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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>
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				<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
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		<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 in [...]]]></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>
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		<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 over [...]]]></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 systems [...]]]></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>
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		<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 market. [...]]]></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>
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		<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 panga [...]]]></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>
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		<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>
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		<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 but has [...]]]></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>
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		<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 Vista, [...]]]></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>
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		<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 a 9-hour [...]]]></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>
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		<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 is also [...]]]></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 move is [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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 overhaul [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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 in [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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. Last [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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 Aeronautica, has [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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 Integrati, [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
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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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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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.
The [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
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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 Obama [...]]]></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 is such that [...]]]></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 key [...]]]></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 of [...]]]></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 company is [...]]]></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 will [...]]]></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 to [...]]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
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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 Cyber [...]]]></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 where this [...]]]></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 manufacturing. It’s not the world [...]]]></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 order [...]]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Air Defence]]></category>
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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 ACCIS-Flex [...]]]></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 control [...]]]></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.
The [...]]]></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 faster [...]]]></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 of [...]]]></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 meet the security [...]]]></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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		<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 spectrum of war. PEO Soldier remains focused directly and [...]]]></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). The [...]]]></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 rights for [...]]]></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, which [...]]]></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.
The first [...]]]></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 and [...]]]></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 was [...]]]></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 the [...]]]></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. And [...]]]></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, Northrop [...]]]></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 European [...]]]></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. Obama [...]]]></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 $4.4 billion over 10 years. Under the contracts, the companies will perform work that will demonstrate NextGen procedures in real time on a large scale within the current air traffic system.
&#8220;NextGen is an economic opportunity that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BAE TSS: 95 M$ 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 individuals [...]]]></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 challenges, including [...]]]></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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		<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 $654 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cubic App Inc: Contract for Port Security Training in Colombia, Mexico and Peru</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/25/cubic-app-inc-contract-for-port-security-training-colombia-mexico-and-peru/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/25/cubic-app-inc-contract-for-port-security-training-colombia-mexico-and-peru/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 07:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cubic Applications, Inc., a mission support services subsidiary of Cubic Corporation, has received a new contract from the Secretariat of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism of the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide seaport security assessments and training for six ports in Colombia, Mexico and Peru.
Ports included under the new contract include Buenaventura in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS: 10 M$ 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 a [...]]]></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 involve a [...]]]></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 straightforward, putting public [...]]]></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 deputy director [...]]]></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 beyond [...]]]></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 he waited [...]]]></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 Somalia, [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/new-uk-national-security-council-established/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=707</guid>
		<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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		<title>AgustaWestland Will Bid on New Marine One</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/agustawestland-will-bid-on-new-marine-one/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/13/agustawestland-will-bid-on-new-marine-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 12:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=673</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AgustaWestland (AW) told that the company is still in the hunt for the U.S. VXX Presidential helicopter replacement program, commonly known as Marine One. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, the chairman and CEO of AW parent company Finmeccanica, suggested that AW could partner with Boeing and L-3 for the contract.
The original program was canceled last year amid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Terrorism cell used to fund Islamic network dismantled</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/12/terrorism-cell-used-to-fund-islamic-network-dismantled/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/12/terrorism-cell-used-to-fund-islamic-network-dismantled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Five people were arrested in Italy, Britain and France as part of an investigation into the funding of a network of Islamic terrorism.
This was announced in The Hague, Eurojust, the European body for judicial cooperation.
In Italy two people have been arrested in Milan and Rome as part of an investigation conducted by Italian police since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SELEX Galileo shows latest UAS and soldier technology to Jordan’s Armed Forces at SOFEX 2010</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/11/selex-galileo-shows-latest-uas-and-soldier-technology-to-jordan%e2%80%99s-armed-forces-at-sofex-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/11/selex-galileo-shows-latest-uas-and-soldier-technology-to-jordan%e2%80%99s-armed-forces-at-sofex-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=677</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, is building on established partnerships with Jordanian industry at the Special Operations Forces Exhibition (SOFEX) 2010, and is demonstrating how the Company can support the growth of capabilities of Jordan’s Special Operations and Homeland Security forces.
SELEX Galileo already works closely with local companies to develop advanced technology for Jordan’s armed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Progress Made On Afghan Surveillance Effort</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/10/little-progress-made-on-afghan-surveillance-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/10/little-progress-made-on-afghan-surveillance-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 12:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nine months after the Army&#8217;s U.S. Central Command formally declared that there was an &#8220;urgent need&#8221; for sophisticated electronic surveillance systems to be installed throughout Afghanistan to protect U.S. forward operating bases, little has happened, according to senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee.
