Security

Security

situational awareness

  A new security system which brings together up-to-the-minute information on key security developments in Iraq and the implications for companies operating in the region...
robot

The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...
counter-terror

Two specialist UAVs designed specifically for counter-terror operations were showcased by the French company CM Drones at a recent international exhibition. The company promoted...
security

Partial similarities between fingerprints are common enough to make fingerprint-based security systems in mobile phones and other electronic devices unreliable. This was discovered by...
remote landmine detection

  Scientists from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have developed a new system that uses a combination of lasers and glowing bacteria for unexploded ordnance...
sniper rifle

  Russia plans to equip its military sharpshooters with a new sniper rifle soon, the director of the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building...
communication security

Securing telephone communication is on the agenda of the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T). The organization is “working to...
drone flight

New rules from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will soon restrict drone flight over military bases across the US. The updated regulations prohibit flights...
explosives detection

The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will provide independent testing, evaluation, and certification of explosives detection equipment for...
UAV

With more technologically advanced UAVs flying than ever, military leaders are starting to rethink the way they look at air superiority. The case is...
border security

A new data-driven technology will detect border security risk. Two companies will collaborate in the development of an advanced data analytics solution for automated...
navy

The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton, built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, has completed formal lab testing and a successful first flight of an improved software...
defense procurement procedures

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

By Arie Egozi The world is changing fast and defense technologies and the rules that are meant to control them are also very flexible. This fact...
first responders

  Exoskeleton technologies are fulfilling new roles in the military, industrial, commercial and first-responder applications. Lockheed Martin has licensed the bionic augmentation technology Dermoskeleton from...

China, the largest exporter of military drones currently, is ready to place a new model on the international market. The TYW-1, developed by one...
video analytics

Over recent years, video analytics technologies have gained a reputation of over-promising and under-delivering in terms of performance. One of the biggest complaints has...
thermal monocular

The recently unveiled Pulsar Helion Thermal Monoculars have been getting attention in the thermal industry by setting the bar for feature-packed technologically advanced optics. According...
cell phone surveillance

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for the first time is publicly confirming it uses cell phone surveillance devices in investigations across Canada. RCMP...
License Plate Readers

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are probably the most common mass surveillance technology in use by law enforcement agencies. But they're not always used...

  An unmanned ground vehicle will be equipped with an advanced wireless communication and connectivity network. Rajant announced recently that Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC) will...
first responders

A new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will serve as a cell tower for the benefit of users such as first responders. Fenix Group has...