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		<title>DHS May Wait 14 Years To Complete Its UAV Fleet</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/09/01/dhs-may-wait-14-years-to-complete-its-uav-fleet/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/09/01/dhs-may-wait-14-years-to-complete-its-uav-fleet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1059</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Stew Magnuson and Ashleigh Fugate  Department of Homeland Security officials said they need 24 unmanned aerial vehicles to patrol the U.S. border, and carry out other domestic missions such as disaster relief. The problem is that the department has only been receiving funding for about one Predator per year. It has six UAVs now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America top-secret</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/20/america-top-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/20/america-top-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: For convenience of the reader the full document can be downloaded, with a single “click” at 100820 TWP America Top Secret. After 11 September in the U.S. thousands of agencies against terrorism were born and the government has lost control. The Washington Post published in July a survey of Dana Priest, journalist and twice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Port of Providence an example of true layered approach to maritime security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/port-of-providence-an-example-of-true-layered-approach-to-maritime-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/port-of-providence-an-example-of-true-layered-approach-to-maritime-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raytheon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1094</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Raytheon Company and Smiths Detection received a contract from the city of Providence, R.I., to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors and and video management system into the existing security system for immediate warning capabilities to alert and protect communities from accidental and intentional chemical hazards. The system combines Smiths Detection’s chemical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA: $19.5M for Baggage Screening System at Dallas Love Field Airport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/tsa-19-5m-for-baggage-screening-system-at-dallas-love-field-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/tsa-19-5m-for-baggage-screening-system-at-dallas-love-field-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1079</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced an award of approximately $19.5 million to Dallas Love Field Airport for construction related to the installation of a new in-line baggage handling system. The project involves the modification and construction of the terminal building infrastructure to allow for the installation of the explosive detection system machines and explosive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD&#8217;s DISA: $23 M to ManTech Receives for security support services</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/dods-disa-23-m-to-mantech-receives-for-security-support-services/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/19/dods-disa-23-m-to-mantech-receives-for-security-support-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ManTech International Corporation, a leading provider of technical and engineering services and solutions vital to the nation&#8217;s interest and security, announced that it has received a $23 million contract to support the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Manpower, Personnel and Security (MPS), Security Division. The contract has an initial one-year base [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PANAMAX 2010: defense and security of the Panama Canal</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/18/panamax-2010-defense-and-security-of-the-panama-canal/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/18/panamax-2010-defense-and-security-of-the-panama-canal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PANAMAX is one of the largest multi-national training exercises in the world. The annual U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise series focuses on ensuring the defense of the Panama Canal, one of the most strategically and economically crucial pieces of infrastructure in the world, crucial to the unrestricted flow of global maritime commerce. The United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS: Contract for new generation On-Board Vehicle Power Generation Kits</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/drs-contract-for-new-generation-on-board-vehicle-power-generation-kits/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/drs-contract-for-new-generation-on-board-vehicle-power-generation-kits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Technologies, Inc. announces the award of a Phase II contract for On-Board Vehicle Power for fifteen Hybrid Electric High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs). Gary Smith, vice president and general manager of DRS Test and Energy Management: &#8220;DRS listened to the evolving requirements of the Marine Corps and military customers and responded with an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vice Admiral William D. Sullivan Appointed as VP of Maritime Programs</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/vice-admiral-william-d-sullivan-appointed-as-vp-of-maritime-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/vice-admiral-william-d-sullivan-appointed-as-vp-of-maritime-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has appointed retired Vice Admiral William D. Sullivan as vice president of maritime programs. He will report to Richard Cody, L-3&#8242;s vice president of Washington Operations, and will be based in Washington, D.C. Vice Admiral Sullivan succeeds Dennis A. Jones, who is retiring after 12 years with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAIC: $13 M by the DHS for National Security/Emergency Preparedness</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/saic-13-m-by-the-dhs-for-national-securityemergency-preparedness/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/17/saic-13-m-by-the-dhs-for-national-securityemergency-preparedness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a task order under a contract with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Communications System (NCS) to provide continued system engineering and program management expertise to help transition legacy communications systems to next generation network technology. The task order has a one-year base period of performance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO / Japan cooperation in Gulf of Aden disrupts pirate attack</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/nato-japan-cooperation-in-gulf-of-aden-disrupts-pirate-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/nato-japan-cooperation-in-gulf-of-aden-disrupts-pirate-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1032</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The NATO warship HNLMS DE ZEVEN PROVINCÏEN, working in conjunction with a Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) helicopter disrupted a single skiff pirate attack on MV ANANGAL INNOVATION.  MV ANANGAL INNOVATION, a Greek-flagged ship, reported being approached by a small skiff while transiting eastbound in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) in the Gulf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Integrated Defense Tool Offers Heightened Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/new-integrated-defense-tool-offers-heightened-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/new-integrated-defense-tool-offers-heightened-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US DoD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Airmen in the 23rd Security Forces Squadron recently hosted a team of specialists here who introduced base personnel to a new tool aimed at improving security at military installations around the world. The ForcePRO software, created by a civilian company, is designed to help security planners develop integrated defense plans. Integrated defense is a tailored, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Dynamics and Bivio Networks: Innovative Defenses Against Cyber Threats</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/general-dynamics-and-bivio-networks-innovative-defenses-against-cyber-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/16/general-dynamics-and-bivio-networks-innovative-defenses-against-cyber-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Dynamics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a principal contractor to defense, intelligence and homeland security customers delivering end-to-end mission solutions, and Bivio Networks, a leading provider of network systems for securing, monitoring and controlling critical network infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver an array of scalable, resilient and innovative cyber security solutions for both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate approves $600 million in border security funds</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/12/senate-approves-600-million-in-border-security-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two senators &#8212; Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland &#8212; returned from their August recess Thursday to give the chamber&#8217;s approval for $600 million in emergency funding to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The measure, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives, now advances to President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica Will Guarantee Security in Panama</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/11/finmeccanica-will-guarantee-security-in-panama/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/11/finmeccanica-will-guarantee-security-in-panama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VTS / VTM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica has been awarded contracts worth approximately EUR 180 million from Ministerio delle Seguridad Publica of Panama. Under the agreement, Finmeccanica companies will develop a national security and surveillance system involving the implementation of a coastal monitoring and control system by SELEX Sistemi Integrati and the supply of six AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters in various configurations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO Maritime Group 1 prevents pirate attack in Gulf of Aden</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/09/nato-maritime-group-1-prevents-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/09/nato-maritime-group-1-prevents-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-aden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[USS KAUFFMAN’s helicopter prevented a pirate attack on MV ICE EXPLORER transiting the Gulf of Aden in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC). Kauffman was conducting routine air and surface searches for suspect vessels in the area when the merchant ship Ice Explorer called in a pirate attack. USS KAUFFMAN immediately redirected their helicopter to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOD To Improve New Rapid Acquisition Policy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/08/dod-to-improve-new-rapid-acquisition-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/08/dod-to-improve-new-rapid-acquisition-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US DoD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is putting the final touches on a new policy designed to improve the Defense Department&#8217;s ability to respond to urgent requests from front-line forces for new combat capabilities, according to defense sources. The directive being prepared for Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn&#8217;s signature would also establish a new mechanism to collect warfighter feedback [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS DS: 43M€ for Nationwide Security Data Fusion System to Finland</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/07/eads-ds-43me-for-nationwide-security-data-fusion-system-to-finland/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/07/eads-ds-43me-for-nationwide-security-data-fusion-system-to-finland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EADS Group]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1065</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS Defence &#38; Security (DS) will equip the Finnish Defence Forces with a nationwide data fusion system creating in real-time a comprehensive security situation picture. The Finnish Air Force Materiel Command has awarded Defence Electronics, an integrated activity of DS, a contract valued at EUR 43 million to implement under the designation Multi-Sensor Tracking System [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$23 Million For an inline baggage screening system at Orlando International Airport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/06/23-million-for-an-inline-baggage-screening-system-at-orlando-international-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/06/23-million-for-an-inline-baggage-screening-system-at-orlando-international-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced approximately $23 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for an inline baggage screening system at Orlando International Airport (MCO)—enhancing the Transportation Security Administration&#8217;s (TSA) ongoing efforts to bolster airport security while boosting the local economy. &#8220;This state-of-the-art technology will strengthen security for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Threats Should Be at the Top of U.S. National Security Concerns</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/05/cyber-threats-should-be-at-the-top-of-u-s-national-security-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/05/cyber-threats-should-be-at-the-top-of-u-s-national-security-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1089</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In most ways, the United States is safer today than at any time in nearly a half century. Nothing on the list of serious threats to U.S. security compares with that once posed by the Soviet Union with its tens of thousands of nuclear weapons. There is concern in the near-term about the potential for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARMOR™: DRS Tactical Systems Rugged Tablet Computer</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/05/armor%e2%84%a2-drs-tactical-systems-rugged-tablet-computer/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/05/armor%e2%84%a2-drs-tactical-systems-rugged-tablet-computer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1017</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of DRS Technologies (Finmeccanica Group) has unveiled its newest ARMOR™ rugged tablet computer, the ARMOR™ X10gx. This all-new 10.4&#8243; rugged tablet enhances the efficiency and productivity of an increasingly mobile workforce and is planned to ship by September 15, 2010. &#8220;The ARMOR™ X10gx is our tenth generation offering. We have drawn upon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raytheon to Install Chemical Sensors in the Port of Providence</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/04/raytheon-to-install-chemical-sensors-in-the-port-of-providence/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/04/raytheon-to-install-chemical-sensors-in-the-port-of-providence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raytheon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1013</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Raytheon Company received a contract from the city of Providence, R.I., to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors into the existing security system. Working with emergency management and environmental agencies, and using cameras and sensors provided by Smith&#8217;s Detection, Raytheon&#8217;s Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will install equipment and integrate immediate warning capabilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS: TRS-3D to LM for US LCS Program and Coast Guard’s “Deepwater” programme</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/04/eads-trs-3d-to-lm-for-us-lcs-program/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/04/eads-trs-3d-to-lm-for-us-lcs-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 08:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[EADS Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US DoD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sensor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS Defence &#38; Security has delivered the second TRS-3D naval radar to Lockheed Martin, a prime contractor for the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship program. The radar is due to be integrated on the third of the new Littoral Combat Ships (LCS 3), Fort Worth. The first radar has been in successful operation for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Grid Is Vulnerable To Cyber-Attacks</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/electric-grid-is-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/electric-grid-is-vulnerable-to-cyber-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1005</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer networks controlling the electric grid are plagued with security holes that could allow intruders to redirect power delivery and steal data, the Energy Department warned in a recent report. Many of the security vulnerabilities are strikingly basic and fixable problems, including a failure to install software security patches or poor password management. Many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Symposium Report on Cyber Threats to National Security Released</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/symposium-report-on-cyber-threats-to-national-security-released/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/03/symposium-report-on-cyber-threats-to-national-security-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1002</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CACI International and the U. S. Naval Institute released a report on Cyber Threats to National Security: