IDF: new “Google-Glass”-style goggles will provide soldiers with combat data
The IDF’s Computer Service Directorate is currently developing goggles that are similar to "Google Glass". They are designed to be worn by combat fighters...
Clear and present danger: hazardous materials
Experts have recently alerted the authorities to the Hazmat risk posed by hundreds of contaminated, closed nuclear weapons facilities in the U.S.
Hundreds of ramshackle...
New technology protects drones from Cyber attacks
How to protect drones from Cyber attacks? This problem is at the heart of a worldwide effort.
Engineering researchers from the University of Virginia (U....
Iran transferred advanced weapon systems to the Hezbollah
A senior Iranian commander confirmed that his country transferred advanced weapon systems to the Hezbollah terror organization.
Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the Aerospace...
Islam and Terrorism: A Futile Debate
Like the leaders of other Western countries targeted by Islamist terrorists, French President François Hollande has insisted that the recent attacks in Paris are...
Egozi’s Fury – UN Security Council
How many additional reasons would it take to shut the UN down, to have the New York high rise turned into a luxury hotel...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Lasers in Combat
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we discuss US and Israeli-developed Laser beam and laser-guided weapon systems.
U.S Marine Corps wants new unmanned tank
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory hopes that a machine gun toting robot can one day provide more firepower to foot patrols. Qinetiq's Modular Advanced...
Yemen’s Domestic Challenges: Multidimensional Splits
One of the key elements threatening the success of the reforms and Yemen’s political stability is the struggle among the country’s elites, a struggle...
Hamas rebuilding itself rapidly
Hamas and the other terrorist organizations based in Gaza are rehabilitating the military capabilities damaged in Operation Protective Edge through extensive recruitment, the establishment...
Louisiana National Guard drone training center opens at Fort Polk
The Louisiana National Guard (LANG) opened the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Facility (TUASOF). The 11.5-acre center includes a 1,200-foot runway for unmanned aircraft...
Tripoli: A Syrian Heart in a Lebanese Body
If we think of sensitive, complex cities in the modern Middle East that are highly volatile, reflect sectorial tensions, and are home to serious...
Russia selects new assault rifles
Russia has selected the AK-12 and the AK-103-4 as the new service rifles for its army. Both firearms are manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern, which...
A Game of Thrones: Royal Succession in Saudi Arabia
The guidelines for Saudi Arabian royal succession were formulated on the basis of principles bequeathed by Ibn Saud and the monarchy’s unique needs, circumstances,...
Homeland security simulators help train first responders
Simulators to train first responders are being developed in many countries. One has recently been inaugurated in Concordia University.
According to the Skanner, this is...
A new Indian Wheeled UAV
India’s new 'Panchi' (Urdu for ’Bird’) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be showcased at Aero India 2015.
The DRDO (Indian Defense Research Development Organization) unveiled...
A new training facility for U.S anti missiles units
A training facility that houses a new high-tech missile defense system was recently unveiled on Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Soldiers just started training on it within...
Egypt’s War in the Sinai Peninsula: A Struggle that Goes beyond...
Egypt is in the midst of a war that can be categorized as a low-intensity conflict. This category represents a common pattern of military...
Belgium concerned by ISIS members returning home
Belgium is the main source for European fighters in ISIS.
The country's law enforcement officials fear that at least seventy of some 350 Belgian fighters...
China tests hypersonic strike vehicle – how will the US respond?
The US and China have been engaged in what some have dubbed a hypersonic arms race. This summer, the US tested its own hypersonic...
Pakistan’s new cruise missile
Pakistan tests another self-developed cruise missile.
Reportedly, last Monday (local time), Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile...
Fast Draw – Iran’s Bluff
Up until now, we knew it was all a bluff, a trick. Now, it has become official. The US backed down and is now...
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This New Drone Carries Half a Ton and Lands Almost Anywhere
Frontline units and emergency responders increasingly rely on unmanned systems, yet most commercially available cargo drones still fall short of operational needs. Typical platforms...
