Solutions to Growing Threats to Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation systems are a key target for terrorists. Effective and efficient transportation plays a crucial role not only in the everyday lives of citizens,...
The unmanned cargo helicopter
Unmanned cargo helicopters have proved their worth in Afghanistan, resupplying remote forward bases and taking convoys off dangerous roads. But the U.S. Army wants...
Al Qaeda ‘Targeting European Rail Network’
Europe's high-speed rail network is at risk of being attacked by al Qaeda, according to a German newspaper.
Bild, citing intelligence sources, said the extremist...
Moscow Subway To Use Devices To Read Data On Phones
The head of police for Moscow's subway system has said that stations will soon be equipped with devices that can read the data on...
Optical tracking of people in indoor areas developed by Carnegie Mellon
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for tracking the locations of multiple individuals in complex, indoor settings using a network of...
Mini-MUSIC system unveiled
Elbit Systems unveiled its new mini-MUSIC system, the newest member of the company's family of Directional Infra-Red Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems. The system is displayed...
Nigeria warned to improve its ports security
THE United States Government, through its Embassy in Lagos, has cautioned the Federal Government to improve on its ports security system within 90 days or...
Experts: The Burgas bombing – not a suicide bomber
A Bulgarian expert has stated that the terrorist who killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver in a deadly attack last year was not...
Are you who you say you are?
Israeli technology may solve the problem faced by the security organizations protecting the U.S. civil aviation.
Israeli companies may offer a number of technologies that...
Riot Control Vehicles
Crisis situations involving great masses and unusually large concentrations of forces may stem from protests and security demonstrations involving economic, ethnic, or politically motivated...
Knives on passenger aircraft – under heavy attack
Israeli security experts continue to criticize the new security regulation in the U.S allowing knives on planes. "This in some scenarios might increase the risk...
Detecting concealed weapons from a distance – the challenge
New technologies that will help detecting concealed weapons on people in a very fast way are being developed in Israel.
In the meantime the New...
Presidential Visit – VIP convoy security review
By Eyal Avidov
U.S President Obama is visiting Israel this week and without doubt special preparations have been made by security officials for this significant...
Russia’s Aeroexpress using Israeli solutions to mitigate security, safety and...
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Russia’s Aeroexpress, one of Russia’s biggest transportation operators, has deployed NICE Security solution including the Situator Situation Management Solution, NiceVision...
TRANSPORTING CHEMICALS – THE RISK, THE DANGER
Transporting chemicals can be a risky business to the population. This everyday task sometimes turns to be an immediate danger.
Such an incident happened in...
TROPHY PROTECTED HUMVEES
This is one of the many examples to the flow of technologies from "pure" defense to homeland security. The "Trophy" active protection suit develop...
EXPLOSIVES TRACE DETECTION CALIBRATION
The explosive detectors of all types deployed in airports and other sensitive locations need calibration in order to stay effective.
We usually look at technology...
DEATH OF THE “CODE POSITIVE” SYSTEM
This surrender was total without any conditions. The Israeli government gave up to pressures put on it by less powerful bodies. The result is...
HAS AIRLINE SECURITY BEEN AFFECTED BY CHANGES IN BAGGAGE POLICY?
I returned recently from a trip to the United States and began to question the effects new airline luggage policies have had on flight...
More technology – less restrictions on air passengers
The most advanced technology enables the Israeli security services to ease some restrictions imposed on passengers that use Ben-Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv.
One example is...
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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...
