UAV Successfully Flies over Antarctica
The Tiburon Jr. UAV platform successfully flew multiple runs in a series of tests on the coast of Antarctica in February.
The flights were...
Zephyr UAV continues to break records
The solar-powered, high-altitude long endurance (HALE) UAV previously known as the Qinetiq Zephyr, which is now part of the Airbus High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS)...
Researchers Discover Process to Combat the Effects of Nerve Agents
Sarin is a colorless, odorless liquid fatal even at very low concentrations. Serious sarin poisoning causes visual disturbance, vomiting, breathing difficulties and, finally, death....
Light and Affordable Technologies Sought for Special Operations
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) science and technology is looking for equipment that weighs less, is more flexible and comes at an affordable price....
US Government pledges nearly $4 billion to kickstart self-driving cars
US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx revealed plans for a six month initiative to prepare for a world of autonomous vehicles, as well as...
Canadian police use UAV to find family lost in forest
Earlier this year the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Nova Scotia unveiled a new fleet of vision-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for purposes that include...
Fighting Ebola using Big Data
Current Centers of Disease Control estimates suggest that more than 1.4 million people could be infected with Ebola by January 2015. To limit Ebola’s...
Homeland Security In A Wave of Terror
Arik Davidi
We are currently facing a terror attack that could be referred to as a wave of terror, lone-wolf terror, unorganized terror, terror without...
Should We Put Our Trust In Robots?
In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building fire, test subjects followed...
Mobile phone-detecting drones serve as disaster relief aids
US drone maker teams with European disaster relief firm to help make it easier to find victims in times of need US drone maker...
The Earthquake Has Passed – How Do You Prepare For The...
Natural disasters may cause loss of information existing in the computer systems, leading to businesses and infrastructure collapsing. Proper planning for recovery after natural...
Smart Watch to Record Injured Soldiers Condition in Battle
A new smart watch will be worn by injured soldiers during battle and will allow the IDF to monitor the soldiers' vital signs and...
BCP&IT Conference: The New Crisis Management C4I Array Revealed
The Crisis management computing array, an emergency management facility, is one of Israel's largest building and C4I projects. The project took several years to...
Elbit unveils innovative flight system
Elbit Systems recently completed a series of successful helicopter flight tests in Zurich, using the SkyVis Day/Night Head Mounted Display (HMD) onboard an AW-109SP...
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
iHLS TV Weekly Report – Chinese Laser, Hackers vex FBI, Emergency...
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Chinese military officials have deployed a highly accurate laser defense system
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A drone that can save lives
The Netherlands has unveiled a prototype of an "ambulance drone" which could potentially save lives by offering a rapid response after heart attack incidents....
DARPA Wants Smarter, Faster, Safer Armoured Vehicles
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is embarking on a project to make military ground vehicles safer, faster, and smarter. The Ground...
Jail Surveillance in Maricopa County Goes High Def
New system captures and retrieves video from six facilities housing as many as 10,000 inmates.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) in Arizona is implementing jail...
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...
Anthrax Vaccine To Be Developed In The U.S.
San Diego, California-based Pfenex Inc. announced it has signed a five year contract valued at up to $143.5 million with the Biomedical Advanced Research...
Smartphones to Help Find Avalanche Victims
Almost every winter people find themselves in many countries trapped after a snow avalanche.
In the search for those buried beneath the snow, every second...
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This Balloon-Launched Missile Is Designed to Ignore GPS Jamming
Electronic warfare has become one of the defining features of modern conflict. Jamming systems can disrupt satellite navigation, interfere with communications, and reduce the...
