Another batch of Orbiter 2 UAS to Finland
Aeronautics, the Israeli unmanned air systems (UAS) manufacturer, is about to supply the second batch of its Orbiter 2 B to the Finnish army.
In...
iHLS TV Weekly Report – December 24 2014
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In this weekly report (24 December 2014):
Two terrorists set free by US Homeland Security Department
New threat: Islamic terrorism jeopardize...
Israeli Defense Company Awarded Major Contract in Brazil
Elbit Systems announced its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was directly awarded a Brazilian contract to refurbish 4 Grumman C-1A planes. The entire...
One billion more: Kaspersky Lab counts up this year’s cyber-threats
Every year Kaspersky Lab experts evaluate the level of cyber-threats. In 2014 we saw considerable growth in the number of malicious attacks on user...
China’s Hypersonic Missiles Not Invulnerable to Missile Defense
Responding to China’s recent hypersonic missile tests, MDAA (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance) Chairman Riki Ellison stated that the Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs) could be...
Personal UAS for IDF infantry soldiers
This is the next big step in small, very small, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing an RFI for a...
All Los Angeles Police Officers to Wear Body Cameras by 2016:...
All 7,000 officers of Los Angeles police are to be outfitted with body cameras by 2016, the city's Mayor Eric Garcetti announced, following mass unrest across the United States caused...
Turkish oil pipeline explosion – a Cyber attack?
The August 2008 Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline explosion in Refahiye, eastern Turkey, was ruled at the time to be an accident resulting from a...
Delhi police force to deploy mini UAV for night surveillance
Delhi police officers will deploy a mini unmanned air vehicle capable of flying night-time surveillance operations, in response to recent crimes committed in the...
Will the U.S Respond to Sony Hack?
The U.S. is weighing a “range of options” to respond to the hack of Sony Pictures, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said recently....
Law Enforcement and National Security vs. Global Business Interests
Yoram Hacohen
Three interesting processes are underway as a direct result of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the extent of the access by US security services...
A unique Israeli system – micro laser designator for UAS
Mini unmanned air systems (UAS) will be capable of carrying laser designators.
EL OP, Elbit Systems' subsidiary, has unveiled the smallest laser designator that can...
China will use laser weapons to protect from drones used for...
China has recently signaled its intentions to join the march toward laser weapons, unveiling a laser system designed to destroy drones. The new lasers...
“A suspicious drone 4 miles to the North”
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, NORAD, will launch a giant drone-hunting blimp over Maryland’s Aberdeen Proving Grounds just east of Washington D.C. The...
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Millions of Americans face catastrophic loss of electrical power during a future magnetic...
Washington: evidence ties North Korea to Sony cyberattack
U.S. intelligence agencies said they have concluded that the North Korean government was “centrally involved” in the attacks on Sony’s computers.
This conclusion was leaked...
FAA would allow four private companies to operate drones in U.S....
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it would allow four private companies - Trimble Navigation, VDOS Global, Clayco Inc., and Woolpert Inc. -...
Key information security trends in 2015
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and collaborative with every coming year. To combat the threat in 2015, information security professionals must understand these 3...
China will operate its Own Global Navigation System by 2020
China's domestically developed global navigation satellite system Beidou will be fully operational by 2020, Xinhua news agency reported last week, citing the head of...
U.S Senate: Sophisticated cyberattack tools available underground to anyone
Several federal law enforcement and computer security officials told a Senate panel that increasingly sophisticated malware and other tools designed to infiltrate information systems...
The reality is changing – US Army builds a UAS only...
An airport designed for only two kinds of UAS is set to be built in the US State of Texas. At $33 million cost,...
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...
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