Communications

Change of command at the management of Avnet Israel, the leading electronic components distributor in Israel and globally. Tal Segman, the company’s Deputy CEO,...

U.S. Army trainers have successfully used cyber weapons and electronic warfare (EW) technology to thwart a simulated tank assault at a training exercise. The...

The Pentagon and military services are expediting an effort to foster more cross-domain interoperability between networks operating on its intelligence channels. The system, known as...

Almost every winter people find themselves in many countries trapped after a snow avalanche. In the search for those buried beneath the snow, every second...

Britain will fund research into robotics, 5G (5th generation mobile networks) and driverless cars. This was included in the latest budget announced by Philip...

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) will use the BNET software defined radio (SDR) system developed by Rafael as its main communication system on existing...

Today, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) typically require multiple payloads with dedicated components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, and processors, to conduct communications, radar,...

Are the laws regarding unmanned aircraft systems unsuitable for the current circumstances? US Federal agencies have asked Congress to change laws that prevent law enforcement...

China obtained more than 50 terabytes of data from U.S. defense and government networks, notably the Joint Strike Fighter’s stealth F-35 radar and engine...

By Jim McKay Communication is a fundamental of emergency management and yet an inherent struggle during disasters. Superstorm Sandy was no exception as complaints about...

Announcements by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) show progress at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet), an independent authority...

One of the world’s fastest growing technological fields is called ’Lawful Interception’, namely enforcing the law in cyberspace and gathering cyber intelligence, as well...

A new program will develop temporary underwater fiber-optics communications networks to ensure connectivity when tactical networks are unavailable. DARPA’s Tactical Undersea Network Architecture (TUNA)...

Big data processing and in-depth intelligent learning have penetrated into every aspect of life. Big data means the exponentially increasing amount of digital information...

The US defense R&D establishment has been seeking new ways to preserve the American advantage in asymmetric warfare. DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office (STO) unveiled...

The world’s major powers follow an unwritten rule when it comes to space exploration: no weapons in orbit. But lately the three leading space...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for the first time is publicly confirming it uses cell phone surveillance devices in investigations across Canada. RCMP...

A team of scientists and engineers, the members of the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Flexible Materials and Processing Team, has been developing flexible...

Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) unmanned systems have successfully completed a proof of concept to high officials of the defense industry and the IDF. Recently...

The Israeli air force was one of the first to use targeting pods. First these were the ones that were supplied with the American...

Last month, some of the world’s foremost experts on cybersecurity gathered in Lille, France for the International Forum on Cybersecurity, as well as politicians,...

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded an approximately $45 million contract from a European country for the supply of military communications systems....