The Side Benefits of U.S. Visitor Surveillance System
US Visitor Surveillance System used for Emotional Healing
Ostensibly, the motivation behind storing the fingerprints of almost all foreign visitors to the US is in...
New non-lethal law enforcement solution
In this day and age of globalization and greater mass access (mostly thanks to the internet and to social media), mass demonstrations have become...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 24th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (March 24th 2015):
Turkey and ISIS – more than meets the eye
US Navy resting exoskeletons
ISIS’s...
Improved radios for critical missions unveiled
Motorola Solutions adds technology to MTP3000 Series TETRA radios to meet mission-critical demands.
The entire MTP3000 Series of Terrestrial Trunked Radios (TETRA) from Motorola Solutions...
Robot mannequin technology to test army suits against chemical warfare
A robot mannequin with the power to walk, march and mimic the movements of a soldier has been unveiled by the British Ministry of...
The Growing club of armored cars users
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has recently started using his new armored BMW as his regular mode of transportation. Abbott treated himself to the...
US Navy is testing Fortis exoskeletons
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A US defense contractor has provided the US Navy with two Fortis exoskeletons.
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has ordered a pair of...
Smartphone vs. Big Brother
We are all understandably ’hysterical’ about maintaining our privacy. There is no doubt this is a burning, crucial issue. Nevertheless, we ought to bear...
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...
Robot firefighter puts out its first blaze
A humanoid firefighting robot was live tested in the U.S.
This was the first live test for SAFFiR – the Shipboard Autonomous Firefighting Robot –...
US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have designed and developed novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone...
Innovative Face Recognition technology
In this day and age of highly advanced crimes on the one hand, and intensifying terrorism on the other, the sense among intelligence service,...
Homeland security simulators help train first responders
Simulators to train first responders are being developed in many countries. One has recently been inaugurated in Concordia University.
According to the Skanner, this is...
Smart Perimeter Fence: Innovations and Developments
New sensing technologies provide smart fences with the capability to locate intrusion with accuracy of few meters.
Critical sites can be secured today by a...
New optoelectronic microphone substantially enhances a speaker’s voice over any background...
In the course of unfolding criminal incidents, terrorist attack and other homeland security events, one of the primary factors disrupting communications between the various...
Experts – police cars should be equipped with advanced cameras
While many drivers put dashboard cameras in their cars, the Israeli police is just in the basic phase of the process to equip its...
Graphene May be used in bulletproof Vests
In the search for a better material for bullet-proof vests, researchers are turning to graphene, which they say works twice as well as the...
Aerial tanker with Israeli technology offered to Poland
The Polish Air Force is evaluating the purchase of an aerial refueling aircraft from Israel aerospace industries (IAI).
The Polish Air Force operates F-16's and...
New protective kit for IDF infantry fighters
The new protective kit comes complete with: helmet, earplugs, ceramic vest and goggles – lessons of "Operation Protective Edge".
IDF infantry units are to be...
UC Santa Cruz Professor Builds Model of Low-Cost Ebola Sensor
A quick, low-cost test for Ebola may be available within a few years, thanks to UC Santa Cruz researcher Ahmet Ali Yanik. Similar to...
Non-lethal crowd dispersal means: the gaffe
The riots and disturbances in Jerusalem and its outskirts in recent months have one again proven the need for non-lethal crowd dispersal means.
In fact,...
US: the Federal Bureau of Prisons introduces Millimeter Wave Scanner
The Federal Bureau of Prisons is examining a new technology for its security details, a millimeter wave scanner, designed to screen visitors, internees and...
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3D-Printed Antennas Bend Without Breaking the Signal
A new type of 3D-printed antenna could transform how vehicles, drones, and wearable devices maintain wireless communication while in motion. Developed by researchers at...
