Anti-Drone Measures will Protect Prison Installations
Anti-drone surveillance systems will protect sensitive Swiss government infrastructure. Rheinmetall AG has won two important orders for protecting the central prison in Lenzburg and...
iHLS TV: Chemical Terror Attacks – A Security Nightmare
Interview with Shahar Belkin, CTO of FST 21, on the concept of "convenient security", security systems that don't interfere with daily life. The full interview...
Much ado about the FAA’s UAS regulation
The FAA's proposed drone legislation: the return of the nanny-state
After months of waiting, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) finally issued its official draft proposal...
CybAero successfully performs acceptance tests
CybAero, which develops and manufactures remotely piloted helicopter systems, received an order in January 2014 for three systems to China Customs. The systems will...
Is Boeing’s Next Development An Air-To-Water Drone?
Unmanned machines suited for both land and water are nothing now, but a patent filing from earlier in the year indicates that someone at...
Humans Still Most Important Factor In UAV Incidents
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is using special training to improve the way Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) crews operate the system.
Crew Resource management...
UK Considers Training UAV Pilots On Its Own
The UK is due to purchase in excess of 20 new Reaper-derived Certifiable Predator B UAVs, and is considering introducing its own training system...
Drone, Camera and Trained Dog to Win Fight Against Terrorists
A new combination of a drone, thermal camera and a trained dog could serve as an efficient weapon against terrorist threats. The Israel Dog...
U.S. Drone Market: 15 Billion Dollars by 2020
The U.S. UAV market will triple in size over the next five years, growing to $15 billion * Watch out for the U.S. Air...
China tests hypersonic strike vehicle – how will the US respond?
The US and China have been engaged in what some have dubbed a hypersonic arms race. This summer, the US tested its own hypersonic...
US Air Force Seeking Drone Game-Changer
The U.S. Air Force is seeking drones that can be refueled in midair, by other drones. Currently, the drone must interrupt its mission to...
Infrastructure Inspection – Through UAV Beyond Line of Sight
beyond line of sightSurveillance missions and the monitoring of critical infrastructures and installations through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles often require flight beyond the visual line...
New Addition to Arsenal in Fight Against ISIS
The U.S. Air Force‘s newest MQ-9 Reaper drone, the Block 5 variant, has begun hunting the Islamic State organization, the service said.
The medium-altitude drone,...
New Competitor in Infrastructure Inspection Vertical
New autonomous solar-powered blimps will be used to collect long-distance aerial data. Mothership Aeronautics will build and deploy its new TerraSoar Aerial Intelligence Airship. TerraSoar’s...
Japan to buy Israeli made unmanned air systems?
A few days ago, Japanese newspapers revealed that the government should acquire amphibious units like the ones used by the US Marines, as well...
Politics stop Israeli-made UAS from serving European armies
Only political considerations, are preventing Germany and France from buying medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air systems (UAS) from Israel.
A European source told iHLS that...
iHLS TV Weekly Report – Chinese Laser, Hackers vex FBI, Emergency...
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In this weekly report (2 December 2014):
Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system
Private industry experts...
The People’s Drone: Ukraine Citizens Raise Production Money On Facebook
The civil war in Ukraine start at the start of 2014 following the rise of pro-western and nationalist Ukrainian circles to power, who impeached...
When UAVs Become A Threat
The growing availability of small, inexpensive UAVs that can (and are) used by criminals and Islamic terrorists has led to the development of several...
Unmanned Aerial Systems On Israeli Navy Ships?
By ARIE EGOZI
The increasing use of UAVs by armed forces can be defined as a revolution.
Missions that in the past were solely performed by...
New App Allows For Thorough Drone Detection
There are apps for everything. Flashlights, sharing photos, talking with your friends – if you can think of it, there’s probably already an app...
Europe Endorses UAV Development for Border Surveillance
A security strategy paper by EU Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton says EU countries should use military-grade unmanned air systems (UAS) for border surveillance....
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