UAS for bomb squads – it’s here
Bomb squad robots have been using ground robots for many years to handle suspicious objects.
Now a U.S robot manufacturer is taking its business to...
Japan: Drones to Spy on China, N. Korea
Tokyo wants to buy several Global Hawk drones to monitor the Chinese and North Korean military, Japanese media reports. The US is deploying two...
Satellite imagery reveals Iranian UAV base developments
The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base on the Iranian island of Qeshm has undergone significant development in recent years, as revealed by DigitalGlobe satellite...
Wearable Laser Scanner Can Map Tunnels
A real-time 3D mobile surveying and mapping system is offered as a solution for various professional indoor/outdoor scanning missions.
The technology was developed by...
EU’s Right To Be Forgotten Flaws Revealed
Under EU law, citizens have the “Right to be Forgotten,” whereby they can petition internet search providers such as Google to remove search results...
South Korea Upgrading its Defense Capabilities
South Korea has been upgrading its defense capabilities in several fields. Seoul is reserving $218 million from its revised mid-term defense plan on cybersecurity...
New Thermal Imaging Cameras for U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S customs and borders (CBP) has awarded a contract worth more than $67,000 to General Dynamics Global Imaging Technologies, Inc. to supply its...
More Security Cameras – Paranoia in Mexico City
Mexico City doubles its municipal security system, adding thousands of additional cameras.
Mexico city recently signed a contract with the Latin American security company Telmex,...
NSA Surveillance Software Infecting Thousands of Computers Worldwide
A sophisticated spying campaign infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide with surveillance software, some embedded in hard drives, according to a report from...
US Air Force Supports Drone Technology Innovation
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is funding advanced technologies for Lockheed Martin’s Desert Hawk Extended Endurance and Range (DH EER) UAV, including...
IAI Signs a Strategic Cyber Deal in Asia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a significant contract worth $15 million for a cyber-intelligence system with a customer in Asia. The contract is for...
Germany Tightens The Reins On Spy Service
The US National Security Agency (NSA) overstepped an intelligence-sharing agreement with Germany by requesting German technicians to snoop on allied governments‘ emails, a top-level...
New Video IoT Platform for Security and Commercial Applications
A new Video IoT Platform for security and commercial uses has been released recently by Gorilla Technology, a global provider of video intelligence and...
The new division at Rafael will strengthen homeland defense development
The Land Division will focus on land systems development, including weapon systems, armored combat vehicle defenses, shoulder-launched systems and naval combat systems. The division...
Original Approach to Police Anti-Terror Efforts
The Australian police have been trying to target would-be extremists before they conduct a terrorist attack, with the formation of the Fixated Persons Investigations...
Online Habits May Reveal More About US Than We Expect
You may not be as anonymous as you think you are online. A new study published on Frontiers in ICT reveals that your browsing...
Singapore will be a safe city
The Government of Singapore has chosen AGT International-O'Connor's to participate in its Safe City project. AGT-O'Connor's, with its consortium partner Hitachi, will implement a...
ODNI crowsources speech-recognition software
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) wants to crowdsource ideas for software that would make human speech recorded in noisy environments more easily...
Maximal Security, Without The Weakness of Long Lines
A new security solution for public safety in crowded spaces and airports presents a rapid screening rate. Digital Barriers, a company specializing in provision...
Autonomous Cooperation On The Rise
Swarm tactics are the latest trend when you’re talking about autonomous cooperation systems. MARSS has introduced a new version of its NiDAR command and...
Smart lights for environmental monitoring
Many cities around the United States have begun using LED lightbulbs in their street lamps in order to save energy and money, as the...
Homeland Security Testing Facial Recognition Accuracy
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has started a program that will test the accuracy of various off-the-shelf facial recognition programs.
Facial recognition has come...
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A New Airborne Detection System Could Expand Underwater Tracking Capabilities
Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...