Countering Challenges to the Global Supply Chain. The report publishes recommendations from the most recent symposium in the new Asymmetric Threats series on cyber security. Held on March 2 at Ft. Myer, Va., the Cyber Threats symposium featured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA Announces Key Milestone in Cargo Screening on Passenger Aircraft</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/02/tsa-announces-key-milestone-in-cargo-screening-on-passenger-aircraft/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/02/tsa-announces-key-milestone-in-cargo-screening-on-passenger-aircraft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the airline industry has met a key requirement of the 9/11 Act by screening 100 percent of air cargo on domestic passenger aircraft. TSA worked closely with the cargo and aviation industries to fulfill this important Congressional mandate by the Aug. 1, 2010 deadline. TSA continues to utilize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Defense Secretary Gates To Industry CEOs: Work With Me</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/02/u-s-defense-secretary-gates-to-industry-ceos-work-with-me/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/02/u-s-defense-secretary-gates-to-industry-ceos-work-with-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US DoD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=1091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Vago Muradian and John T. Bennett U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told industry executives last week that his efficiencies push is largely meant to stave off White House officials who want to slash the Pentagon budget, sources say. In a July 29 meeting at the Pentagon, sources said, Gates said that if the Defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100801  AOS News</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/08/01/100801-aos-news/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/08/01/100801-aos-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Documents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=995</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Organization for Security DHS: $7M to Lockheed Martin for Rapid Analysis of Infrastructure Disruption tool. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.’s Advanced Technology Center won a five-year $7 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science &#38; Technology Directorate for the Complex Event Modeling Simulation and Analysis (CEMSA) project. Under the five-year, $7 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS: $7M to Lockheed Martin for Rapid Analysis of Infrastructure Disruption tool.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/31/dhs-7m-to-lockheed-martin-for-rapid-analysis-of-infrastructure-disruption-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/31/dhs-7m-to-lockheed-martin-for-rapid-analysis-of-infrastructure-disruption-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crisis management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=986</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co.&#8217;s Advanced Technology Center won a five-year $7 million contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science &#38; Technology Directorate for the Complex Event Modeling Simulation and Analysis (CEMSA) project. Under the five-year, $7 million deal, Lockheed Martin will develop tools that can be used to quickly assess disruptions to [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://aofs.org/2010/07/31/dhs-7m-to-lockheed-martin-for-rapid-analysis-of-infrastructure-disruption-tool/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Debate on Piracy Definition</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/29/debate-on-piracy-definition/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/29/debate-on-piracy-definition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=989</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The government is scheduled to make its case that six Somali nationals accused in an attack on a U.S. Navy ship committed piracy. That is a central point to be argued Thursday before a judge in Norfolk, Virginia. Several other defense motions will also be heard. The six defendants are accused in the April 10 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miami Border Patrol Receives Mobile Remote Video Surveillance Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/28/miami-border-patrol-receives-mobile-remote-video-surveillance-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/28/miami-border-patrol-receives-mobile-remote-video-surveillance-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=983</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Border Patrol agents assigned to the Miami Sector have two new sets of high-tech eyes to help them keep a closer watch on the border. The Miami Border Patrol Sector recently took delivery of two Mobile Remote Video Surveillance Systems (MRVSS). The systems consist of a sophisticated camera array attached to a hydraulic mast mounted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS, vendors unveil open source intrusion detection engine</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/23/dhs-vendors-unveil-open-source-intrusion-detection-engine/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/23/dhs-vendors-unveil-open-source-intrusion-detection-engine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=978</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Open Information Security Foundation (OISF), a group funded by the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several security vendors, this week released an open source engine built to detect and prevent network intrusions. The somewhat oddly named Suricata 1.0 engine is touted as a replacement for the 12-year-old Snort open source technology that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virus Attacks Siemens Plant-Control Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/22/virus-attacks-siemens-plant-control-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/22/virus-attacks-siemens-plant-control-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Computer hackers have designed a virus that targets industrial control systems built by German engineering giant Siemens AG, activating a kind of malicious software that analysts say represents a growing corporate-espionage threat. The virus, dubbed Stuxnet, is spread by devices plugged into USB computer ports. It is programmed to try to steal data from computer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EADS is keen to make defense acquisitions in the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/20/eads-is-keen-to-make-defense-acquisitions-in-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Boeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EADS Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[EADS is keen to make &#8220;reasonable&#8221; acquisitions in the field of defense security and services in the U.S. over the next few years, Chief Executive Louis Gallois said over the weekend. The U.S. has the largest defense budget in the world and EADS has been trying for years to win a bigger share of that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smuggling Attempt Thwarted on Calif. Coast</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/19/smuggling-attempt-thwarted-on-calif-coast/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/19/smuggling-attempt-thwarted-on-calif-coast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Coast Guard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A collaborative effort between the Border Patrol and the Oceanside Harbor, Calif., police department prevented a maritime smuggling attempt early Friday morning as 22 foreign nationals who illegally entered the country at sea were arrested on the shore at Camp Pendleton. At about 3:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents on patrol along the coastline spotted a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Drones Plagued by Mishaps, Pilot Shortage</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/16/border-drones-plagued-by-mishaps-pilot-shortage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite high-profile support for flying unmanned aircraft along the U.S. border with Mexico, the camera-equipped drones are far from a technological magic bullet for fighting illegal immigration. Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee highlights a number of problems facing Customs and Border Patrol&#8217;s drone fleet, including a high accident rate and a pilot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAA Pressed To Allow Drone Flights in non Segregated Air Space</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/15/faa-pressed-to-allow-drone-flights-in-non-segretated-air-space/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/15/faa-pressed-to-allow-drone-flights-in-non-segretated-air-space/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SESAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure&#8217;s on to allow them in the skies over the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration has been asked to issue flying rights for a range of pilotless planes to carry out civilian and law-enforcement functions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Border Patrol at 19,000 Feet Along Texas Border</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/border-patrol-at-19000-feet-along-texas-border/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/border-patrol-at-19000-feet-along-texas-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ATM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Predator UAV climbed into the early morning Arizona sky June 1 and headed east to conduct the U.S. Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s first surveillance flight along the U.S.-Mexican border in Texas. Cruising at 19,000 feet, the Predator B&#8217;s camera fed a stream of video images to operators back at Libby Army Airfield in Sierra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3,000 Laptops Stolen From Mil Contractor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/14/3000-laptops-stolen-from-mil-contractor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thieves allegedly took an estimated 3,000 laptop computers from the Florida warehouse of a military contractor, police said. The thieves arrived by car at iGov Technologies in Tampa, a contractor for the top secret U.S. Special Operations Command, and broke in through the roof, the St. Petersburg Times reported Monday. The heist took place during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkish minister reveals purchase of 27 attack helicopters</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/02/turkish-minister-reveals-purchase-of-27-attack-helicopters/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/02/turkish-minister-reveals-purchase-of-27-attack-helicopters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=960</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül has said that, in addition to an earlier decision to buy nine Italian AgustaWestland-made A129 attack helicopters, Turkey has also decided to lease nine A129s to meet the urgent needs of the Turkish military. A Turkish request for the purchase of nine US-made Bell AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House To Streamline Arms Export License Process</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/07/01/white-house-to-streamline-arms-export-license-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=958</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama plans to send Congress legislation this year to create a single agency to issue arms export licenses, the chief of the National Security Council said June 30. The new agency would take over licensing tasks from the Departments of State, Commerce and Treasury, said James Jones, Obama&#8217;s national security adviser. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New agency will house export rules</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/30/new-agency-will-house-export-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[National Security Adviser James Jones on Wednesday announced the creation of a new and independent agency that will merge all export licensing activities under a board of directors reporting to the president. The move, backed by some of the nation’s most powerful trade associations and companies, is part of the Obama administration’s sweeping effort to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pentagon: high-tech intelligence tools more than big guns and heavy armor</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/pentagon-high-tech-intelligence-tools-more-than-big-guns-and-heavy-armor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=954</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has agreed to acquire Argon ST for USD775 million in a deal value that exceeds previous estimates for the C4ISR specialist, reflecting strong rival bidding from Boeing&#8217;s peers. This acquisition reflect a shift by defense contractors seeking to accommodate a Pentagon that now wants high-tech intelligence tools as much or more than big guns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military Video Surveillance Systems Market $7.7bn in 2010</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/military-video-surveillance-systems-market-7-7bn-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/29/military-video-surveillance-systems-market-7-7bn-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Full-Motion Video for ISR&#8217; reveals one of the new emerging technologies to come out of the growth in ground and airborne surveillance and in particular the increase in UAV deployment. Assessed is that worldwide sales of military video surveillance systems will reach a total value of $7.7bn in 2010 and expects to see continuing demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Europe, U.S. Allies Target Defense Budgets</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/25/in-europe-u-s-allies-target-defense-budgets/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/25/in-europe-u-s-allies-target-defense-budgets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=950</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European governments&#8217; budget-slashing efforts are expected to cut deep into the Continent&#8217;s defense spending, widening the gulf between U.S. and European military capabilities. Governments in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, in rolling out recent austerity measures in response to Europe&#8217;s sovereign debt crisis, have promised that their militaries won&#8217;t be spared in coming spending cuts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica update: Board of directors designates senior managers of group companies</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/946/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/946/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=946</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Finmeccanica SpA’s board of directors has approved the designation of the following senior managers at its subsidiaries: • Giuseppe Giordo, currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alenia North America and Deputy General Manager of Alenia Aeronautica, has been designated Chief Executive Officer of Alenia Aeronautica. • Giovanni Bertolone, currently Chief Executive Officer of Alenia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWIM SUIT prototype delivered</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/swim-suit-prototype-delivered/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/swim-suit-prototype-delivered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=943</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SWIM-SUIT, which has a value of 12 million Euros, relied on a contribution of about 50% from the European Commission. The project, born within the 6 Framework programme of the European Union, represents one of the SESAR programme technological pillars for the realisation of a Single European Sky. After a three year study, SELEX Sistemi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Signs 2nd-Stage U.S.-EU Aviation Agreement</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/u-s-signs-2nd-stage-u-s-eu-aviation-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=939</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cynthia Stroum, the US Ambassador to Luxembourg and Susan Kurland, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, along with representatives of the European Union (EU) and its 27 member nations, today formally signed an aviation agreement that continues the expansion of air services set in place by the 2007 U.S.-EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Marine One (Boeing 101) will be too late for Obama</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/new-marine-one-boeing-101-will-be-too-late-for-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/new-marine-one-boeing-101-will-be-too-late-for-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=936</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since President Dwight Eisenhower started using them in the mid-1950s, helicopters have become a routine part of presidential life and the sight of the large green-and-white craft lifting off from the South Lawn of the White House a regular occurrence. Piloted by Marines, the chopper bearing the president goes by the call sign Marine One. