France Invests Billions in Cyber Security
France will soon launch a 1.5-billion-euro ($2 billion) plan to defend itself against "cyber war" as a strategic priority, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian...
New Security System at Israel’s Eilat Port
Following the recent privatization of the Eilat Port, management decided to upgrade security in all of the port compounds. The D.O.G-Sec company won the...
Israeli Companies at India’s DEFEXPO
Rafael will be participating at DEFEXPO - Land, Naval and Internal Security Systems Exhibition, 6th-9th February, Pragati Maidan - New Delhi, India.
Rafael will present...
U.S. Ship Heads Out To Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons
A specially-equipped U.S. naval ship departed for Italy on Monday on a ground-breaking mission to destroy Syria’s most dangerous chemical weapons, Pentagon officials said.
According...
New, High Precision Israeli Artillery Shell
The MLM division of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has reached a very advanced stage in the development of its Top Gun precision artillery shells....
Terrorism in the S. American Tri-Border Area: A Review
By Ms. A. F. Trevisi, Research Assistant, ICT
Terrorism in the Tri-Border Area (TBA) has become a salient, highly-publicized issue. The region is frequently called...
iHLS TV Interview: Israel’s Friendliest Security System
Many Israelis are familiar with the following scenario: Reach the train station early in the morning, tired, carrying a heavy bag; all you want...
2013: Global Success for Elbit UAV’s
2013 was an especially successful year for Elbit Systems’ unmanned aircraft systems operations, where the Hermes family, particularly the most advanced of the UAV...
DHS Drone Crashed Over Pacific
A drone belonging to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has crashed off the coast of Southern California during a security mission, customs officials...
The Future of the IDF: Robot Soldiers and UAV Swarms
In 20 years the Israeli military will be completely different. Almost everything will change, including enlistment methods and general structure and especially the Air...
New Research: When, Exactly, Will Hackers Strike?
University of Michigan researchers have developed new ways to analyze Internet security risks by creating a mathematical model that can predict when a cyberattack...
New Security Scanners for Canada’s Border Service
Smiths Detection has won a follow-on order for over $8 million to supply mobile X-ray cargo screening systems to the Canada Border Services Agency...
iHLS TV: Chemical Terror Attacks – A Security Nightmare
Interview with Shahar Belkin, CTO of FST 21, on the concept of "convenient security", security systems that don't interfere with daily life. The full interview...
Israel’s Defense Minister: “Iran – Nuclear Threshold State in 3 Years”
"The impending agreement with Iran is a historical fiasco. Iran will no longer feel any pressure – political, military or economic. It will spend...
World Economic Forum: Cyber Security Could Save Trillions
According to a new report released by the World Economic Forum, failure to improve cyber security on a global scale could cost the world...
New Israeli Fire Fighting Motorbikes
The Israeli Fire Fighting and Rescue Authority has recently purchased three fire-fighting motorbikes. The bikes will be used by the new quick response unit...
France Deploys UAVs in Mali
France will deploy its first U.S-made unarmed surveillance drones to West Africa by the end of the year.
France's military intervention in Mali in January...
Suicide Bombings in 2013: Annual Report
By Yotam Rosner, Einav Yogev, Yoram Schweitzer
Between the start of suicide bombings in the recent past, carried out by Hizbollah in Lebanon in the...
Former NSA Agent Becomes Cyber-Privacy Guru
Two brothers, John and Will Ackerly - a former NSA employee and a George W. Bush White House insider - have launched a cyber-privacy...
Turkey: From Close Cooperation to Fierce Competition
Turkey's defense industry exports reached an all-time high in 2013 of $1.4 billion, according to industry officials. In many areas the Turkish expert efforts...
Cyber Terror: Was the Israeli Defense Ministry Hacked?
Cyber terror: Hackers may have infiltrated Israeli defense establishment networks, this according to the IT security firm Seculert. The hackers, probably Palestinian, infected computers...
U.S. Army: Robot Soldiers to Replace Humans
The U.S. army is considering the feasibility of shrinking the size of the brigade combat team from about 4,000 soldiers to 3,000 over the...
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This One-Way Drone Moves More Like a Missile Than a UAV
As short-range air-defense systems improve, many unmanned aircraft are being intercepted long before they reach their targets. Slow propeller-driven drones, even in large numbers,...
