USS Zumwalt: Building the Future
Like the admiral it is named after, this new addition to the US Navy ship challenges conventional wisdom. USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is the...
NASA To Work With LocataNet For New UAV
The privately-owned Australian company Locata, which invented a new positioning technology to supply accurate location in areas without GPS signal, was recently notified of...
North Korea’s Paranoid Operating System Revealed
Two German researchers recently ran an analysis of North Korea’s homegrown operating system, Red Star OS. Turns out, Red Star mirrors quite closely the...
New Front Against Illegal Drones
Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security (EBS) is a new sensor house providing electronics in the areas of protection, reconnaissance and surveillance. The company...
An Assisting Technology that Can Save Life
The daily routine of the emergency service personnel, cops, fire fighters and emergency medicine doctors, is packed full with a wide variety of events,...
Military and C4I Technologies For Terrain Dominance
In today’s world, information is power - in any field. The more information we are receiving, the better our advantage and dominance in a...
Chinese Anti-Drone Laser System tested
Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system capable of shooting down small drones flying at a low altitude, Chinese state...
iHLS TV Weekly Edition – AUS&R 2014
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (25 November 2014):
The AUS&R 2014 Conference and Exhibition will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, November 26, under any...
The Navy’s New Robot Looks and Swims Just Like a Shark
The American military does a lot of work in the field of biomimicry, stealing designs from nature for use in new technology. After all,...
New Encryption Solution for Microsoft
WinMagic Inc., a data encryption firm, announced recently the availability of SecureDoc for Microsoft’s BitLocker, an intelligent key management and encryption solution that improves...
Looking to Optimize Airport Security Checks
London’s Luton airport is introducing a new technology to help cut down delays during security checks. The new cloud-based planning platform will help staff...
DHS Seeking Top-Level Identity Security
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a $749,241 Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) contract to Digital...
Protecting Internet of Things from malicious attacks
In this day and age, when IoT (Internet of Things) is fast becoming a key feature of everyday life, any malicious strike and intentional...
New Method of IT Equipment Purchasing Can Help Startups
The establishment of a new company involves heavy expenses on office equipment. At the first stage, a startup will be based within the framework...
First responders’ technology prize to be awarded by DHS
U.S DHS launches $25K prize for innovative ways to track first responders indoors during incidents.
The Homeland Security Department's research and development arm announced it...
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...
Israeli Company wins Contract to Supply Helicopter DIRCM Systems to an...
Israeli defense companies are known throughout the world for their advanced systems. Moreover, their added edge – in addition to being cutting edge and...
Your Face Is Big Data
Russian photography student, Yegor Tsvetkov, has created a demonstration that shows quite how easy it is for computers to identify individuals - complete strangers,...
What’s really plaguing cyber security?
It’s exactly the same as with car accidents. The problem with cyber security is enforcement. There are many law, lots of regulation, plenty of...
The trend continues – manned aircraft go unmanned
Executive plane becomes Hammerhead UAV
The Piaggio Aero Company and Selex ES successfully completed the first flight of the aptly-named Hammerhead UAV. The aircraft was...
No Need For Sherlock Holmes: A New Missing Persons App
A recently developed app is designed to aid first responders in finding missing persons. The app, called Lost Person Behavior App) was developed by...
Direct Weather Forecasts for Drone Operators
Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) rules for commercial drone operations in the US stipulates that pilots of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...
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