iHLS TV – Drones, Terror and Cyber Crime
Issues and articles mentioned in this episode:
U.S. company develops new drones for pipe inspection
U.S. Army develops new surveillance balloons
Obama administration asks allies to improve...
FAA launches campaign targeting rookie drone pilots
With the increasing availability of cheap and feature-packed drones, these aircraft have become the ideal stocking-fillers this festive season. The danger is the potential...
Russia’s new aerial defence
The Russian corporation Rostec reveals a new technology to intercept UAVs, missiles or any other guided electronic attack weapon. The system uses a sort...
Sharly Ben Chetrit, Exec .VP Marketing IAI, On The Future Of...
The Wright Brothers flew a plane for the first time in 1903 and made history. Israel, with its unmanned aerial vehicles, is on the...
Israeli Defense Industry Is Facing Even More Difficult Times
Arie Egozi
Global defense industries have long ago realized that only changing their course will keep them alive. The two best examples are the US...
Sky Saker – China’s New Armed Unmanned Helicopter
China has firmly established itself a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with several of the world’s leading firms making their home in...
Nigeria Grounds Drones
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has banned the operation of all unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Nigeria’s airspace without authorisation from the Authority...
Predator B Big Wing Concludes Longest Endurance Flight Yet
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has recently announced the longest endurance flight of the Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper Big Wing aircraft, a next-generation derivative of the...
Advanced Sensor System to be integrated on to UAS
The U.S Air Force is in the midst of an overall effort to enhance the capabilities of the sensors carried by its UAS. This...
US Drones – Are They Everywhere?
The Washington Post reported recently that American Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of Tunisian bases in late June of this year and...
Drone Development Could Revolutionize First Responders Communication
A new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will serve as a cell tower for the benefit of users such as first responders. Fenix Group has...
Central control of all unmanned systems – soon in operation
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed a system that will enable the central control of military ground, air, and undersea unmanned systems...
Tijuana, Mexico to Adopt UAVs for Emergency Response
Tijuana believes in unmanned air systems (UAS). The city plans to use UAS to monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires.
The...
Facebook To Acquire UAV Developer
Facebook, one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access to the 5 billion people in the...
UAS to be Used for Search and Rescue
Small unmanned air system (UAS) could soon be used to help find people missing in remote parts of the country
Search and Rescue members from...
Live: Thousands of participants at the AUS&R 2014 Conference and Exhibition
Despite the stormy weather, the AUS&R 2014 even is a resounding success this morning: the rain did not bother the first UAV one bit...
Netherlands seeks Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles
The U.S. military has asked Congress to approve a possible sale of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles and related equipment to the Netherlands.
The Reaper,...
How drones are helping the Nepal earthquake relief effort
Drones are proving a crucial high-tech tool for aid workers in the aftermath of the devastating Nepal earthquake. With the death toll from Saturday’s...
Drones for emergency services
The emergency service of Ireland is currently researching the use of the remote-controlled aircraft, also known as “Quadcopters”, for major incidents in what have...
US Air Force Drone Crashes In California
The US is investigating the crash of a X-56A unmanned air vehicle (UAV) shortly after take-off from the Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in...
Watch: Russia’s new New Flame-Throwing Anti-Tank Multi-copter UAV
Russia’s Ministry of Defense has recently released a video of the prototype of a new anti-tank multi-copter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fitted with cameras...
Leading Industry Experts at the Offshore & Perimeter Security Conference
Leading experts from Israel and the world in the field of perimeter & offshore security are participating in the conference taking place today today...
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