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US to deploy drones to shore up border with Mexico</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/us-to-deploy-drones-to-shore-up-border-with-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/24/us-to-deploy-drones-to-shore-up-border-with-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=934</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The United States plans to deploy two drone aircraft along the Texas-Mexico border as part of a new effort to stem organized crime and illegal immigration. The two Predator drones will be used to patrol the border and in nearby areas in the Gulf of Mexico, once Congress approves the 500 million dollars President Barack [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danish pullout hits NATO AGS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/23/danish-pullout-hits-nato-ags/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/23/danish-pullout-hits-nato-ags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Concern about  &#8221;RIPPLE EFFECT&#8221; &#8220;There could be a ripple effect in the current financial climate with budgets being cut,&#8221; one alliance source said. The NATO sources said the system had broad possible uses, including in countering attacks by improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan and in counter piracy operations off Somalia. &#8220;The value of the project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gregory S. Martin appointed to Alenia North America’s Board of Directors</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/22/gregory-s-martin-appointed-to-alenia-north-america%e2%80%99s-board-of-directors/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/22/gregory-s-martin-appointed-to-alenia-north-america%e2%80%99s-board-of-directors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ “We look forward to General Martin joining Alenia North America’s Board of Directors”, said ADM Gregory Johnson, USN (Ret.), Chairman, Board of Directors, Alenia North America, Inc. “General Martin’s experience as commander of AFMC, as the Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and his numerous other leadership positions have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NGC Successfully Demos Naval S-Band Radar Testbed</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/21/ngc-successfully-demos-naval-s-band-radar-testbed/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/21/ngc-successfully-demos-naval-s-band-radar-testbed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corporation has marked a significant milestone in the development of advanced surface warfare radars with the successful live outdoor testing of the company&#8217;s S-band radar testbed. Northrop Grumman successfully conducted live outdoor testing at the company&#8217;s Linthicum test range, tracking aircraft and other targets of opportunity with its S-band radar testbed, while demonstrating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High-Tech X-ray Detects Illegal Exportation</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/21/high-tech-x-ray-detects-illegal-exportation/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/21/high-tech-x-ray-detects-illegal-exportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=992</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped an illegal exportation of currency. CBP officers conducting southbound operations searched a vehicle utilizing a high-tech x-ray machine which led to the discovery of the illegal exportation of undeclared currency. On June 17, at approximately 12:30 p.m., CBP officers were screening travelers going into Mexico as part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai: 136 M$ for security: cameras &#8216;everywhere&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/20/dubai-136-m-for-security-cameras-everywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/20/dubai-136-m-for-security-cameras-everywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The bustling Gulf city currently has 25,000 security cameras, but &#8220;surveillance needs to be ramped up to meet the growing requirements of an expanding city,&#8221;  told The National newspaper. &#8220;We need to work according to a well-studied strategic plan and not only react to events as they come along&#8230; We will have cameraseverywhere,&#8221; said Khalfan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposal to Supply NATO’s Ground Surveillance System Delivered</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/proposal-to-supply-nato%e2%80%99s-ground-surveillance-system-delivered/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/proposal-to-supply-nato%e2%80%99s-ground-surveillance-system-delivered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Towards supplying NATO’s premier and long-standing contract for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, Northrop Grumman has submitted a formal proposal. The award is expected sometime in October 2010. Northrop already supplies NATO AGS at its facility in Melbourne, Florida. EADS, General Dynamics Canada, Kongsberg and Selex Galileo are part of an industrial team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU SeaBILLA (Sea Border Surveillance) program unveiled</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/eu-seabilla-sea-border-surveillance-program-unveiled/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/eu-seabilla-sea-border-surveillance-program-unveiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=915</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has launched the European research and development project SeaBILLA (Sea Border Surveillance). SeaBILLA, proposed to the European Union as a research and development project on maritime and boarders surveillance, has recently obtained a funding of about 15,5 million Euros within the 7° Framework Programme “Security Research Call2”. The Finmeccanica [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing, General Dynamics and ITT: $4.4 Bn for NextGen Engineering Contracts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/boeing-general-dynamics-and-itt-4-4-bn-for-nextgen-engineering-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/boeing-general-dynamics-and-itt-4-4-bn-for-nextgen-engineering-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded three separate Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years. Under the contracts, the companies will perform work that will demonstrate NextGen procedures in real time on a large scale within the current air traffic system. &#8220;NextGen is an economic opportunity that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. and EU Sign Deal to Boost Cooperation on Air Traffic</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/u-s-and-eu-sign-deal-to-boost-cooperation-on-air-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=911</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. and the European Union expect to sign as soon as Friday an agreement that will increase cooperation on their new-generation systems for highly efficient air-traffic management, people close to the talks say. Authorities from both sides of the Atlantic have been working for years to develop satellite-based navigation equipment that will enable pilots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Major cyber security conference in Estonia</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/major-cyber-security-conference-in-estonia/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/18/major-cyber-security-conference-in-estonia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=905</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Experts from around the world stressed the importance of enhancing cyber security.TALLINN &#8211; Security experts from around the world have gathered in Tallinn for the third international high-level conference on cyber security that called attention to the need for countries to invest more in protecting their internet space. The conference, organized by the NATO-accredited Cooperative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU nations decide on airport body scanners</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/eu-nations-decide-on-airport-body-scanners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=883</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[European Union nations should decide on their own whether to use body scanners at airports, but the technology employed must be up to EU standards. &#8220;It is for each member state to decide to authorise the use of scanners in national airports. That will not change,&#8221; Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas said in a statement. &#8220;But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Helo Competition Complicated</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/presidential-helo-competition-complicated/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/presidential-helo-competition-complicated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[see also: June, 15 Boeing &#38; AgustaWestland Agreement  June, 7 Presidential Helicopter Neverending Story  May, 5 AgustaWestland Will Bid on New Marine One  April 19, Sikorsky, Lockheed team to bid for US presidential helicopter The myriad industrial relationships broken and reforged for the newly relaunched U.S. presidential helicopter competition seem to represent a larger trend in defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK MoD: $53 M to ITT for Night Vision Goggles</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/uk-mod-53-m-to-itt-for-night-vision-goggles/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/uk-mod-53-m-to-itt-for-night-vision-goggles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Technology enables huge improvements to the infantryman’s capability: read also Colonel Alec Bain&#8217;s article for RUSI here ITT Corporation has received a $53 million order from the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) for head-mounted night vision systems (HMNVS) that provide ground-based soldiers with superior performance during nighttime operations. To date, this is ITT&#8217;s largest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Integrated