Video Analytics to Manage Crowd Control in Train Stations
‘Intelligent video analytics’ were deployed by the Indian Railways in order to assess crowd density at major railway stations and initiate crowd control measures...
US-Japan Cooperation in Development of Armored Vehicle
An unnamed US firm has approached Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy (MHI) for a possible partnership to develop an armored vehicle.
Hisakazu Mizutani, the head of MHI's...
Armored Vehicles will Receive Rafael’s Remote Weapon Stations
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., developer and manufacturer of land, air and naval systems, has won a contract to supply its advanced Samson Mk...
Advancing Video Analytics Based on License Plate Recognition
A security software provider and an IP surveillance provider team up to make Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR)-based analytics available and affordable.
PlateSmart Technologies, creator...
First Test Drive for Israeli Eitan APC Prototype
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) continues the tests series for IDF’s first wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC), this time at the Golan Heights...
In-Flight Security Officers on board US-Cuba Flights
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that the United States and Cuba have reached an agreement which will allow federal air marshals on board...
Cyber Knowledge Can Get You Brand New SUV, for Free
Two men jailed in Houston and accused of using pirated computer software to steal more than 100 vehicles may have exploited an electronic vulnerability...
Aircraft Nearly Hit by Quadrocopter UAV
Drones might risk commercial aircraft while flying nearby.
Lufthansa Airline company confirmed an incident involving a near-miss between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone,...
New Technology Will Stop Vehicles Posing a Threat
A new EU-funded project has demonstrated a prototype device that can control and stop non-cooperative vehicles posing a threat, by disrupting the functioning of...
Advanced Armored Civil Vehicle Solution Developed
As the need for armored civil vehicles has become more substantial in the last years throughout the raging Middle East on the one hand;...
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...
DHS To Test Bioterror Airflow in New York Subway
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will conduct a week-long airflow study, starting today, in portions of the New...
There’s More Than GPS: A New Type Of Locationing
GPS is king, but it can still be unreliable. A busy street surrounded by skyscrapers won’t be getting great signal, nor will the inside...
India Uses Drones To Inspect Mega-Rail Project Progress
India is putting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to good use for an ambitious project. Indian Railway has been using UAVs to inspect the construction...
Drone Crashes Into Plane At Heathrow Airport
A police investigation is under way after a passenger plane approaching Heathrow Airport was hit by what is believed to have been a drone....
Fast Draw – Traffic Accidents: A Failure Caused By An Incompetent...
By Arie Egozi
The government in Israel is responsible for citizens’ death on the road every passing day. This government, and mostly in this context,...
In The Future, Police Could Control Your Driverless Car
Autonomous cars may not be that common yet, but isn’t too early to be thinking about the future - a time when driverless cars...
Concerns Over Egyptian Airport Security Raised By Experts
Six months ago, a bomb was smuggled onto a Russian Metrojet passenger plane, which exploded of the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 onboard. This...
DHS Investigates Missing Airport Employee IDs
The security IDs of more than 1,400 workers at America’s busiest airport, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, were lost or stolen over a period of...
IATA Chief: Drones Pose Real Threat To Civilian Aviations
Members of the general public operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are a “a real and growing threat” to civilian aircraft, warns Tony Tyler, director-general...
This System Finds An Airport And Lands Autonomously During Emergency
Diamond Aircraft, a German manufacturer of small single- and twin-engine planes, has developed a technology that has the potential to save many thousands of...
The “inspiration” for 9/11
Osama bin Laden was “inspired” to concoct the 9/11 plot during a chance conversation about a plane crash into the Atlantic Ocean. While discussing...