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RT LTA Systems Ltd. has developed a new surveillance and communications baloon, the SkyStar 120, that is mounted on an all-terrain vehicle (Courtesy)
November 7, 2018, 1:07 pm
Surveillance balloon firm unveils smaller, more flexible blimp
Israel’s RT LTA System’s new SkyStar 120 surveillance and communications balloon is mounted on an all-terrain vehicle that can drive around with troops
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative. Israeli soldiers launch a Spike anti-tank guided missile during a training exercise. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems)
April 29, 2018, 4:05 pm
Tech hub seeks to match defense giants with cutting-edge startups
‘Today civilian developments are taking the lead’ in the defense industry, says managing partner of new initiative
By Shoshanna Solomon
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant at a press conference with Israeli officials at the Homeland Defense and Security Summit in Biloxi, March 13, 2018. (Ben Sales)
March 15, 2018, 6:37 am
At homeland security confab in Deep South, Israel an unlikely star
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant credits summit in Israel with giving him idea for counterterror conference, where 16 Israeli companies make pitches to expand into state
By Ben Sales
Republican congressman Clay Higgins addresses supporters after his victory in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district run-off election in Lake Charles, Louisiana, December 10, 2016. (Lee Celano/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
July 6, 2017, 4:07 am
Congressman apologizes to those hurt by gas chamber video
Louisiana lawmaker Clay Higgins retracts post of footage recorded in Auschwitz gas chamber calling for tougher homeland security measures in the US
By Kevin McGill
Republican congressman Clay Higgins addresses supporters after his victory in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district run-off election in Lake Charles, Louisiana, December 10, 2016. (Lee Celano/The Daily Advertiser via AP)
July 5, 2017, 12:51 pm
Auschwitz condemns US congressman’s gas chamber video
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins films himself touring concentration camp, invoking Nazi horrors as reason why America needs an ‘invincible’ military
By AP and TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a laptop being used on a plane. (Chris Ison/PA, File via AP)
May 31, 2017, 10:47 am
US says no laptop ban on board flights from Europe for now
Homeland Security cautions prohibiting electronics on US-bound flights ‘still on the table’ if threat level worsens
By AFP and TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a laptop being used on a plane. (Chris Ison/PA, File via AP)
May 17, 2017, 4:13 pm
Intel-sharing at heart of US, Europe talks on flight laptop ban
Officials meet to discuss impending decision, which airlines oppose due to the inconvenience to passengers
By AP
In this photo dated Thursday, March 29, 2017, airport staff inform passengers at the check-in area at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport, Morocco of the ban on in-flight laptops and tablets. (AP Photo/ Abdeljalil Bounhar)
May 12, 2017, 6:03 pm
US, EU in urgent talks on expanding laptop ban on flights
Europe objects to proposal that could affect 65 million passengers per year on trans-Atlantic routes
By LORNE COOK and John Leicester
This file photo taken on January 22, 2012 shows a Saudi man sitting near a woman as he works on his laptop at a hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)
March 21, 2017, 6:59 pm
UK issues laptop, tablet flight ban for six countries
In similar move to US, certain electronic devices now prohibited in airplane cabins because of bomb scares
By AFP
El Al airplanes on the tarmac at the Ben Gurion International Airport on August 14, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
March 21, 2017, 6:01 pm
No electronics ban on flights to US from Israel
Israel’s Airports Authority says Jewish state has not received any instructions from US on new policy
By Shoshanna Solomon and AP
In this Jan. 7, 2016 file photo, a laptop is seen in Las Vegas. Royal Jordanian Airlines is advising passengers that laptops, iPads, cameras and other electronics won’t be allowed in carry-on luggage for US-bound flights starting Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (AP/John Locher, File)
March 21, 2017, 1:34 am
Most electronics banned on certain US-bound flights from Mideast
Passengers from 8 countries barred from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras in carry-on; cellphones, medical devices excluded
By Alicia A. Caldwell and DAVID KOENIG
After she and her family were previously banned from entering the United States due to an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump, Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf, center covers her face as she reacts to greetings from people during her arrival at O'Hare International Airport, in Chicago, Illinois, February 7, 2017. (AFP/Joshua LOTT)
February 25, 2017, 2:37 am
Homeland Security report disputes threats from Trump’s banned nations
Department’s intelligence arm finds citizenship ‘unlikely indicator’ of terror threat to US, few from 7 countries on travel ban were involved in terror
By Vivian Salama and Alicia A. Caldwell
A participant at the Homeland Security and Cyber Conference 2016 tests Elbit's Emergency Scenarios Virtual Reality Trainer. (Courtesy)
November 17, 2016, 5:16 pm
Elbit unveils new security technology at Tel Aviv cyber conference
Company reports net profit of $63.4m in third quarter, an increase of $13.7m over same period last year
By Luke Tress
Illustrative image of FBI agents (AP/Winslow Townson)
October 18, 2016, 11:59 am
Iraqi refugee pleads guilty to aiding Islamic State in US
5 years after immigrating to Houston in 2009, man allegedly hoped to bomb 2 malls; faces up to 20 years in prison
By AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama shake hands at the G20 summit being held in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, September 5, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 8, 2016, 1:34 am
US accuses Russia of cyber-attack on elections, vows response
American intelligence says Moscow directing hacks on political organizations, will take action ‘at time and place of our choosing’
By AFP
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