Ground Based Air Defense Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/integrated-ground-based-air-defense-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/17/integrated-ground-based-air-defense-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Terma&#8217;s Ground Based Air Defense System is designed to meet the air threats of today and tomorrow. It offers an open and flexible system architecture that allows for modular integration of new and legacy sensor and effector systems, changing stand-alone effector systems, and individual assets into one integral and coherent system. With delivery of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EDA Study on Integration of UAS Into General Air Traffic</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/16/eda-study-on-integration-of-uas-into-general-air-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/16/eda-study-on-integration-of-uas-into-general-air-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thales announced that it has reached the end of a decisive year-long European technical design study, called SIGAT &#8211; (Study on military frequency spectrum allocations for the Insertion into General Air Traffic of UAS). Kicking off in early 2009, SIGAT was aimed at defining and promoting a common European position on the appropriate command and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interoperability is the Key to Success in Missile Defense</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/16/interoperability-is-the-key-to-success-in-missile-defense/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/16/interoperability-is-the-key-to-success-in-missile-defense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=896</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Terma and Lockheed Martin have jointly developed a Ballistic Missile Defense C4I system called BMD-Flex. The system is based on Terma&#8217;s T-Core C4I framework, fielded in several European Army, Navy, and Air Force systems. Lockheed Martin provides modular Command and Control (C2) products for decision support and battle management as well as system-of-systems expertise to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SCANTER Ground Surveillance Radar: Reliable operations in difficult environments</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/15/scanter-ground-surveillance-radar-reliable-operations-in-difficult-environments/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/15/scanter-ground-surveillance-radar-reliable-operations-in-difficult-environments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Terma has developed a new SCANTER Ground Surveillance Radar (GSR) which is specifically designed to operate reliably in difficult environments, e.g. desert locations with high ambient temperatures. The radar operates reliably in rain, salt spray, sand, hail, direct sun, and other harsh usage conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures, and wet or dusty conditions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ThalesRaytheonSystems to Modernize US Army AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel Radars</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/14/thalesraytheonsystems-to-modernize-us-army-anmpq-64-sentinel-radars/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/14/thalesraytheonsystems-to-modernize-us-army-anmpq-64-sentinel-radars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=871</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $21.8 million contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade multiple AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel air defense radar systems. This award is an option to the existing upgrade contract originally awarded in June 2007. The contract will upgrade the U.S. Army Sentinel radar transmitters, receivers and exciters and increase functional capabilities such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IT MOD launch Army Digitalization</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/13/100609selex-si-wins-forza-nec-contract-worth-eur-238-m/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/13/100609selex-si-wins-forza-nec-contract-worth-eur-238-m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=866</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Funding for Forza NEC (Network Enabled Capability), the Italian Army’s digitization programme, has recently been confirmed by Undersecretary for Defence, Guido Crosetto: Forza NEC is a spiral project, envisaging the realisation of three digitalised medium-sized brigades by 2015, which will be consistent with the plan to deliver and integrate Land Forces by 2025. The aim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NATO AGS &#8211; Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/13/nato-ags-northrop-grumman-submits-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/13/nato-ags-northrop-grumman-submits-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Transatlantic cooperation is NATO&#8217;s top acquisition program of record   Northrop Grumman Corporation formally submitted to NAGSMA its proposal or the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system &#8211; NATO&#8217;s top and long-running acquisition program. A contract award is anticipated in October 2010. &#8220;This program has been a model of the value of transatlantic cooperation to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier: $140 M to DRS for Thermal Sights</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/12/program-executive-office-peo-soldier-140-m-to-drs-for-thermal-sights/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/12/program-executive-office-peo-soldier-140-m-to-drs-for-thermal-sights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[content US PEO Soldier Initiative Program Executive Officer (PEO) Soldier Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) DRS Receives $140 M for Thermal Sights About the Technology Terry Murphy quote   1. US PEO Soldier Initiative PEO Soldier&#8217;s vision is to be the center of excellence for delivering Soldier warfighting capability to dominate the battlefield across the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naval Surface Warfare Center: Seaport-e Task Order to SAIC</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/11/naval-surface-warfare-center-seaport-e-task-order-to-saic/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/11/naval-surface-warfare-center-seaport-e-task-order-to-saic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Company to Provide Systems Engineering and Training Analysis Support Services to Center for Surface Combat Systems Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it has been awarded a follow-on Seaport-e task order by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division to provide systems engineering and training analysis services to the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing &amp; AgustaWestland Agreement</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/10/boeing-agustawestland-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/10/boeing-agustawestland-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing Secures All Rights to AgustaWestland AW101 for US Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program   Boeing announced that it will secure a license from AgustaWestland for U.S. production of the AW101 medium-lift helicopter as an entry into the U.S. Navy VXX Presidential Helicopter Program. This license will give Boeing full intellectual property, data and production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NextGen Systems Engineering Program: the largest in the FAA&#8217;s history</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/10/nextgen-systems-engineering-program-the-largest-in-the-faas-history/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/10/nextgen-systems-engineering-program-the-largest-in-the-faas-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=834</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SE-2020 Program Will Help FAA Transform the US Air Transportation System Harris Corporation, as a member of The Boeing Company team, has been selected to provide the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with mission analysis and systems engineering services under an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract. Three teams were selected to participate in the IDIQ contract, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italy Navy Launches EU Operations Command Center</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/09/italy-navy-launches-eu-operations-command-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=822</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Italian Navy has launched a new land-based command facility that will be offered for use controlling European Union naval operations. Established at the Navy&#8217;s fleet command center at Santa Rosa, north of Rome, the new center has reached initial operating capability and will be fully operational in the first half of 2011, officials said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing Delivers New Gen Phased Array