Cross-Border Biological Threat Screening – a Priority
The US has been promoting cross-border threat screening for biological agents. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced $35...
The flow of weapon systems into Gaza- all sensors on
The flow of weapon systems into Gaza , is steady and growing. Israel will have to do something to stop it, or at least...
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...
What’s on Program at the Forthcoming Conference on Future Forces?
Cutting-edge technological responses to the future warfare challenges will be the focus of the conference on Future Forces that will be hosted by iHLS...
Drones to Enhance Shark Spotting in Australia’s Beaches
Several shark-spotting surveillance drones will be used to improve beach patrols’ precision in Western Australia's South West.
Fisheries minister, Joe Francis, claimed the $88,000...
Should Security Perimeter Around Airports Be widened?
The terrorist attack on Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul has again has renewed the debate among security experts about whether the United States and...
Border crossing tunnels – an unsolved problem
Israel has been facing a problem of tunnels in Gaza. The solution is very complicated and the U.S is facing one on its border...
Body Camera is About to Get Smarter
Body camera technology developers for law enforcement have been starting to use artificial intelligence (AI) in order to enhance the devices capabilities and efficiency.
Roughly...
Drones to Monitor Survivors Vital Signs
In a development hailed as step forward for search and rescue technology, researchers in Australia have used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to measure the...
The US Army uses a remotely controlled flail robot for route...
The US Army has been using the M160 remotely controlled flail robot built by the Croatian company DOK-ING in Afghanistan for route clearance missions....
Biometric Solutions To Help Detect Frauds And Forgery
As part of its efforts to fight online frauds, the Arizona Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with NEC Corporation to develop new...
EU-Wide Border Control Force Proposed
The current refugee crisis in Europe has exposed the Union’s security problems, not least of which is the inability to police its own borders....
DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Autonomous Ship Is Ready For Launch
We’ve written about it before, but DARPA has finally confirmed the christening of its brand new autonomous submarine-hunting drone ship, agency directory Arati Prabhakar...
The Next Step In Smart City Apps
A new platform aims to provide deep learning analytics to video streams produced from smart city applications. Nvidia’s platform, Metropolis, takes data captured by...
iHLS TV Interview – Offshore installations technology
Interview with Elad Gilat Marketing manager, Puzzle project
Offshore installations technology protection and the tasks of personnel in the loop.
Designing a seamless protection system and...
A Different Look At The Border
NASA posted a photo of the border between India and Pakistan as seen from outer space on social media. The photo was taken by...
Police departments use technology for patrols, community
Police departments use state grants to cover the cost of new purchases of online programs, mobile apps and new gadgets to track crime, as...
Not easy to detect a tunnel
The surface of the earth has been mapped and mastered, with lidar, photography, infrared and other now-familiar systems, on satellites, manned aircraft and drones....
Turkey To Fly aerostats along Syrian Border To Counter IS Threat
Turkey plans to beef up border security by flying aerostats and building two-fence border system as part of an ‘integrated system’ plan to secure...
North Korea Is Jamming China’s Phone Signals
North Korea has stepped up its restrictions on cellphone reception along its border with China. Signals from Chinese cellphone towers increasingly are unable to...
China’s next Step Towards Control Of The Internet
China is planning to set up "cybersecurity police stations” at major internet companies and for websites so authorities can move more quickly against illegal online...
Special Drone-Flying Conditions for Disney
The FAA approved sometime during the last couple of days a special exception in the no-fly zone over Disney World in Orlando.
In the coming...
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RADIANT Shines a Light on Invisible Industrial Threats
A new intrusion detection system is offering a more efficient way to identify and defend against advanced cyber threats targeting critical infrastructure like power...
