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Defense industry leaders and officials participated at the conference and exhibition organized by iHLS on Future Forces.
At the annual conference held for the fourth...
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Mobile phone-detecting drones serve as disaster relief aids
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Unmanned Maritime System For Search and Rescue: As Soon As 2016
The name Icarus is the name of a character from the greek mythology. Icarus was a rash boy who didn’t heed his father’s warnings,...
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Zephyr UAV continues to break records
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Finland Wants Israeli Camouflage
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Dogs’ olfactory senses, screening, ariport and border checkpoints
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New Israeli Anti-RPG Vehicle Protection System
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Leading Experts to Present at iHLS Future Forces Conference
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iHLS TV Special Edition: Data Visualization, SIGINT, counter-espionage and counter-terror surveillance
A review of counter-espionage and counter-terror intelligence agencies use to intercept suspects' cellular, data and internet activities
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An interview with Mr. Zohar Dvir, CEO of Zohar Dvir Yazamut, shortly after his talk in the Future Forces conference.
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Not Only Students Are Smart: Remote Campus Lockdown
The shooting in Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. at the beginning of October ended with nine dead. Two more shootings about a week...
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Wearable translation technology
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