After the Attack – Iraq Will Stop Using Fake Bomb Detectors
In the wake of the deadliest terrorist attack in Iraq since 2003, Iraq’s prime minister Haider al-Abadi has instructed all the country’s security forces...
Royal Navy Tech Chief: Drone Ships Will Replace Sailors
Unmanned vessels will become central to the Royal Navy’s efforts in minesweeping and anti-terror missions, says a top commander, and will eventually replace manned...
Turkey Bans Sale Of Fertilizers In Fear Of Terror Attacks
In the wake of two car bombings which killed seventeen people, Turkey announced it was temporarily suspending the sale of fertilizers containing nitrate. The...
WATCH: Saab’s Sea Mine Disposal Drone
Everyone knows that mines, be there on land or in water, are bad news. But while there are several robots designed to find landmines,...
Watch: New Device Will Blow Cover Off Suicide Bombers
New Mexico engineers are working on a new device that could save scores of lives. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories in cooperation with R3...
Watch: Polish Police’s New Bomb Disposal Robots
The Polish police has ordered two new robots for examining and neutralizing hazardous materials. The systems will be used by bomb disposal specialists and...
Experts: Perfect Security At Airports Does Not Exist
Security agents working in western airports are trained to detect all kinds of devices that could put a flight in jeopardy: from explosives disguised...
Drones Can Now Sniff Out Bombs
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have brought out a new tool in the fight against terrorism: bomb sniffing drones. The team took existing...
New Terahertz Laser Tech Could Detect Bombs
A team of researchers from MIT and Princeton have built a new system for detecting chemicals used in explosive. The system is based on...
Brilliant Material Irradiates Explosive Detection
As the terrorist attack on the Brussels airports and metro station clearly demonstrate, currently prevalent methods of explosive detection are severely lacking. While laser-based...
Technology Could Help Clear Mines Faster
One of the many unfortunate consequences of traditional armed warfare is that once the war is over, many dangers remain. Mines and unexploded ordnance...
DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Autonomous Ship Is Ready For Launch
We’ve written about it before, but DARPA has finally confirmed the christening of its brand new autonomous submarine-hunting drone ship, agency directory Arati Prabhakar...
New Software Can Detect Nuclear Blasts
When North Korea conducted its recent nuclear weapon test, the blast had been detected by a global seismic sensing network operated by the Preparatory...
ISIS Displays Disturbing New Combat Capabilities
Weapon experts say that ISIS engineers have developed advanced new weapon systems capable of shooting down passenger jets, according to a report by Homeland...
Experts: Aviation’s Backyard Is Breached
Arie Egozi
Israeli security experts were not surprised by the news that writings in Arab were discovered on EasyJet airplanes. This disturbing event is being...
Security Technology Can Save The Euro 2016 Games
The UEFA European Football Championship is one of the world’s most prestigious football tournaments, second only to the World Cup. The competition is held...
Laser Detectors For Better Security
In light of recent events in Paris and the growing of terror threats, occurring simultaneously with the waves of migration coming from conflict centers...
This Is Not How You Fight Homegrown Terror
Arie Egozi
Is France closing the stable after the horses escaped? Basically yes, but that stable was so rickety that closing its gate wouldn’t have...
What More Could Unmanned Systems Do: Underwater Mine-detection
Singapore’s Microfine Materials Technologies has won a defense prize for collaborating with DSO National Laboratories to design and build an unmanned underwater vessel that...
Russia Using Advanced Cluster Munitions In Syria
The use of weapon near the Kafr Halab village earlier this month has raised concerns of Russia either using cluster munitions or providing them...
New Rover To X-Ray Scan For Explosives Detection
Explosives pose a danger to innocent civilians in conflict areas, in airports, in mass events and more. However, bomb squads are risking their lives...
Rats To Detect Mines
For thousands of years man has been using animals for various needs - for food, for fighting, for company or more. Although a lot...
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A New Quantum Breakthrough Could Change Signal Detection on the Battlefield
Modern military and civilian communications environments are becoming increasingly crowded. Drones, radios, sensors, satellites, electronic warfare systems, and wireless networks all compete for space...
