defence officials have told IHS Janes 360
The negotiations began in...
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