Antennas</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/08/boeing-delivers-new-gen-phased-array-antennas/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/08/boeing-delivers-new-gen-phased-array-antennas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The phased array antennas will provide net-enabled operations through high-speed line-of-sight communications and data transported over a common data link (CDL) radio system between the Zumwalt-class ship and various airborne platforms. The Boeing Company has delivered the first production set of phased array antennas for the U.S. Navy&#8217;s Next Generation Zumwalt-class destroyers. The set was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS and Boeing to Sign Teaming Agreement for NewGen Tanker</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/07/drs-and-boeing-to-sign-teaming-agreement-for-newgen-tanker/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/07/drs-and-boeing-to-sign-teaming-agreement-for-newgen-tanker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS announced the teaming agreement for the NewGen Tanker program with The Boeing Company. DRS will collaborate with Boeing on the console design and then manufacture the Aerial Refueling Operator Station, also known as AROS contingent upon Boeing receiving the contract from the United States Air Force. In addition, DRS will provide the interconnect design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential Helicopter Neverending Story</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/07/presidential-helicopter-neverending-story/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/07/presidential-helicopter-neverending-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Presidential helicopters stand as a talisman, embodying the nuclear mission of the armed forces, America’s technological prowess and our government’s nearly religious concern for presidential safety. Buying a foreign helicopter would seem downright unpatriotic to many Americans. But the government decided to buy just such a helicopter last time, the ill-fated VH-71. True, Lockheed Martin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing Delivers Security Capabilities to US CBP for the Northern Border Project</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/06/boeing-delivers-security-capabilities-to-us-cbp-for-the-northern-border-project/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/06/boeing-delivers-security-capabilities-to-us-cbp-for-the-northern-border-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Boeing has finished installing 10 remote video surveillance systems in the U.S. Border Patrol&#8217;s Detroit Sector, completing the company&#8217;s work on all available sites in the Northern Border Project. The systems, delivered to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will enhance border surveillance capabilities along 37 miles of the St. Clair River &#8212; the border [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption of a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/05/adoption-of-a-u-s-eu-and-eu-member-states-declaration-on-counterterrorism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Ministers of Interior and Justice of the European Union adopted a U.S.- EU and EU Member States Declaration on Counterterrorism. Attorney General Eric Holder, who attended the EU/G6 Conference of Interior Ministers declared: &#8220;The Council&#8217;s adoption of this Declaration is a crucial step forward in our mutual fight against terrorism. I attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Men Arrested for Terrorism at Kennedy Aiport</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/04/two-men-arrested-for-terrorism-at-kennedy-aiport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=812</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two New Jersey men who were bound for Somalia to join an Islamic extremist group and to kill American troops were arrested at Kennedy International Airport on 6/6. The men, Mohamed Haoud Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, were to join Al Shabaab, which claims ideological kinship with Al Qaeda and which was thought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100605 AOS News</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/02/100605-aos-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/02/100605-aos-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Atlantic Organization for Security Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 52-page document the military should be used but not overextended. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Northrop Grumman: 5.5 M$ from FEMA</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/02/northrop-grumman-5-5-m-from-fema/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/02/northrop-grumman-5-5-m-from-fema/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to design, develop, conduct, evaluate and provide operational support for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regional preparedness exercises. The 20-month, $5.5 million task order stems from the larger National Exercise Program indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. Under the terms of the task order, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information on the new Saab Contract with Swedish Civil Security are not disclosed.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/06/01/information-on-the-new-saab-contract-within-swedish-civil-security-are-not-disclosed/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/06/01/information-on-the-new-saab-contract-within-swedish-civil-security-are-not-disclosed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:57:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Defence and security company SAAB has signed a contract within the civil security area, worth MSEK 120. The contract is scheduled for the time period of 2010 &#8211; 2012 and includes several security solutions and installations. The contract is of strategic importance to Saab and is a significant breakthrough for security solutions in the central [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Administration Unveils Security Strategy</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/obama-administration-unveils-security-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 15:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration Thursday unveiled its new national security strategy, recognizing the need for military force but as a last resort and stressing the need to increase international diplomatic cooperation. President Barack Obama said in the 52-page document the military should be used but not overextended. And taking a wider view of national security, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boeing, General Dynamics and ITT: Up To $4.4 Bn for NextGen Engineering Contracts</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/boeing-general-dynamics-and-itt-up-to-4-4-bn-for-nextgen-engineering-contracts/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/28/boeing-general-dynamics-and-itt-up-to-4-4-bn-for-nextgen-engineering-contracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 08:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=768</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today awarded three separate Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) contracts totaling up to $4.4 billion over 10 years. Under the contracts, the companies will perform work that will demonstrate NextGen procedures in real time on a large scale within the current air traffic system. &#8220;NextGen is an economic opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE TSS: 95 M$ for security systems to control access to Army bases</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/27/765/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 12:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract worth up to $95 million to install and maintain automated security systems to control access to Army bases and other installations. This award expands the company&#8217;s work in supporting physical security at government sites. The automated installation entry systems use software and hardware to verify information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Papp Takes Helm of Coast Guard</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/papp-takes-helm-of-coast-guard/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/papp-takes-helm-of-coast-guard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 19:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard&#8217;s quintessential ship captain, Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., took charge of the service Tuesday. The Coast Guard has been going through a transformational period, under the header of &#8220;modernization.