Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Drone Air Traffic Control System
Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) air traffic control system on 18 November. During the demonstration, Lockheed employed its UAS...
Israeli Active Protection System Iron Fist – Ordered by NATO State
Israeli supplier IMI Systems was chosen by BAE Hagglunds from Sweden and by the Dutch Armed Forces to supply them with its Active Protection...
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....
TSA To Increase Random Security Checks Of Employees
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is increasing random checks of airport and airlines staff who handle baggage and have clearances to bypass security...
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...
Operational Testing of Eitan – World’s Advanced APC
Israel’s Ministry of Defense Merkava Tank Program Administration in collaboration with IDF’s ground forces, continues to develop the Eitan wheeled armored personnel carrier (APC),...
Will The IDF Acquire The New JLTV ?
Oshkosh has won a $6.7 billion contract to manufacture the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) to replace US Army’s Humvee fleet.
The contract awarded by...
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...
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The upcoming conference for the HLS Future Forces is to be held on July 21st, bringing with...
Hazard in the skies – lithium-ion batteries
Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries may soon have to be imported by other means than air shipments after at least eighteen airlines have banned shipments of...
Active Protection Systems to be Integrated onto Combat Vehicles
The US Army is expected to make key decisions regarding the integration of Active Protection Systems (APS) onto a variety of combat vehicles next...
Watch: This Solution Could Protect Planes Against Bombs
The recent downing of Russian Metrojet plane in Egypt has once again brought to the forelight a major issue facing modern airliners: planes are...
Protecting Future Tanks from Explosive Impact
A bendable titanium alloy suspension system inspired by the hard shells and flexible legs of ironclad beetles could hold the key to protecting future...
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...
Airport Body Scanners Fail To Provide Security
Since 2008, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent $160 million on scanners to identify passengers which may be carrying weapons. These scanners, however,...
Hi-Tech Explosives Detection Systems
Morpho, through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, announced a contract assigned to its local partner Segtec by Mexico airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR)...
Most cars are vulnerable to hacking or privacy intrusions
All a hacker needs to be able to break into your car is an iPad. This, according to a report which was recently released...
New Police Tool for Road Pursuits
Kustom Signals Inc. recently introduced the new Long Range accessory for the LaserCam 4, a fourth generation hand-held video LIDAR.
LaserCam 4 continually zooms...
Start-up: Analyzing Video, Using a Smarter Method
The video analytics field has been driving the tech world crazy during the last couple of years. The new possibilities opened by designing a machine...
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...
3D Printing Out At Sea
Modern warships are designed for prolonged voyages, carrying enough supplies to sustain crew for extended periods of time and enough spare parts to fix...
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...
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A New Flight Simulation System Models the Chaos of Wildfires
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