iHLS TV Weekly Report – December 24 2014
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In this weekly report (24 December 2014):
Two terrorists set free by US Homeland Security Department
New threat: Islamic terrorism jeopardize...
One billion more: Kaspersky Lab counts up this year’s cyber-threats
Every year Kaspersky Lab experts evaluate the level of cyber-threats. In 2014 we saw considerable growth in the number of malicious attacks on user...
China’s Hypersonic Missiles Not Invulnerable to Missile Defense
Responding to China’s recent hypersonic missile tests, MDAA (Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance) Chairman Riki Ellison stated that the Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs) could be...
Personal UAS for IDF infantry soldiers
This is the next big step in small, very small, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Israel's Defense Forces (IDF) is preparing an RFI for a...
All Los Angeles Police Officers to Wear Body Cameras by 2016:...
All 7,000 officers of Los Angeles police are to be outfitted with body cameras by 2016, the city's Mayor Eric Garcetti announced, following mass unrest across the United States caused...
China will use laser weapons to protect from drones used for...
China has recently signaled its intentions to join the march toward laser weapons, unveiling a laser system designed to destroy drones. The new lasers...
China will operate its Own Global Navigation System by 2020
China's domestically developed global navigation satellite system Beidou will be fully operational by 2020, Xinhua news agency reported last week, citing the head of...
Graphene May be used in bulletproof Vests
In the search for a better material for bullet-proof vests, researchers are turning to graphene, which they say works twice as well as the...
U.S Navy declares Laser Weapons operational
The U.S Navy's 30-kilowatt solid-state laser aboard the USS Ponce is now being fired in operational scenarios by sailors in the Persian Gulf, marking...
Commercial Vendors are invited Into U.S DoD Data Centers
The US Defense Department’s is poised to release a new cloud computing policy, opens the door for commercial firms to host military data and...
DARPA getting closer to an Iron Man suit
The Army doesn't have an Iron Man suit. Yet. But the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Warrior Web program is a step closer...
iHLS TV Special Interview: Chris Day, head of global capability development...
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In this special interview to iHLS TV, Chris Day, head of global capability development at Schiebel, discussed the company, its...
Golani “Mental trainer”
IDF's Golani Brigade has begun using Neurofeedback a in the framework of training. This innovative treatment tool is designed to train combat fighters in...
Industries Lobby Hard to Fly Their Drones as FAA Decision Looms
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to soon publish regulations that have been years in the making on drones flying through American airspace for business...
Massachusetts School to Debut ‘Active Shooter’ System
A Methuen Mass school will soon deploy an automated system to detect and track a gunman on campus.
Methuen Mayor Stephen Zanni and other city...
A weather radio for earthquakes
When it comes to earthquakes, early warning systems are based on a simple principle: the shaking from an earthquake travels at about the speed...
Growing competition expected in the VTOL UAS market
A growing competition between VTOL unmanned air systems (UAS) is expected in the coming years.
An innovative electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed in a...
Academy, Industry debate future USVs and UUVs propulsion systems
A serious issue experts from both academia and industry are discussion, is the power supply of unmanned marine vessels. Electric engines seem to be...
Different terms – same operational challenge – intelligence grip on a...
"Terrain Dominance" or "terrain intelligence" or "field presence" are various terms for the same concept: how any military force could have knowledge of the...
Major Rollout of California’s Earthquake Early Warning System Planned for 2015
Officials are planning the first major rollout of California's earthquake early warning system next year, providing access to some schools, fire stations and more...
Virtualized security solution ensures safe ultra-broadband customer experience
With the number of malware attacks rising sharply in 2013, and an estimated 15 million mobile devices worldwide infected at any one time, the...
USVs and UUVs in the future: smaller, cheaper and more autonomous
Bring the cost and the dimensions of unmanned naval systems, increase the scope of their autonomous operation, and bring down to the bare minimum...
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