&#8221; Everything from how the leadership is organized to how the missions are supported will be different. It&#8217;s an effort to prepare for future [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US CBP and China Sign MOU to Enhance Supply Chain Security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/us-cbp-and-china-sign-mou-to-enhance-supply-chain-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China on Supply Chain Security and Facilitation. The CBP-China Customs Memorandum of Understanding will serve as a key component of a cooperative security and trade relationship between the two nation’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G8/G20 security bill to hit $833 million</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/26/g8g20-security-bill-to-hit-833-million/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CTV News has learned that Ottawa expects to spend $833 million on security for next month’s G8 and G20 summits. [montreal.ctv.ca] In March, the federal government had allocated $179 million for its security budget. But under new estimates that will be introduced in the House of Commons later Tuesday, these costs should increase by $654 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubic App Inc: Contract for Port Security Training in Colombia, Mexico and Peru</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/25/cubic-app-inc-contract-for-port-security-training-colombia-mexico-and-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/25/cubic-app-inc-contract-for-port-security-training-colombia-mexico-and-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 07:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cubic Applications, Inc., a mission support services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has received a new contract from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide seaport security assessments and training for six ports in Colombia, Mexico and Peru. Ports included under the new contract include Buenaventura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS: 10 M$ for 71 MSTAR Man Portable Radars</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/22/drs-10-m-for-71-mfstar-man-portable-radars/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/22/drs-10-m-for-71-mfstar-man-portable-radars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 07:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=753</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Sustainment Systems will deliver the Marine Corps 71 man portable surveillance target and acquisition radars (MSTAR), under a $9.7 million awarded by the U.S. Navy. The MSTAR is a component of the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (GBOSS). The MSTAR locates moving targets and uniquely classifies them as personnel on foot, tracked vehicles, or wheeled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Cyber Command Is Operational</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/us-cyber-command-is-operational/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/us-cyber-command-is-operational/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=817</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Cyber Command, a subordinate unit of U.S. Strategic Command, is in its initial operating capability. The command is expected to be fully operational by October, according to Air Force Lt. Col. Rene White. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, recently confirmed to lead the command, now officially steps into those shoes after receiving his fourth star Friday in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica reorganises some activities in the Defence Electronics &amp; Security and Space sectors</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/finmeccanica-reorganises-some-activities-in-the-defence-electronics-security-and-space-sectors/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/21/finmeccanica-reorganises-some-activities-in-the-defence-electronics-security-and-space-sectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=738</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LATEST NEWS People and activities In line with its programme to optimise its industrial structures in the Defence Electronics &#38; Security and Space sectors, previously announced at the shareholders&#8217; meeting, Finmeccanica will launch a rationalisation process intended to improve the business organisation and industrial performance of the companies involved. In particular, the organisational rationalisation will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SBINET: Technology Continues to Flow to Southwest Border</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/20/sbinet-technology-continues-to-flow-to-southwest-border/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/20/sbinet-technology-continues-to-flow-to-southwest-border/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 06:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=733</guid>
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		<title>Inter-agency Maritime Operations Center at Port Canaveral</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/19/inter-agency-maritime-operations-center-at-port-canaveral/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/19/inter-agency-maritime-operations-center-at-port-canaveral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 14:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/2010/05/19/inter-agency-maritime-operations-center-at-port-canaveral/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The port has potential high-profile terrorism targets Under construction for a month, the $1.5 million Inter-agency Maritime Operations Center at Port Canaveral, which will house the port&#8217;s growing police department, is scheduled for completion in November. Foundation and drainage work is being done on the 3.3-acre site on the port&#8217;s north side. &#8220;The concept is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama names John Pistole Transportation Security Acency (TSA) chief</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/18/obama-names-john-pistole-transportation-security-acency-tsa-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/18/obama-names-john-pistole-transportation-security-acency-tsa-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=719</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[US President Barack Obama nominated FBI counter-terrorism expert John Pistole to head the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which oversees airport security measures. Pistole represents Obama&#8217;s third attempt to fill the crucial post, after two previous nominees withdrew during the Senate confirmation process, and his nomination comes as new controversy swirls around US airport screening. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts group presents report on new Strategic Concept for NATO (doc to download)</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/17/experts-group-presents-report-on-new-strategic-concept-for-nato/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/17/experts-group-presents-report-on-new-strategic-concept-for-nato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 17:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=712</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On 17 May, the Group of Experts appointed by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to lay the groundwork for a New Strategic Concept for NATO presented its analysis and recommendations to the North Atlantic Council (NAC). Speaking to the Council, the Secretary General thanked the experts for their hard work. “The group has … reached out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TSA&#8217;s job is to scan only for explosives, not weapons</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/tsas-job-is-to-scan-only-for-explosives-not-weapons/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/tsas-job-is-to-scan-only-for-explosives-not-weapons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 14:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guns found in US professor&#8217;s luggage by Egypt customs  Police in Egypt have arrested an Egyptian-American academic discovered to have several weapons in his luggage as he arrived on a flight from the New York&#8217;s JFK airport. Officials said they saw the man, named as Mohammed Ibrahim Marei, a professor of botany, &#8220;behaving nervously&#8221; as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-piracy efforts treat symptom, not disease</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/anti-piracy-efforts-treat-symptom-not-disease-navy-leaders/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/14/anti-piracy-efforts-treat-symptom-not-disease-navy-leaders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Navies can intercept Somali pirate skiffs and foil hijackings but fighting waves of attacks at sea will not solve the problem, which is rooted in instability on land in Somalia, naval leaders say. Anti-piracy efforts &#8220;will not actually resolve the base problem of why piracy is occurring &#8230; That solution lies in the stabilisation&#8221; of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New UK National Security Council Established</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/new-uk-national-security-council-established/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inaugural meeting of a National Security Council, which will discuss the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, will be chaired by Prime Minister David Cameron today, Wednesday 12 May 2010.The National Security Council (NSC) being established by the Prime Minister will oversee all aspects of Britain&#8217;s security and the council will also be reviewing the [...]]]></description>
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