2012 Terrorism Report: New Levels of Destructiveness
Although terrorism touched eighty-five countries in 2012, just three — Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan — suffered more than half of 2012’s attacks (54 percent)...
New Local Unmanned Systems Industry in Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf states are enhancing the local development and manufacturing of unmanned systems. The UAE-based Marakeb Technologies and Saudi-based Prince Sultan Defense Studies &...
Triton UAV Enhances Maritime Surveillance Capabilities
Australia’s is enhancing its maritime capabilities, with the purchase of the first of six MQ-4C Triton UAVs via a cooperative program with the US...
Fast Draw – Renewed Cement Deliveries to Gaza
Israel will allow renewed deliveries of cement to Gaza, in response to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon's request. This according to a Channel 2...
New Partnership Promises to Secure Information
In uncontrolled environments, secure communications can be jeopardized by RF signals that are almost impossible to manually find and identify in real-time. New technology...
Now You Can Bypass Camera Surveillance
AI is increasingly found in everyday surveillance cameras and software. AI-powered video technology has been playing a growing role in tracking faces and bodies...
Fostering Cyber-Defenses of Financial Institutions
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has been fostering the cyber-defenses of financial institutions. This research-and-development effort will...
The U.S. is worried about its missile defense capabilities
The Pentagon is quickly moving forward with deployments of key radar and missile defense systems to Japan, Guam, Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab...
Start-Up: Cyber Security Software from Hardware Point of View
It's no news that today institutes from all sectors, international banks to hospitals, are seeking for a complete cyber defense layer. Cyber DriveWare, which...
New Airborne Laser System to US Fighter Jets
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) awarded Lockheed Martin $26.3 million for the design, development and production of a high power fiber laser....
A Smarter Camera That Tracks Movement, Not Frames
Modern sensing systems face a growing challenge: too much data. Traditional cameras capture and process full image frames continuously, even when little is changing...
NASA Tests AI-Enabled Satellite to Improve Autonomous Data Collection
NASA has recently demonstrated a significant advancement in satellite technology with the successful testing of a system that enables a satellite to autonomously identify...
How Ice Detection Is Moving from Reactive to Predictive
Ice remains one of the most underestimated hazards in transportation. On roads, invisible ice contributes to a significant share of weather-related crashes each year....
Heavy Turbojet UAV Will Be Able to Fly at 950 KMH...
A heavy turbojet UAV is under development by Russian designers will be able to fly at least twice as fast as its propeller-driven analogues,...
Cyber Warfare Is Not Yet Here
Sci-fi films of the past predicted that by this time the world would be inundated with hackers crashing whole financial systems, power grid, and...
Air Defense Will Have to Meet Additional Challenges
The Marine Corps is interested in learning about potential counter-drone interceptors it can add to the next block of its ground-based air defense vehicle.
According...
Meet Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft
Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation stealth multi-role fighter was publicly demonstrated for the first time. Two of these warplanes will be soon delivered to the...
The “Ghost” of anti terror units
Some very advanced anti terror units show great interest in the Israel Aerospace industries (IAI) "Ghost" - vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned air...
The Future of Security, Robots?
Robots might be the next trend for private security. For the moment, the robots are essentially designed to patrol a certain area. They've got...
Two names – one terror organization
Nigeria’s Islamist group Boko Haram has declared its allegiance to Islamic State. In a video posted online, Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, in an...
New Israeli Sniper Rifle
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) has developed the DAN .338 Bolt Action Sniper Rifle.
Specially designed for military and police entities, the new DAN family of...
Cybersecurity’s Growing Role in Energy Sector
Critical infrastructures can be the target for severe cybersecurity threats. An alert released recently by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflected...
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A New Flight Simulation System Models the Chaos of Wildfires
Training helicopter pilots for wildfire missions is particularly difficult because the environment itself is constantly changing. Smoke, shifting winds, rising heat, and the interaction...
