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...
Blackout? UUV and UAS robots can help
Big disasters almost always result in big power failures. Not only do they take down home appliances, they also wreak havoc with key infrastructure...
Leading Experts to Present at iHLS Future Forces Conference
The Future Forces Conference and Exhibition, organized by iHLS for already the fourth year, will present the trends and the most advanced solutions to...
Dogs’ olfactory senses, screening, ariport and border checkpoints
How do you train a dog to detect a threat and issue an alert?
Dogs are known for their highly keen sense of smell. While...
MDA Concludes Two Weeks Of Saving Lives
During the past two weeks, which started with the murder of Eitam and Na’ama Henkin, Magen David Adom (MDA) forces all over the country...
iHLS TV – Firefighting in Greece, Italian convoy protection, ISIS, Home...
In this Weekly Report (16 September 2014):
Firefighting in Greece
The Italian Army is evaluating an unlimited aerial surveillance system for real-time convoy protection
ISIS plans to launch...
MDA’s new cellular positioning technology
A traffic accident in some remote road in the middle of the night. Someone calls 911, at which point the call center asks 'what...
Pentagon integrates technology with wearable equipment
The Pentagon has invested millions of dollars to make the size, weight and power of wearable technology and equipment smaller and easier for troops...
Defending the expensive UAV from threats
Elbit EW and Sigint division – Elisra, will unveil at the Air Salon in Paris an Electronic
Warfare (EW) system, adapted for unmanned aircraft (UAV)....
The Future is Here – iHLS Future Forces Conference Attracted Attention
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...
Foiling the next mega terrorist attack: technologies convergence in law enforcement...
Can you stop someone from planting a powerful charge at a crowded baseball stadium? Yes, but how? Application is more complex organization-wise, and sometimes...
Next-Gen 911: Two States, Two Approaches to Implementation
Connecticut and Kansas are working to install next-generation 911 systems, which some say are a necessity in an ever-burgeoning wireless mobile society.
A citizen at...
Civic Apps: Can They Help Fight Crime?
In 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled the police department’s latest application programming interface called ClearMap, used to handle anything from wanted lists and...
Cyber Survey: increased awareness of threat – alongside lack of preparedness
The global yearly survey of cyber threats performed by “Cyber Arc”: 80% of senior managers consider cyber attacks as a greater national threat than...
Improvements in robot steering could save lives
A team from Sweden was able to greatly improve the ability of operators to perform tasks with remotely piloted emergency robots by making the...
IDF Techological Revolution Reaches Warrior on Field
The IDF has been revolutionizing its warriors' personal gear. The Technological Ground Division of the Technology and Logistics Directorate has developed the Shaked Warfare...
The FBI just used facial recognition to catch a fugitive of...
A recent FBI case has proved that the bureau's facial recognition systems works.
The story starts with a fugitive, Neil Stammer, who had been on...
First responders’ technology prize to be awarded by DHS
U.S DHS launches $25K prize for innovative ways to track first responders indoors during incidents.
The Homeland Security Department's research and development arm announced it...
Legislature mulls curbs on use of aerial drones by paparazzi
When singer Miley Cyrus recently spotted a mysterious drone hovering over her Los Angeles home, she posted video of the aerial intruder on Instagram,...
Pentagon, White House Outline Policies, Rules of Engagement for Cyber Ops
Deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy Eric Rosenbach cited Defense Department progress in creating a concept for operating in the newest warfare...
Cyber attacks on Power companies
A series of recent cyber attacks used basic tools to break into power company networks and threaten their automated systems, according to a memo...
Israel is not prepared for an attack on its cities
We already mentioned the facts that are included in the state comptroller's report that was published today, but even we did not realize how...
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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...
