iHLS TV – Laser Weapons Special Edition
Articles and issues discussed in this episode:
The U.S. Navy's new LWaS, a low cost solution against drones, light aircraft and missiles
New Israeli “star wars”...
Preparations being completed ahead of the international AUS&R 2014 unmanned systems...
The final touches are being put into place ahead of the major unmanned systems event AUS&R 2014 at Rishon LeZion on November 26.
The AUS&R...
Homeland Security plans to expand pre-clearance for passengers heading to the...
The U.S Department of Homeland Security announced plans to expand its controversial pre-clearance program at foreign airports, saying that requiring travelers to undergo screening...
Chemical Terror Attack During Tokyo Sports Events Not Ruled Out
Tokyo Police conducted an anti-terror drill at a sports arena in central Tokyo based on a scenario of terrorists launching a chemical attack during...
Korea Accelerates Commercialization of UAVs Tiltrotors
The government of South Korea prepared a plan that is aimed at acquiring advanced technologies on drones within two to three years, and to...
Kasparsky Labs explain the “Red October” threat
On January 14, 2013, Kaspersky Lab announced the discovery of “Red October”, a high-level cyber-espionage campaign that has been active for over five years. ...
High-Tech Giants Pledge $1bn To Create “Altruistic AI”
Artificial Intelligence (AI) carries with it the promise to transform our lives. Sadly, it also harbours many risks.
Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has been...
Panther on Israeli navy’s ships?
The Israeli navy will evaluate the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Panther tilt rotor unmanned air system (UAS) for operation on board some of its...
Warning – Medical devices may be subject to Cyber attacks
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday urged medical device makers and medical facilities to upgrade security protections to protect against potential cyber...
Big brother is watching your car in the U.S.
Automatic license plate readers are the most widespread location tracking technology available to law enforcement. Mounted on patrol cars or stationary objects like bridges,...
For Sale: China’s Next-Gen USVs
China’s next generation of combat robots is now for sale. At the recent DSA 2016 Kuala Lumpur arms shows, manufacturers from around the world...
U.S. Army Develops Anti-UAV Weapons
As the military use of unmanned aircraft systems has increased dramatically, including by entities that may pose a threat to the United States, scientists...
Start-Up: Zeroing a Weapon with One Shot
During the last decades, combat soldiers were forced to waste precious time, energy and ammunition in order to zero their rifles. A new development...
Swiss Enable Surveillance, for Sake of Safety
Swiss voters have given an approval to a law on new surveillance powers for the intelligence agencies.
The new law would allow the authorities to...
Marines’ Latest Recruit in Iraq: RQ-21A Blackjack
Earlier this summer, at least one team of Raiders from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command deployed to Iraq with a new drone. The...
New Start-Up for DHS Wearable Technology Accelerator
Vault RMS, the company behind the platform that tracks firefighters’ exposure to toxic substances, announced earlier this month that it was accepted into the...
The Future of Airport Security
The combination of terror threat, the shortcomings of existing technologies and governments’ willingness to spend, provide for a new fast growing Airport Security market...
Syrian Electronic Army Attacks Reuters
One big security issue that has arisen lately concerns control of news media. National boundaries have become blurred on the Internet, and the control...
Small Unmanned Aerial Systems will Help Custom and Border Teams
Innovative technologies for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) will be implemented by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Hacking Gmail with 92% Success
A team of researchers, including an assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering, have identified a weakness believed to...
Baltimore installs technology to prohibit cellphone access
A new technology installed at the Baltimore City Detention Center (BCDC) will crack down on contraband cell phone use at the facility. Calls are...
Foiling the next mega terrorist attack: technologies convergence in law enforcement...
Can you stop someone from planting a powerful charge at a crowded baseball stadium? Yes, but how? Application is more complex organization-wise, and sometimes...
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This AI-Powered Sensor Hunts Radar Signals Designed to Stay Hidden
Modern electronic warfare increasingly revolves around one challenge: finding signals that are designed not to be found. Advanced radar systems now use low-probability-of-intercept waveforms,...
