Survivability & Protection

Some of the weapons and ammunition that were airdropped by the coalition aircraft fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria , missed the planned drop...

Last week  Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) held a Congressional Roundtable Discussion on Future Ballistic Missile Defense Systems at the United States Capitol. The following...

By Arie Egozi Even the best security equipment in the world will amount to nothing if the operator isn’t of the highest level. The situation...

Olga Grosman In recent years, technology has been focusing on better equipping first responders in different conditions and scenarios. A conference held on Thursday at the...

“The Global Forum on Homeland Security & Crisis Management” in Nice, France on October 25-28, 2016 is an annual international meeting of decision makers,...

Harvard University researchers are developing a next-generation nanofibre bullet proof vest that takes its inspiration from cotton candy. Scientists at the Harvard Materials Research...

The new protective kit comes complete with: helmet, earplugs, ceramic vest and goggles – lessons of "Operation Protective Edge". IDF infantry units are to be...

With the advent of technological development and the significant reduction in the cost of video end user devices, one would be hard pressed to...

After an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated Japan’s coastal areas and badly damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011, plans were...

The evolving capability to turn 'Big Data' into intelligence in timely and methodical processes enable governments, law enforcement and intelligence agencies to tap new...

The Israeli defense forces (IDF) are making ’a wide ranging effort’ to protect GPS systems from Jamming. Some Israeli companies are involved in the...

The Carrington event was a powerful geomagnetic solar storm that hit the Earth 156 years ago. Unlike now, back then electricity did not rule...

Raytheon Company is developing a new technology to provide extensive situational awareness for soldiers inside windowless armored vehicles, as part of the Defense Advanced...

Radioactive materials are routinely used at hospitals for diagnosing and treating diseases, at construction sites for inspecting welding seams, and in research facilities. Cobalt-60,...

According to Yahoo News the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) shift back to the Cheyenne Mountain base in Colorado, is designed to safeguard the...

Scenes from science fiction movies are slowly but surely becoming a reality. U.S. Scientists are working on next-gen combat gear for soldiers inspired by...

The US electrical grid remains alarmingly vulnerable to a variety of cyber threats. Judging by the number and type of cyber incidents reported to...

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...

A joint project between NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a smart program that will do just about anything...

Integrating Big Data coming in from a flurry of visual or textual intelligence resources is a highly complex and multifaceted task given the highly...

General Dynamics Land Systems has recently concluded a successful Critical Design Review of its APS project. Defense-Update Reports. The company said the design is leading...

Hovermast is a new means for providing stabilized real-time aerial surveillance, to forces maneuvering along the battlefield. It is currently being tested and assessed...