5G Communications to Help First Responders
5G communication’s higher speeds and ultra-low latency can support near real-time situational awareness during emergencies, mission-critical communication across networks, mobile devices and sensors and...
How to Prove You Know Something Without Conveying Secret Info
U.S. military researchers are trying to enhance information security and trusted computing by advancing zero-knowledge proof technology to enable cryptography in complex military applications.
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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...
Elbit Tested Shipborne Tactical UAS
Elbit Systems tested the combination of a mini-unmanned aerial system with its Seagull Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) to further enhance the vessel’s intelligence capabilities...
Safer City, Less Privacy? Drone Usage for Emergency Response Sparks Criticism
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has ramped up the use of drones for emergency response, introducing a new level of aerial surveillance over...
$125 Million for Drones Built for First Responders
Police, fire, and emergency response agencies are expected to gain situational awareness within minutes—and often seconds—of receiving an emergency call. In many cases, however,...
Call for Technologies: Defense Industry Seeks AI Solutions
iHLS, in collaboration with a large defense industry is looking for companies with proven capabilities in several areas to participate in a demonstration of...
INNOFENSE Call for startups – Dual Use Technologies
Following the immense success of the previous four cycles and their integration into the defense sector, iHLS invites you to join the fifth cycle...
Visualization Technology will Help Police Process Complex Data
Microsoft is incorporating a visualization technology to help UK police forces react and record incidents more effectively. Microsoft Services chose Cambridge Intelligence (CI)’s KeyLines...
A New 3D View of the World Built for Preparedness and...
Understanding how people build, expand, and occupy space has become a strategic priority for governments and emergency planners. Yet most global datasets still represent...
New Drone Detection System for Urban Environments
Drone detection in urban environments in order to minimize risks is a new challenge. Airspace security and defense starts with situational awareness. A new...
The Underwater Drone That Hitches a Ride to Battle
Undersea operations present a persistent challenge: distance and endurance. Oceans are vast, and autonomous underwater vehicles must travel long ranges before reaching their mission...
Lockheed Martin Upgrades Advanced Targeting Pods
Sniper advanced targeting pods (ATPs) for the US Air Force (USAF) will be upgraded by Lockheed Martin within the framework of a $961m contract....
Digital Surveillance During Coronavirus Crisis – Amnesty Israel Calls for Civilian...
Amnesty Israel movement reacts to the State’s announcement in mid-March regarding the employment of advanced digital monitoring tools used for counterterrorism activities to track...
Open Source: “The New Normal” For Big Data
Big Data is going open. Open-source, that is. Hadoop and Apache Spark are some of the biggest, hottest technologies in Big Data at this...
Microsoft says NSA spying hit trust in the cloud
A senior Microsoft spokesman says that government surveillance has damaged trust in the cloud and in the company itself, pushing the latter to focus...
Data Fusion for Enhanced Situational Awareness
The volume of GEOINT data continues to grow, while analysts struggle with the volume, variety, and velocity of space-based data. Many space and airborne...
Australia – First Country to Deploy Nano-Drones Across All Armed Forces
UAVs have been fulfilling a growing role in armed forces around the globe. Australia has been taking this technology one step forward. The Australian...
Sweden Competes with Israel in the Radar Market
The Swedish company Saab won an $18.6 Million contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to deliver components and subsystems of the US Marine Corps AN/TPS-80...
Giant Company Expands Surveillance in Smart City Project
A new agreement will support the expansion of Abu Dhabi’s city-wide video surveillance project within the framework of the Smart City program. Recently, Cisco...
Call for Startups – iHLS Innovation Centre
iHLS is an accelerator for the security sector and its various unique characteristics that provides startups with recognition, international exposure, access to investors and...
Meet the Worm-Inspired Robot Built for Places Wheels Can’t Reach
Traditional robots are typically built around rigid frames, motors, gears, and joints. While this design works well in structured environments, it becomes less effective...

















































