Cabin Baggage Confusion for Transatlantic Flight Increases
The US Department of Homeland Security insists that passengers boarding America-bound jets in the UK have all their electronic equipment checked, and specifies that...
U.S. Bans Russian AK-47 Rifles
Under Obama administration Ukraine-related sanctions in response to Russia’s incursions into Ukraine and the apparent downing of a Malaysian passenger jet by a Russian-made...
Cybersecurity among top energy industry concerns
Attacks on an electric facility and increased attention from regulators has fueled concern about safeguarding facilities. Cybersecurity leapt onto the list of the top five...
The $1,200 machine that lets anyone make a metal gun at...
When Cody Wilson revealed the world’s first fully 3D printed gun last year, he showed that the “maker” movement has enabled anyone to create...
Terrorist Content Online – Debate Following London Terrorist Attack
The London Westminster attack perpetrated by Khalid Masood must be a "wake-up call" for technology giants over their efforts to tackle terrorist content online,...
Voice Recognition Technology – Applied by Law Enforcement Teams
Drones fitted with facial recognition cameras and software programmed to recognise an individual’s voice in Arabic are some of the technologies that law enforcement...
Pilots May Need to Look for A New Job
A Pentagon effort to develop businesses in Silicon Valley may be bearing some of its first fruit, as a San Diego company rolls out...
UASs on ships – a growing trend
Navies all over the world want Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) on their ships. Technical problems have slowed the implementation down, but now it is...
Traveling speed of 10 Mach soon to be a reality
Scientists with the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Pentagon's research arm are working to build a new hypersonic air vehicle that can travel...
FAA investigating armed drone video
An 18-year-old from Connecticut has posted a video on YouTube showing a small drone hovering about ten of fifteen feet above ground in a...
Jordan may purchase Chinese made Armed Drones
According to some sources Jordan is in talks with Chinese officials over the purchase of Beijing’s most capable armed UAV.
A U.S. Republican lawmaker believes...
Laser Designators Technology
Laser designators are becoming an operational requirement for ground forces, helicopters and unmanned air systems (UAS) that are participating in antic terror operations. TAMAM,...
Hackers Penetrate, Control Water Utility
Hackers managed to gain privileged access to a water utility’s control system and change “the levels of chemicals being used to treat tap water,”...
Eurocopter’s EC135 to perform Medevec missions in Turkey
Eurocopter’s EC135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Association’s THK...
Pentagon Doesn’t Know Who’d Be In Charge In Cyber Attack
Much has been said recently of preparedness for cyberattacks. Intelligence, homeland security, and defence departments and agencies are tasked with setting up defences, coming...
Fast Draw – The Virus Has Attacked Again
By Arie Egozi
This virus does not have a name yet, but it is affecting a lot of countries in the West. Now it is...
Dogs will expedite airport security
The TSA is testing new screening procedures at airports in Denver, Honolulu, Tampa and Indianapolis. The effort to speed up security while also keeping...
Israel Acts Against Islamic Terror Cells in the West Bank
Special Israeli forces arrived at the Palestinian village of Naima, located near Bilin in the West Bank, in order to arrest two wanted Palestinians....
Advanced Police Surveillance Tech Poses Significant Privacy Concerns
The steady growth of the use of digital surveillance technologies by local police departments may dramatically improve the efficiency of criminal investigations, but it...
Start-Up: Zeroing a Weapon with One Shot
During the last decades, combat soldiers were forced to waste precious time, energy and ammunition in order to zero their rifles. A new development...
Britain to Update Cyber Security Systems
Britain's GCHQ security agency is considering developing a nationwide internet firewall to block malicious content and protect government networks from rocketing numbers of attacks,...
A Battlefield without Blood – Medical Simulation
By Joe Charlaff
The air is filled with smoke. The rattle of gunfire echoes all around. The sound of hovering helicopters overhead. Medical teams race...
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This Software-Defined Shield Could Help Drones Survive Electronic Warfare
Electronic warfare equipment can help aircraft detect hostile emitters, recognize threats and protect themselves from electronic attack. The problem is that traditional EW systems...
