privacy concerns VS airport security
Researchers in Northeastern University, funded by DHS’s Office of Science and Technology, are developing surveillance technologies better to help airport security officials scan passengers...
Chinese drone maker DJI raises US$75m from Silicon Valley
Shenzhen-based Chinese drone manufacturer DJI received investment of US$75 million this week from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners, attracting Taiwanese chip designers...
A new tool for spotting buried victims
The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion...
Too late , too little – US Begins Syrian rebels training
"This is a symbolic step that comes too late " Israeli sources told I-HLS in response to the U.S announcement that it formally begun...
UAV regulation: is the FAA warming up to users?
FAA unveils 2 drone programs to gauge UAV use
The U.S Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is testing the skies with more drones. It has allowed...
Is ISIS besting counterterror efforts?
Experts: ISIS's social media terrorist messaging far ahead of US government efforts to counter it.
The U.S. government is a doing a feeble job of...
Trucks from the Sky
Polaris Pitches DAGOR for ULCV
Truck makers have just submitted data to the US Army concerning potential candidates for the Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle. An army...
AK-47 Maker Kalashnikov Applies to Register AK-47 Trademark World
The Russian manufacturer of Kalashnikov assault rifles has applied to register a word trademark of the world's best-known weapon, the AK-47, including for toys....
North Korea Demonstrates Submerged Ballistic Missile Launch
North Korea claims to have successfully launched a ballistic missile from a submarine beneath waters off the coast of its mainland. That missile has...
Syria’s chemical arsenal: no longer a secret
The world is blind. Inspectors find – months after Israel did – undeclared chemical weapons in Syria.
Many months after Israeli intelligence asserted that Assad...
Spanish “kebab laws” upset Muslim immigrants
At a City Council meeting in Terragona, Spain, the ruling Popular Party branch proposed a new measure. They want to limit the number of...
Kuwait nearing Boeing’s Super Hornet
Boeing could be the latest international aircraft-maker to garner a deal for more fighter aircraft, with word that the US government is nearing agreement...
AirMap debuts digital map for UAV operators
AirMap, a free, comprehensive digital map that allows unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operators to visualize the airspace around them, has recently been made available...
Russia unveils Coalition-SV
The Russian Ground Forces' new 2S35 Coalition-SV (Koalitsiya-CB) self-propelled artillery (SPA) system will replace the 2S19 MSTA-S SPA in Russian Ground Forces service. It...
The US Air Force wants You to build their next drone...
The Pentagon hopes that the next Predator is in someone's garage.
The US Air Force (USAF) recently announced a $2 million prize for the U.S....
Counter-Terrorism: The Special Forces Scrutinize Facebook
After years of informally using social networking sites and Internet activity in general to find, monitor and sometimes manipulate terrorist suspects, U.S. SOCOM (Special...
Turkish made helicopters deployed
Two Turkish-made T129 attack helicopters were deployed at a southeastern military base in Turkey to support anti-terror operations against Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy....
Is this the ideal flying solution?
Israel aerospace industries (IAI) is offering a combination of an Aerial refueling aircraft with a transport aircraft and with a VIP aircraft for heads...
The US Army is testing handheld ray guns
The U.S Army is currently testing electricity guns for possible use against electronics on the battlefield. They don’t look like props from the popular...
How to protect U.S. grid from cyber attacks
The US electrical grid remains alarmingly vulnerable to a variety of cyber threats. Judging by the number and type of cyber incidents reported to...
These robots are stranded inside a nuclear disaster
A Tokyo utility company recently sent two specially-designed robots on an ill-fated mission into the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to assess the damage. Four...
New Russian heavy armor breaks cover
The Russian Ground Forces' new suite of armored vehicles have been officially revealed for the first time by the Russian Ministry of Defense, ahead...
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This AI Security System Uses Chaotic Lasers Instead of Passwords
As billions of devices connect to cloud platforms, industrial systems, and IoT networks, authentication is becoming increasingly difficult to manage. Most current systems rely...
