Europe Says NO to Remote Biometric Identification
AI-powered remote surveillance technologies such as facial recognition have major implications for fundamental rights and freedoms like privacy. As a result, the biometric identification...
Blockchain – Not Just for Bitcoin
The use of blockchain technology as a communication tool for a team of robots could provide security and safeguard against deception, according to a...
Urban Warfare Force Multiplier – To Be Tested
Urban canyons — with their high vertical structures, tight spaces, and limited lines of sight — constrain military communications, mobility, and tactics. Unmanned air...
SIGINT – New Trends
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) provides military troops with actionable intelligence and critical information. It is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people or...
Detecting GPS Jammers
The proliferation of electronic devices designed to interfere with Global Positioning System signals is a problem for the Pentagon and for many industries that...
Counter-UAV Tactical Responses – Insights from US DoD Experiment 2021
By Or Shalom
In recent years, the threat of unmanned aerial vehicles on critical infrastructures and vessels has been a growing security challenge. The use...
Securing Autonomous Vehicles – New Guidelines
Ground vehicles are increasingly part of connected systems that will change and improve transportation in smart cities and elsewhere. Trucking, mass transit, and logistical...
Unmanned Aircraft Achieves World Record
An unmanned aircraft demonstrated 8 days of continuous flight, breaking the world record for unrefueled, internal combustion endurance of an unmanned aircraft.
Vanilla, developed by...
Silent Guardian – Flexible Electronics at Battlefield
Wearable technology promises to make significant changes to how soldiers report information. Today, units in the field must call in everything, filing verbal reports...
Navy Carrier Demonstrates Unique Advantage
The UK Navy experiments launching jet-powered drones from its carriers. Fixed-wing drones were flown from a carrier’s vast flight deck to assess how they...
Towards Transition to Quantum Computing
While quantum computing is expected to offer unprecedented computing speed and power it also poses new risks, as global competition accelerates.
As the technology advances,...
New Sniper Rifle Successfully Tested
US Army’s snipers successfully tested the new generation MK-22 Precision Sniper Rifle (PSR) during exercises to clear it for fielding.
Tailored to meet mission requirements,...
Zero-Trust Cybersecurity as a Priority
The US government has been prioritizing zero-trust cybersecurity. Zero trust security asserts that devices should not be trusted by default, even if they are...
You Can’t Afford to Miss INNOTECH – Cyber, HLS & Innovation...
iHLS is proud to present INNOTECH 2021 - the International Cyber, Homeland Security Technologies and Innovation event. A giant two-day exhibition with national pavilions...
Global Police Collaboration in Critical Field
Counter-drone systems are emerging as essential elements in ensuring the security of airports, airspaces and protecting no-fly zones above cities, prisons, and critical infrastructure.
Various...
Forecasting GNSS Availability
Situational awareness is critical for autonomous vehicles, whether on the ground or in the air. As GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) performance can be...
New Development Offers Non-Destructive Explosive Detection
The non-destructive detection of explosives is necessary to assure safety and security. It is essential for criminal investigations, minefield remediation, military applications, ammunition remediation...
UK Military Promoting Innovation in Laser Weapons
The UK military is getting anti-drone laser weapons. The British Ministry of Defence has awarded three directed-energy weapon demonstrator contracts totaling £72.5 million ($100...
Targeting Ransomware Attacks
The growing impact of ransomware and cybercrime is worrying the US Administration, especially as it is intertwined with cryptocurrency.
US President Joe Biden stated top...
Automotive Giant Launches Special Ops Model
A new vehicle for first responder and emergency missions: Mercedes-Benz has recently launched its new G-Class model series 464 as a vehicle for Rescue and...
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BAE and Hanwha Join Forces on Next-Gen SAR-RF Satellite ISR Capabilities
A new strategic partnership between BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems is set to accelerate the development of advanced satellite-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)...
