The U.S Secret Service may exercise drone defense
The threat in clear an imminent. In an effort to prevent attacks or surveillance by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), the Secret Service issued a...
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...
A new Israeli made simulator for combat helicopters
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Flight simulators feature a major advance for air forces worldwide, not only in terms of pilots’ training and combat readiness, but also in terms...
Pentagon to Launch Hacker Proof Helicopter Drone by 2018
This unmanned helicopter is designed to feature protection from hacking.
Boeing is set to replace 100,000 lines of code on its Little Bird drone before...
Could biometric based security make passwords obsolete?
Voice biometrics, fingerprints, iris scans, and other authentication options are beginning to replace passwords as a means to verify a user's identity and simplify...
UK Announces Creation of the 77th Cyber warfare Battalion
Britain’s cyber unit for soldiers familiar with social media.
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden demonstrate that the NSA and its allies are preparing for future...
Vietnam wants more Israeli made UAVs
The Vietnamese Defense Forces will acquire additional unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from Israel.
Following Vietnam’s recent acquisition of the Aeronautics unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the...
Kalashnikov goes into the UAV business
Russian arms manufacturer Kalashnikov decided to establish a joint venture dedicated to producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The weapons giant has decided to purchase...
Israeli company clinches US Army contract
Israeli RT has successfully completed all the levels of the AEWE 2014 program.
The company’s Skystar 180 was chosen to be one of the approved...
US: Emerging wearable technology for first responders
The U.S Homeland Security Department (DHS) is promoting innovative ideas around wearable technology that could benefit first responders.
The department's Science and Technology Directorate launched...
Cloud computing: cyber security breaches attract hackers
Organizations and business are increasingly turning towards cloud computing in order to streamline their operations and to enable their employees an easier and more...
The trend continues – manned aircraft go unmanned
Executive plane becomes Hammerhead UAV
The Piaggio Aero Company and Selex ES successfully completed the first flight of the aptly-named Hammerhead UAV. The aircraft was...
Simulating aerial refueling of Israeli Air force aircraft
Aerial refueling is crucial for the long range operational capability of the Israeli Air Force (IAF). To improve this capability the IAF is evaluating...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 17th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (March 17th 2015):
Converted Prop Guns Are Assassins’ Weapon of Choice
Robot Firefighter Puts Out Its...
The danger of Cyber attack on civil aviation is sky high
The aviation industry is slow in responding to the threat posed by cyber criminality. This, whether it is posed by criminals, terrorists, nation states,...
Pakistan successfully tests missile launching drone
Pakistan’s Army announced the country has recently made a successful launch of a laser-guided missile from an indigenously-developed armed drone, or UAV (unmanned aerial...
Barak-8 missile on the way to full operability
The Barak-8 is one of the most advanced air defense systems in the world today. A source in the program told i-HLS the system...
Supporters of Islamic State have at least 46,000 Twitter accounts
Supporters of the terrorist group, Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, popularly known as ISIS, used at least 46,000 Twitter accounts from September through...
Britain’s nuclear reactors vulnerable to terrorist drone attacks
This danger is imminent. Britain’s aging nuclear power plants are vulnerable to terrorist attacks by unmanned drones that could kill thousands of people. This...
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...
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...
Laser weapon systems – proven capabilities?
Laser based weapon systems are being developed in a growing pace.
It was recently reported that Lockheed Martin’s 30-kilowatt fiber laser weapon system successfully disabled...
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