Robot Interoperability – The Name of The Game
The U.S. Army launches several competitions to define its future robot unmanned ground systems fleet, in a move that may transform the ground robotics...
The “Shadow Arsenal” – Syria’s biological weapons
Intelligence experts are trying to assess the Biological weapons threat that Syria poses.
The debates among experts in Western and Middle Eastern intelligence services and...
Defense Industry Struggling to Find Consistent Anti-Chemichal Method
Battelle, a nonprofit research and development institute, recently said the key to preparing for the rapidly growing threat of biological or chemical weapons is...
Scanners to stop radioactive materials at ports
This is a worldwide problem - how to stop radioactive materials from being smuggled into a country for the purpose of committing acts of...
Better Cybersecurity for Nuclear Arsenal Computer Systems
Cyber Security has become a priority in various defense fields. Enhancing the cyber security of nuclear systems has certainly become an imperative.
A U.S. Air...
Could Weapons-Grade Uranium Be Detected from Afar?
A technique for detecting enriched uranium with lasers could help regulators sniff out illicit nuclear activities from afar. Researchers from the University of Michigan...
Airbus and IAI team on UAS
Airbus Defense and Space and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), worldwide leaders in the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) market, signed today a teaming agreement at...
Russia Ahead of Schedule in Chemical Weapon Destruction
Russia may complete the destruction of all its chemical weapon stockpiles this year, according to the Russian chairman of the State Commission on Chemical...
Turkey is not protected against chemical weapons
The situation in Syria has created a great concern in Turkey that is totally exposed to chemical and biological threats.
Turkey borders three notoriously volatile...
No proof that N. Korea Miniaturized nuclear Warheads
The United States on Wednesday dismissed a claim by North Korea to have developed the ability to miniaturize nuclear warheads, but voiced concern Pyongyang...
Special Report: Electro Magnetic Threats Conference
"During an electro-magnetic pulse attack no blood will be spilled, but the entire country will be paralyzed” * The first of its kind, in...
New Player in The Sensor Tech Revolution
The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership, recently announced a new Defense Department project. The AIM Photonics initiative will...
A security threat calls for limited exposure of Israel’s nuclear capabilities...
Israel and nuclear capability. "Israel must maintain its policy of nuclear ambiguity. Nevertheless, if, at some future point, Middle Eastern countries, notably Iran, shall...
Biological Screening to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism?
The growing threat of nuclear terrorism by extremist groups, independent or supported by states, has been urging law enforcement agencies as academic researchers to...
U.S Army Sent Anthrax To 11 States
The Pentagon is trying to improve its ability to detect biological threats.
The Army accidentally sent live anthrax samples to labs in nine states plus...
U.S. Army to Develop Battlefield Biological Detection System
U.S. Army researchers are preparing to asking industry to design a lightweight, low cost, man-portable, battery-operated system to detect, collect, and identify biological pathogens...
Egozi: USA and Allies Caught Off Guard by North Korean Threat
By Arie Egozi
The US has only a few options at the still verbal conflict with North Korea. In the aftermath of Obama’s eight-year presidency,...
The U.S. is developing Mobile Units to Neutralize Chemical Weapons Materials
Should the Pentagon need to destroy stockpiles of chemical weapons, it can do so with new mobile systems that can neutralize and destroy the...
Gaming Technologies Contributing to Nuclear Security
Sandia National Laboratories are developing what they’re calling serious gaming .Experts apply the technology and methods of the game industry to real-world national security...
Gas Masks: Toward the End of the Line?
By Meir Elran and David Friedman
The emerging proposition in the Israeli defense establishment, reported recently in the media, to shut down the gas masks...
Compound Derived from Vegetables Shields from Lethal Radiation
Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have discovered that a compound derived from cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli protects rats and mice...
U.S. Ship Heads Out To Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
A specially-equipped U.S. naval ship departed for Italy on Monday on a ground-breaking mission to destroy Syria’s most dangerous chemical weapons, Pentagon officials said.
According...
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Modern Battlefields Need More Than Firepower — They Need Resilient Networks
Modern combat increasingly depends on the rapid movement of information between units. Drones, helicopters, artillery systems, and ground troops all generate large amounts of...
