Communications Engineering and IT
U.S. Senate Approves Bid to Impose New Internet Sales Tax
March 25 by Mike O'BrienThe prospect of a price rise in purchases made on the web has moved a step closer following the Senate’s overwhelming vote in support of an internet sales tax. In a 75-24 vote, senators adop...
North Korea ‘Training Thousands of Professional Cyber Warriors’
March 25 by Mike O'BrienNorth Korea is suspected of training teams of "cyber warriors" that investigators believe are better at launching attacks than China. The Pyongyang regime is accused of recruiting more than 3,000...
What’s on the Radar in the Military Antenna World
March 20 by Mike O'BrienReliable and uninhibited communication is a vital component in any military operation and the effective delivery of up-to-the-minute information-sharing capability is an area being rigorously pursue...
Multiplying a Positive Force: Bomb Security Insights to Countering IEDs
March 14 by IDGA Editor'Terrorism never sleeps', says Bomb Security Expert, Samuel Bashan, and recent attacks on buses in Tel Aviv highlight the ferocity and evolving nature of IEDs. In the following exclusive interview w...
Securing the Most Expansive Border in the World
March 07 by Mike O'BrienThe U.S. Canadian Border is the largest international land border in the entire world, stretching 5,524 miles. More than 300,000 people cross the border every day, and the amount of trade going ba...
WATCH: Video Shows Army’s Robot Dog Throwing 35 lb Bricks
March 05 by Mike O'BrienHe may just be a U.S. Serviceman’s best friend. Robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a video of the robot BigDog picking up and hurling cinderblocks in an amazing show of strength....
In Brief: Cyberweapon Discovery, Navy Diver Deaths, N. Korea Threatens
February 27 by Mike O'BrienA version of Stuxnet, the cyberweapon allegedly used by the U.S. and Israel to thwart Iran’s nuclear program, has been uncovered by researchers at U.S.-based computer security firm Symantec....
In Brief: Big Data Headaches, Haggling Over Hagel and Airmen have their Say
February 22 by Mike O'BrienData scientists are now the most highly sought after job for the military as the services struggle to keep up with information collected by unmanned vehicles and its sensors. Reggie Brothers, the...
Hackers Linked to Chinese Military Accused of U.S. Cyber Attacks
February 19 by Mike O'BrienA secretive Chinese military unit has been accused of being behind a series of hacking attacks on more than 100 companies in the U.S. U.S. computer security company Mandiant said in a startling re...
Challenging Phased Array Radar R&D at DRDC Ottawa
February 19 by IDGA EditorDr. Peter Moo, Group Leader, Multifunction Radar, DRDC Defence Research and Development - examines how technology is being exploited to enhance detection and tracking performance. Read on... How d...
Uproar Over Pentagon's New ‘Drone’ Medal
February 14 by Mike O'BrienThe Defense Department this week unveiled its new Distinguished Warfare Medal which can be awarded for drone strikes and cyber warfare activity. It means the medal can be given to service personne...
Electronic Warfare Can Disable an Enemy Quietly
February 12 by John M. DoyleA flight of Israeli warplanes swoop in over northern Syria and destroy a suspected nuclear weapon manufacturing site without being noticed until their bombs are dropping on the facility. How? The Is...