The unmanned aerial sentries of the U.S.-Mexican border
Unmanned air systems (UAS) are very active in controlling the border between the U.S and Mexico
Since 2000, the number of Border Patrol agents on...
INTERPOL 2015 – Israeli innovation, unique solutions and operational experience
Gil Reider, Director of Life Science, Aerospace Defense & HLS Department in the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute:
"The Israel Export and International Cooperation...
Stefanini Announces New Cooperation With Israel’s Rafael
Stefanini, one of the most important global providers of business solutions technology, plans to create a joint venture in Brazil with one of the...
Flying Drones Beyond Line of Sight?
A new network will allow pilots of drones to fly farther distances, even outside their line of sight, which is currently against FAA rules....
Will the human stay in the UGV operation mode?
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV's) can operate without a man in the loop. This means detection of a threat, identification and extermination. Will that happen?
A decision...
New Israeli Development: Marine Barrier
IMS, an Israeli company has developed a system that offers protection to marine installations and assets (protected zone) against spread of floating spill (e.g....
Russian Air Force Deploys in Syrian Base
Russia plans to turn the Hmeymim base in Syria into a fully operational facility for its armed forces. The air base began operations in...
Elbit Systems Delivers Upgraded Training System to Israeli Home Front Command
Elbit Systems has delivered to the Directorate of Production and Procurement (DoPP) of the Israeli Ministry of Defense the next version of its ICTTS...
Defense technology – a two way street
By ARIE EGOZI
Technology moves both ways. Sometimes it moves from air to ground and sometimes from ground to air.
The direction is not important. What...
More Problems For The Israeli Defense Industries In Asia
South Korea and Japan are aggressively targeting the Asian defense market, which had long been dominated by the US, the U.K., China and Russia.
Defense...
Can a hacker hijack a plane from his seat ?
Israeli experts say that this claim has to be investigated further but add that is was clear the the connectivity on passenger aircraft is...
The MQ- 9 users’ fraternity
Britain, France, Italy and the U.S. are forming RUG, Reapers Users Group. This is an international forum of countries which deploy MQ-9 UAVs (unmanned...
The trend continues – manned aircraft go unmanned
Executive plane becomes Hammerhead UAV
The Piaggio Aero Company and Selex ES successfully completed the first flight of the aptly-named Hammerhead UAV. The aircraft was...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Israel’s ballistic missile defense
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In this week's Special Video Edition, we discuss Israel's ballistic missile defense.
Russian S-400 for China: Challenge for Asian Geopolitics
Russia’s business daily Vedomosti reported last November that Moscow was in the process of selling S-400 anti-aircraft missiles to China. The news was confirmed on April 13 when...
Surface-to-Air Missile Systems – New Deal on Asian Market
India has offered to sell its home-made Akash Surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems to Vietnam, thereby elbowing into the Asian arms market. Akash is a...
New Multi-Function Unmanned Vehicle
Unmanned aerial vehicles are usually capable of performing various tasks as they fly through the air, some unmanned vehicles can perform missions at sea,...
Electromagnetic Pulses Could Leave A Country Without Power For Months
Electromagnetic threats such as strong solar flares or intentional nuclear blasts by terrorists could paralyze the entire power grid of a country for several...
Voice Biometrics Can Be Defeated
Voice biometrics is based on the assumption that each person has a unique voice that depends not only on his or her physiological features...
Turkey Seeks General-Purpose Aircrafts
Turkey’s defense procurement bureau, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM in its Turkish acronym), has launched an international competition for the acquisition of a...
New Israeli Ground Robot Designed for Harsh Conditions
Israeli company Roboteam expands its family of unmanned systems and operator controllers; an order for the new configuration of its MTGR (Micro Tactical Ground...
Anti-ISIS Task Force to be Deployed in Greece
Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency, will deploy 200 counter terrorism officers to the Greek islands in an effort to thwart a “strategic”-level campaign...
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Drone Operators Can Now Carry Their Entire Control Station on Their...
First-person-view (FPV) drones have become increasingly important for reconnaissance and strike missions, but controlling them often requires bulky ground equipment. Traditional ground control stations...
