Britain gets ready to deal with Syrian chemical weapons
Britain is preparing to reinstate military units capable of securing Syria's chemical weapons axed in the spending review two years ago, as response to President...
SOCOM Orders Falcon Wideband Tactical Radios for $36 Million
Harris Corporation has received $36 million in orders from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to accelerate its deployment of an advanced wideband tactical communications...
ICT – Jihadi Forums Summary – 2nd half of February 2013
Periodical Review: Summary of Information from Jihadi Forums -
The Second Half of February 2013
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during...
New intrusion detection systems from Israel
Magal, world leader in peripheral intrusion detection systems, is developing nowadays an innovative product - Fence Monitoring Robot (Roboguard) – a small motorized robot,...
Not only in the U.S. – the shift from defense to...
The U.S. involvement in the Iraq war is over, and the country will soon withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Federal budgets cuts shrink agencies’ ability to...
A New Sensor Detects Home-Made Hydrogen Peroxide based Explosives
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: Scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories are working on explosive detection methods that would reliably detect homemade explosives, but will not be...
Training indoors to control crowds
Crowd control, a practical skill regularly taught to members of the military and police, is periodically brought to the forefront during clashes such as...
Germany wants to gather more personal data
According to Der Spiegel, Germany's intelligence agency has a 100-million-euro plan to expand Internet surveillance. Meanwhile, the interior minister wants travelers to fill out...
Turkey is developing an advanced fighter aircraft
Turkey is making a huge effort to become a regional super power, and as a result will move even further away from the west....
Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri Strives to Direct Jihad Against the State...
During the past year and a half, Al-Qaeda leader Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri has mentioned the State of Israel with increasing frequency. This trend reflects...
Narcotic smuggling – the terror threat
An international drug trafficking ring that for two years smuggled cocaine into Europe inside crates of frozen fish has been smashed, Brazilian police announced...
The Abu Dhabi mercenaries unit
Colombia's defense ministry is alarmed about an exodus of top soldiers to the United Arab Emirates to join a highly paid U.S.-led mercenary force...
More Israeli made UAS to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan wants more Israeli made unmanned air systems. An Israeli source confirmed that talks have resumed during the Paris air show.
The source also said...
Paris Airshow Review – Photo & Video Report
All photos: Noam Eshel, defense-Update
The Russian Su-35S, making its international debut here at the Paris Airshow, stole the show with breathtaking aerobatic performance that...
The Rafael Protector will work with UAS
The Rafael "Protector" unmanned patrol boat will be fitted to work with unmanned air systems (UAS), according to sources in the Paris Air Show.
The...
Russia and Israel in the Paris air show – growing competition
The Paris Air Show will emphasize the growing competition between Russia and Israel in some segments of the market. An Israeli source told the...
Watchkeeper to France?
Is the Watchkeeper unmanned air system (UAS) on its way to France? This system is based on the Hermes-450 made by Elbit Systems.
Sources at...
Panther on Israeli navy’s ships?
The Israeli navy will evaluate the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Panther tilt rotor unmanned air system (UAS) for operation on board some of its...
Elbit may benefit from Boeing-Embraer KC-390 Cooperation
The growing cooperation between Boeing and Embraer on the Brazilian KC-390 programme may bring big contracts to Elbit systems. This, according to sources in...
Hammerhead Performs Taxi Tests Prior to First Flight
Piaggio Aero Industries unveiled at the 2013 Paris Air Show today, the Piaggio Aero P.1HH “HammerHead”- Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The P.1HH HammerHead technological...
France, UK Exploring Collaborative UCAS Venture
Dassault Aviation and BAE Systems are working on a collaborative study of a future Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) project, to agree on...
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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...
