The Hermes UAS family in one “house”
Hermes 900 Kochav [Hebrew: ’Star’) is an Israeli medium size multi-payload unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). It is equipped with an automatic takeoff and landing...
First UAV Near Miss Reported in the U.S
Last week a pilot from Idaho was preparing to begin a spray run through a field. Barely visible ahead of him was a small...
More than Half Million Drones – Challenge to Authorities
At a recent conference at the White House on the future uses of drones in US airspace, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) director told the...
Portugal’s Azore Islands as Arena for UAV Testing
Drone USA, a developer and manufacturer of low altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and related technologies, announced it has entered into an agreement enabling the...
Next Generation Video Stabilizer Launched
The PIRO smart video stabilizer that was previously only available to professionals was launched this month. From the widespread popularity of selfie sticks to...
Drones to be Sent to Mars
The use of rovers has promoted the research of Mars greatly, but traveling at a rate of about 16 km every four and half...
Watchkeeper to France?
Is the Watchkeeper unmanned air system (UAS) on its way to France? This system is based on the Hermes-450 made by Elbit Systems.
Sources at...
The Heron-1, flying in Afghanistan non stop
At the beginning of July, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron 1 unmanned air systems (UAS) logged its 15,000th operational flight hour in Afghanistan.
The three...
FAA approves UAV use for movie making
The FAA has granted six aerial photo and video operators' permission to use small unmanned aircraft (UAVs) for filming on closed sets through a process the...
With Air Traffic Control – Drone Deliveries Closer Than Ever
Before thousands of drones hit the skies to make widespread package delivery a reality, there’s going to have to be some kind of air...
The American “Terrorists hunter” UAV’s will stay under CIA control
The Obama administration has floated the idea of putting the CIA’s controversial targeted killing operations under the control of the uniformed armed services. But...
Iranian UAV’s spying on the local opposition
The Iranian drone program continues to expand rapidly. The Iranian military is increasingly pressing drones into service. While most Iranian discussion regarding drones focuses...
iHLS TV – Special Israeli Innovation Edition
News items mentioned in this episode:
IAI's new Airbus Military C-295 aircraft
Rafael's new DLV-53 data link for drones
Elbit's Sea King flight simulator
IAI develops unmanned version...
iHLS TV Homeland Security Weekly Reports
iHLS is proud to launch its new TV channel.
In today's first show we highlight some of our main stories from recent days, with comments...
Intel Turns Drone Data into Valuable Information
Huge amounts of data are collected by drones during their various missions. Turning the data into valuable information is a complex task. Intel has been...
The U.S. DHS evaluates new micro UAVs
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will soon be taking new applications for its unmanned aircraft assessment program — a project that gives potential...
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. -...
UAS legislation in Europe
European Drone Regulations is about to get more permissive
Operating UAS (unmanned aerial systems) in the European Union (EU) is going to become very permissive,...
iHLS TV – Nuclear Turkey, Apache simulator hacked, drone strikes in...
iHLS Israel Homeland Security
In this weekly report (21 October 2014):
German intelligence: Turkey is working on its own nuclear program
Gamers hacked US Army Apache simulator
US...
Drones are taking pictures that could demystify a Malaria surge
Four hundred feet above a Malaysian forest, a three-foot eBee drone hovers and takes pictures with a 16-megapixel camera every 10 to 20 seconds....
Revolution in Future UAV Fuel Usage?
A team of MIT engineers has come up with an economical UAV design that can hover for long durations to provide wide-ranging communications support...
Space Industry Growth Trends: To Infinity and Beyond?
According to Israeli sources, the demand for intelligence satellites for defense and homeland security will grow continuously in the coming years. This growth is part...
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