US Government pledges nearly $4 billion to kickstart self-driving cars
US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx revealed plans for a six month initiative to prepare for a world of autonomous vehicles, as well as...
Will the Turkish Special Units shrink?
A fight over the size of the Turkish elite combat and anti terror units. This after a peace process began between Turkey and the...
Radiation detectors market to grow
Glen Allen, VA-based industry analysis firm, NanoMarkets, announced Wednesday that it believes the radiation detector equipment market “is projected to grow from $25 billion...
The US Wants to Build A Fence – In Space
As we’ve written here before, future wars could well be fought in space. The US Air Force is now looking for ways to protect...
U.S. Homeland Security to Operate Air Force Border Blimps
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will take over control of the fleet of aerostat radar systems along the U.S.-Mexico border. Until now...
Cassidian to Support French DRAC UAVs
Cassidian will provide support for the French Army's Drone de Renseignement Au Contact (DRAC) mini unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), under a contract announced on...
Texas Police Linked Khat Plant Trade to Terrorism
Texas law-enforcement arrested several Muslim immigrants after a lengthy investigation found they were growing and selling khat and connected these plant growers to supporters...
The Growing U.S. “Bomb Library”
The U.S. has a "Bomb Library" and it serves as an important tool in the fight against terror.
It has been ten years since the...
Israeli-Owned Company Wins U.S. Border Contract
A contract for towers carrying high-tech sensors to detect movement along the southwest U.S border with Mexico border went to Texas-based EFW, a U.S...
New Emergency Warning System Launched In Belgium
Belgium’s Minister of the Interior, Joëlle Milquet has announced the pilot launch of an emergency population warning and information system in Belgium
Thales was selected...
Portugal’s Azore Islands as Arena for UAV Testing
Drone USA, a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and related technologies, announced it has entered into an agreement enabling the...
Increasing the Speed of Mapping Information Transporation
Transporting maps and geographic information to emergency responders quickly is critical to making strategic decisions on resources, personnel, services and disaster-coping. Buffalo Computer Graphics...
Pirates Hijack Military Gunboat in Nigeria’s Oil Delta
Nigeria's military says pirates hijacked a military gunboat and three soldiers are missing after the ambush in the southern oil-rich state of Bayelsa.
Spokesman Col....
A global security summit in Washington to fight the rise of...
President Barack Obama will invite allies to a Feb. 18 security summit in Washington to try and prevent violent extremism, U.S. Attorney General Eric...
Canada: Halifax Police say they foiled shooting plot
Amid heightened security alerts everywhere, police in Canada remain vigilant. Canadian police say they have recently foiled a plot to carry out a mass...
Drones For Agriculture Might Mark It As Target
The field of unmanned aviation is becoming even more central around the world. Many countries are using Unmanned aerial vehicles for operational needs, both...
New Israeli Development: Anti Abduction GPS ID Tag
The abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Palestinians terrorists working with Hamas in June last year has inspired Amit Saban, a 16...
“Israel’s Nightmare” App To Showcase Iran’s Missile Arsenal
Apps have become ubiquitous. They provide us with tools for nearly every task imaginable. From shopping lists to fully fledged remotes to control drones....
NSA will Track Your Smartphone Finger Strokes
Smartphone technology built by Lockheed Martin promises to verify a user's identity based on the swiftness and shape of the individual’s finger strokes on...
Airport perimeter security in the U.S. – a declining market
The Americans do not believe in perimeter defenses around airports, in spite of the proven performance of these systems.
U.S. airport perimeter manufacturers — makers...
New Pistol To Start Its Service
The U.S Army has begun distributing its new pistol, the Sig Sauer XM17 Modular Handgun System (MHS) to selected units, the first of them...
Department Of Defence To Invest In Biometrics
Things like lightning fast DNA processing, biometrics recognition based on iris scans, thumbprint or voice patterns and video face recognition from vast distances seemed...
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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...
