Taking pictures of earth from 36.000 km in space
Operational imaging intelligence satellites see the earth from altitudes of 400-600 Km. Now the challenge is to collect intelligence from an altitude of 36.000...
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Is Disarmament Possible?
By Lt. Col. (Res.) Dr. Dany Shoham
In practical terms, if Syria were to fully be disarmed according to the Chemical Weapons Convention, this would...
Biometric exits at U.S. airports are a big headache
A top official at Customs and Border Protection (CBP) cautioned that a biometric exit system at airports could be a vast waste of money...
Iran’s bluff: upgrade old platforms and present them as new
Iran has added some purchased systems to its "advanced combat helicopter " but this it’s still the same old U.S. made Cobra.
Israeli sources say...
Critics say California threatens homeland security
The approval achieved last week in both houses of the California Legislature, granting driver’s licenses to illegal aliens, poses a serious threat to the...
Iran – the Bomb in the Basement
By Ami Dor-On
The new Iranian President Hassan Ruhani is fooling western leaders, and publicly claims that Iran will never develop nuclear weapons or any...
Turkey is breaking away from the west and NATO
In a multibillion-dollar deal, Turkey agreed to buy a Chinese-made long-range air- and missile-defense system — a move that could prevent the system from...
A few thoughts on the Israeli situation
The Iranians are good. Their new, more moderate leader shows more sophistication than all western leaders put together. He has them all wrapped around...
Predator UAS Saves Life in Rim Fire Disaster Relief Efforts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that a MQ-1 Predator unmanned air systems (UAS) successfully supported firefighters in their efforts to contain California’s Rim Fire,...
Iran Claims Data from Downed CIA RQ-170 Decoding Completed
Iranian officials say they have completed decoding the surveillance data and software extracted from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) UAS that the United States...
ICT Bi-weekly Report – Jihadi Forums
By ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group
This report summarizes notable events discussed on jihadist Web forums during the second half of June 2013. Following are...
Tactical Aerostat Provides an Affordable Portable Surveillance Solution
TCOM, a manufacturer of airborne persistent surveillance solutions, announced the launch of its newest aerostat platform, the 12M Tactical Aerostat.
The system is designed specifically...
8200 – the world’s largest intelligence and code breaking unit
By Ami Dor-On
"8200" is a SIGINT and decryption unit operating within the IDF's Intelligence Division. The unit is formally referred to as 8200 or...
NASA, Homeland Security Test Disaster Recovery Tool
NASA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are collaborating on a first-of-its-kind portable radar device to detect the heartbeats and breathing patterns of...
UGVs to demonstrate power, speed
Armed unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and squad multipurpose equipment transportation (S-MET) systems will be tested by the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Battle Lab at the...
How Can Peace Operations Deal with Organized Crime?
All over the world , organized crime threatens peace and security. And yet, of the current 28 UN peacekeeping, peace building or special political...
A successful test launch for the U.S. missiles that may protect...
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has achieved its first-ever salvo test of the SM-3 Block IB missile, and the intercept took place at...
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Completes 1st Pilotless Flight
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have completed the first unmanned QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target flight, demonstrating the next generation of combat training...
High demand for the Israeli gun that shoots around corners
While the Israeli developed Corner Shot system is in high demand, Israeli companies are developing some more weapon systems that are aimed mainly at...
JFK Airport Customs are a drag on the economy
Customs at JFK Airport are hurting the region’s economy says U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, who issued a personal appeal to the Department of Homeland...
Turkey’s fighter jet – did Turkey bit off more than it...
Turkish ambitions to develop and build the first ever made-in-Turkey fighter aircraft and at the same time buy a new generation, multinational combat jet...
Critical infrastructure risks in the U.S. still high
Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure (CI) in the U.S. is up — way up, particularly in the energy sector. The Department of Homeland Security's...
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The Future of Submarine Steering Starts Here
Modern submarines rely on increasingly complex control systems to maneuver safely in three dimensions, manage propulsion, and coordinate onboard sensors. As underwater missions expand...
