Israeli intelligence officers are tapping into social media sites under a false names to connect with those about to stab, run down or shoot Israelis. Along with the undercover agents in the field, there is a new generation of Israeli “digital HUMINT” officers who are updated on the latest trends among the Arab youth and spread out in the same digital space as the users in the back alleys of Palestinian refugee camps
Canada has signalled to withdraw its fighter jets from fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Canadas Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau on Tuesday told US President Barack Obama that the Canadian fighter jets will no longer be part of the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will showcase a drone detection system at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition (ADEX). IAI and ELTA are offering 3-Dimensional (3D) radars and Electro-Optical (EO) sensors for detection and identification, as well as dedicated Electronic Attack (EA) jamming systems for disrupting drone flight, the company said in a statement Tuesday
Indias home-made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas has been grounded due to a defective landing gear detected in all prototypes and limited series production (LSP) aircraft. The landing gear problem, as reported by Deccan Chronicle newspaper was that the gear would not fold up after take-off
Indias Defense Research Development Organization will now test the indigenous sub-sonic cruise missile Nirbhay for the third time on October 16 after the Prime Ministers Office put the testing on hold for Thursday. The PMO has also put a couple of other missile tests on hold ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis foreign tour
DCNS has signed a contract October 10 to deliver two Mistral class projection and command ships to Egypt. Hervé Guillou, Chairman and CEO of DCNS announced, “After the contracts for the supply of four GOWIND corvettes and a FREMM frigate, we have signed a contract for the delivery of two MISTRAL-class BPCs
The Indian Navy's first indigenously developed nuclear submarine, INS Arihant is set to undergo Nirbhay and another missile tests later this month. “The missile test from the nuclear-powered submarine is aimed at paving the path for handing over it to the Indian Navy during the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam in February next year,” Indian Media quoted unnamed defense ministry sources as saying Monday
North Korea has showcased a new version of intercontinental ballistic missile that has range of 10,000 kilometres in a military parade. The improved version of the KN-08 missile has a modified warhead, Yonhap news agency reported today
The Indian militarys Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment (TACDE) is in the process of including command and control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in its curriculum. This shows the growing importance of UAVs in the armys military strategy
The US Department of Defense has approved the sale of four MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft to Spain for $243 million. The deal would include four MQ-9 Block 5 drones, 20 embedded Global Positioning Systems, two mobile ground control stations, five targeting systems and five radars, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement