Chinese hacking schemes from US defense contractors
A Chinese national has been indicted in connection with an alleged computer hacking scheme to steal trade secrets from American defense contractors, federal prosecutors...
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Hacking Poses Real Danger to Aircrafts, warns expert.
Flaws in in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems and satellite communications leave commercial, private, and military planes vulnerable to...
Virtual and Augmented Reality Tech Still Not Ripe for Training
While virtual, augmented and mixed reality technologies have been emerging as advanced military training and simulation platforms, US Navy researchers and program managers evaluate...
Report: US Lacks Strategy To Prevent Citizens From Traveling To Syria,...
The House Homeland Security Committee’s bipartisan Foreign Fighter Task Force released its final report stating that Washington lacks a strategy to prevent Americans from...
Syrian Strikes Would Battle-Test Chinese Radars
Unidentified air forces have performed attacks in Syria in recent years with no early detection. According to the foriegn press the aircraft were operated...
Air-Gapped Computers Proven To Be Penetrable
Researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) Cyber Security Research Center have discovered that virtually any cellphone infected with a malicious code can use GSM phone frequencies...
Shoulder Rocket Launcher Gets Advanced Sight
The Matador RGW-90 single-shot shoulder rocket launcher will be upgraded with an advanced sight, which would enable the Matador to accurately hit targets 1,200...
IoT Technologies Are Revolutionizing Smart Cities
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become widespread in all sectors, slowly changing industries ranging from manufacturing to agriculture and revolutionizing cities. The Brookings...
Technological Shift in Air Traffic Control Towers
The traditional control tower is about to undergo a technological change. Being built by Cranfield University and Saab, an innovative facility will let air...
New Multi-Intelligence System Tailored for Force Protection
Raytheon Company was awarded a contract with the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to build an integrated multi-intelligence (Multi-INT) system to safeguard forward...
Autonomous Surface Mine Countermeasure Tested Successfully
A comprehensive evaluation of a new autonomous surface mine countermeasure (SMCM) unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) was successfully completed. The vehicle, Knifefish, was designed by...
Chinese UAVs to Be Built in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) signed a partnership agreement covering the manufacture of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with the...
Satellite-on-the-Move Capabilities – to Israel’s Defense Ministry
Satellite-on-the-move (SOTM) systems can supply commanders and decision makers at the battlefield with enhanced situational awareness in real-time.
Elbit Systems’ SOTM systems from the...
Now You Can’t Miss Emergency Alerts
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Continuity Programs’ Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Division (IPAWS) has begun...
Don’t Panic: The Web Is Not ‘Going Dark’
More widespread use of encryption in software will not make the internet “go dark,” nor will it hamper law enforcement investigations into crime and...
U.S unmanned platform and a British missile will better kill...
The US Air Force is looking at equipping its General Atomics Reaper unmanned aircraft with a British-developed, man-in-the-loop missile better able to reduce collateral...
Fear on the web – no more privacy
A prominent legal news site, well known and respected for explaining the ins and outs of technology-related law, is shutting down over its founder's...
New UAV Detects Hidden Life Signs
Camero has unveiled the Xaver AID, Airborne Imaging Drone, an airborne structure-penetrating life detection system. The Xaver AID (Airborne Imaging Drone) is a tactical...
Can cybersecurity be too secure?
DHS, is finalizing plans to open a "satellite office" in Silicon Valley, intended to work with tech companies as well as improve cyber security....
No Consensus in Austria Regarding Anti-Ramming Attacks Measures
A debate has been sparked in Austria recently regarding new anti-terror measures, specifically anti-ramming attacks. Austria's chancellery halted the construction of anti-terror walls outside...
Better Body Armor Technology
High-performance polymer fibers have been used in ballistics applications for more than forty years. Although effective at stopping or slowing down bullets, users have...
NATO Integrates Cyber Security in Military Operations
The defense ministers of NATO members states endorsed a set of principles for how the Alliance can integrate the cyber capabilities of its allies...
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Building small flying robots that move like insects has long been a challenge for engineers. Flapping-wing systems are highly agile and energy efficient, but...
