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Australia to use UAVs to bolster border security
Australia’s customs agency has been testing an Israeli-made UAV in efforts to enhance the security of the country’s borders
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Boeing Hummingbird breaks heavy UAV endurance record
Boeing’s unmanned rotorcraft breaks endurance record: it flies for nearly 19 hours, carrying a 300-pound internal payload at altitudes up to 15,000 feet, and landing with more than 90 minutes worth of fuel in reserve
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Chinese spy network steals U.S. UAV secrets
Chinese intelligence service plants a spy at the University of Tennessee - he was masquerading as a graduate research assistant - and recruit a retired professor and a local company to steal advanced UAV designs
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U.K. to store all phone calls and e-mails
The U.K. Home Office plans to create a massive database to store every person’s e-mails, phone calls, text messages, and Internet use; police and security services would only be granted access to the information after seeking permission from the courts
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Flying saucers, tiny helicopters compete in British war game
The U.K. Ministry of defense held its first Grand Challenge technology competition last week; six finalists receive $600,000 each to develop their concepts into machines; finalists will meet for mock battle in August
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China sets to limit Internet access to Olympic visitors
Senator Sam Brownback charges that China has instructed U.S.-owned hotels in China to filter their guests’ Internet connections before the Olympic Games start in August; some question Brownback’s assertion — saying that Internet access in China is already filtered at the ISP level
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Milestone for MQ-1 Predator deployment
Predators’ combat air patrols over Iraq has reached new, well, heights, two years ahead of schedule; new operational concept — remote split operations – enhances operational effectiveness
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Plasma-powered flying saucer for surveillance
Passing a current of magnetic field through a conducting fluid generates force; a new patent application shows how this phenomenon — magnetohydridynamics — may be used as a form of propulsion
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Secret wiretap warrants double since 9/11
A Justice Department report shows FISA warrants for counterterrorism, espionage cases up
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Developing miniature robots to increase situational awareness
The military wants to increase the situational awareness of of its officers and soldiers, and an alliance of industry and academia is set up to develop advanced robotic equipment for use in urban environments and complex terrain, such as mountains and caves
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Peace of mind at an affordable price
An HSDW conversation on thermal cameras with Bill Klink, vice president of security business development, FLIR Systems
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Hamas developing UAVs
UAVs are serving militaries and law enforcement in advanced countries, but the benefits of using them have not escaped terrorist groups, and Egyptian authorities arrest Muslim Brotherhood operatives smuggling UAV components to Hamas
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UAVs, UGVs operate and communicate with each other
BAE Systems show how several unmanned air and ground vehicles operate simultaneously while communicating with each other and with their controllers
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Europeans conduct final test of Galileo
The EU wants to compete in the lucrative positioning market, and wants its Galileo system to compete with the U.S. GPS system; project has been hobbled by delays and shortfall of funds, but the EU soldiers on
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UAVs on display at the Smithsonian
As the scope and breadth of UAV deployments grow, so is the public interest in them; the Smithsonian put some of them on display; “UAVs are the future of combat air forces,” says the curator, himself a retired Air Force pilot
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The long view
How DHS Laid the Groundwork for More Intelligence Abuse
I&A, the lead intelligence unit of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) —long plagued by politicized targeting, permissive rules, and a toxic culture —has undergone a transformation over the last two years. Spencer Reynolds writes that this effort falls short. “Ultimately, Congress must rein in I&A,” he adds.