The European Union has approved funding of almost € 20 million for two projects coordinated by Selex Sistemi Integrati in the second edition of the ban “Call Security” of the Seventh Framework Program. This was announced by the company of the Finmeccanica group, noting that he won the highest share of the approximately 118 million [...]
Archive | January, 2010
NATO ACCS approved for rollout in Czech Republic, Denmark and Greece
ThalesRaytheonSystems, operating through Air Command Systems International, has received an award for three additional NATO Air Command and Control (ACCS) replication sites in the Czech Republic, Denmark and Greece. This contract includes the delivery of an ACCS Level of Operation Capability One (LOC1) Air Control Center, Recognised Air Picture Production Center and Sensor Fusion Post (ARS) [...]
NGC Awarded $335 M Base Operations Contract
U.S. Air Forces in Europe has awarded the Northrop Grumman Corporation and Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc 50/50 joint venture Vinnell, Brown & Root LLC a contract to provide base operations support services for locations in Turkey and Spain. The Turkey-Spain Base Maintenance Contract is a fixed-price-incentive contract with cost reimbursable line items with a potential value of [...]
EU: 20 mln for research to Selex SI
The European Union has approved funding of almost € 20 million for two projects coordinated by Selex Sistemi Integrati in the second edition of the ban “Call Security” of the Seventh Framework Program. This was announced by the company of the Finmeccanica group, noting that he won the highest share of the approximately 118 million [...]
Raytheon Wins $4.3 M for On-Dock Rail Nuclear Detectors
Under a $4.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Raytheon Company is developing next-generation panels that can scan rail cars to detect nuclear weapons and other materials. The new panels are an additional configuration in Raytheon’s Advanced Spectroscopic portfolio, a series of panels that can be used in various ways to screen [...]
Raytheon Wins $4.3 M for On-Dock Rail Nuclear Detectors
Under a $4.3 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Raytheon Company is developing next-generation panels that can scan rail cars to detect nuclear weapons and other materials. The new panels are an additional configuration in Raytheon’s Advanced Spectroscopic portfolio, a series of panels that can be used in various ways to screen cars, [...]
LM Launches Smart Grid Command and Control Software Suite
Lockheed Martin today launched its Smart Energy Enterprise Suite, or SEEsuite(tm), of advanced grid management applications to give utilities, system operators and defense customers unprecedented insight into their enterprise operations and command and control of their smart grid assets. SEEsuite combines Lockheed Martin’s expertise in systems-of-systems integration, service oriented architectures, cyber security and mission-critical systems [...]
Italian official condemns Haiti earthquake relief
Guido Bertolaso, undersecretary of State and the head of Italy’s civil protection service, has commented the presence of US soldiers in Haiti after the earthquake, saying they don’t have a ‘close rapport with the territory’. The Italian government official who led the country’s response to the L’Aquila earthquake has condemned relief efforts in Haiti as a [...]
The major international security challenges in 2010: Italy’s role and vision
Intervention of: Franco Frattini, Italian Minister for Foreing Affairs : The full document in, 100125 The major international security challenges “in 2010 we face an “arch of instability” which stretches from the Horn of Africa and the Arabian peninsula to Central Asia. A challenge that poses serious threats to international security and means that we cannot [...]
LM Launches Smart Grid Command and Control Software Suite
Lockheed Martin launched its Smart Energy Enterprise Suite, or SEEsuite(tm), of advanced grid management applications to give utilities, system operators and defense customers unprecedented insight into their enterprise operations and command and control of their smart grid assets. SEEsuite combines Lockheed Martin’s expertise in systems-of-systems integration, service oriented architectures, cyber security and mission-critical systems development [...]
CBP Halts Deadly Illegal Immigration Attempt at Torrey Pines Beach
One person is dead, another is in critical condition, and 14 others are in custody following a failed attempt to illegally enter the United States by boat at a San Diego beach this morning. At about 4:30 a.m., law enforcement authorities spotted a 30-foot panga in distress in the surf just off of Torrey Pines [...]
Customs and Border Protection Halts Deadly Illegal Immigration Attempt at Torrey Pines Beach
One person is dead, another is in critical condition, and 14 others are in custody following a failed attempt to illegally enter the United States by boat at a San Diego beach this morning. At about 4:30 a.m., law enforcement authorities spotted a 30-foot panga in distress in the surf just off of Torrey Pines [...]