At issue are tower-based systems designed to be placed around forward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS Defense Technical Services: 100 M$ for U.S. Customs and Border Protection License Plate Readers.</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/drs-defense-technical-services-100-m-for-u-s-customs-and-border-protection-license-plate-readers/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/drs-defense-technical-services-100-m-for-u-s-customs-and-border-protection-license-plate-readers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=654</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Technical Services Inc., a DRS Defense Solutions company, announced today that its Maritime &#38; Security Solutions business unit was awarded a fixed price, indefinite- delivery indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $100 million to enhance and expand the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency’s license plate reader (LPR) program.
DRS will work closely with Customs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian marines free tanker, capture pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russian-marines-free-tanker-capture-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russian-marines-free-tanker-capture-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=638</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russian marines stormed a hijacked Russian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden in a daring early morning raid, killing one of the Somali pirates aboard and capturing another 10.
The oil tanker&#8217;s crew of 23 escaped unharmed after the marines from the Marshal Shaposhnikov sped in small boats to the Moscow University oil tanker and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adm Di Paola: Russia may cooperate on NATO anti-missile systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russia-may-cooperate-on-anti-missile-systems-nato/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russia-may-cooperate-on-anti-missile-systems-nato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Air Defence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/russia-may-cooperate-on-anti-missile-systems-nato/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia is considering cooperating with NATO on anti-missile defence systems and other areas, the transatlantic alliance&#8217;s top military officer, Italian admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, said Thursday.
&#8220;Missile defence has &#8230; been named by General (Nikolai) Makarov, as an area in which we could look,&#8221; said Di Paola, referring to his Russian counterpart, following two days of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deployable Airfield: 3,5 M$ to LM for Power Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/deployable-airfield-35-m-to-lm-for-power-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/07/deployable-airfield-35-m-to-lm-for-power-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 12:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $3.5 million contract to develop the Integrated Smart-BEAR Power System (ISBPS) for the U.S. Air Force. The Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) program equips U.S. forces with lightweight, air-transportable assets used to establish mobile air bases. ISBPS is an intelligent system that will integrate a variety of energy sources, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100505 AOS newsletter</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/05/100505-aos-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/05/100505-aos-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 22:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 5, 2010  &#8211; Atlantic Organization for Security - www.aofs.org


NEWS

US Navy’s Dual Band Radar Achieves X- and S-Band Milestone For the first time, the U.S. Navy has successfully tracked targets with a multiband radar featuring a common radar suite controller. This milestone, which took place at the Navy’s Engineering Test Center, Wallops Island, Va., was accomplished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Navy&#8217;s Dual Band Radar Achieves X- and S-Band Milestone</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/05/us-navys-dual-band-radar-achieves-x-and-s-band-milestone/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/05/us-navys-dual-band-radar-achieves-x-and-s-band-milestone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Raytheon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sensor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the first time, the U.S. Navy has successfully tracked targets with a multiband radar featuring a common radar suite controller.
This milestone, which took place at the Navy&#8217;s Engineering Test Center, Wallops Island, Va., was accomplished through the use of an engineering development model of the Dual Band Radar (DBR) developed by the Navy&#8217;s prime [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Navy Awards NGC 41.4 M$ as part of a five-year 281.5 M$ contract for Shipboard Multimission Radar Systems</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/us-navy-awards-ngc-41-4-m-as-part-of-a-five-year-281-5-m-contract-for-shipboard-multimission-radar-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/us-navy-awards-ngc-41-4-m-as-part-of-a-five-year-281-5-m-contract-for-shipboard-multimission-radar-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a follow-on order from the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command for additional AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radar systems.
Under the fixed-price $41.4 million contract option, Northrop Grumman&#8217;s Maritime Systems facility in Melville, N.Y., will supply six radar shipsets, including the third radar of a three-system procurement for the Royal Australian Navy&#8217;s Air Warfare Destroyer, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multi Billion Programmes – Middle East and North Africa Developing Defences</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/multi-billion-programmes-%e2%80%93-middle-east-and-north-africa-developing-defences/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/multi-billion-programmes-%e2%80%93-middle-east-and-north-africa-developing-defences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Local arms manufacturing in the Middle East and North Africa region is set to grow. Robert Bailey outlines some of the projects and collaborations that are underway
Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) defence industries are becoming more self reliant as they shift from direct equipment purchases to local production. Where technology transfer has for more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DCNS to Self-Fund Construction of Highly Innovative OPV</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/dcns-to-self-fund-construction-of-highly-innovative-opv/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/04/dcns-to-self-fund-construction-of-highly-innovative-opv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 12:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thales Group]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=636</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DCNS, a leading player on the world market for capital warships, also aims to win new business in the corvette/OPV sector. In line with this policy, the Group has decided to self-fund the construction of a Gowind offshore patrol vessel. The new ship is designed for a wide range of government missions at sea. Shipbuilding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY plans 24M$ for new Security Programs</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/ny-plans-new-security-programs-for-24m/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 10:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=606</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Police Department has been planning a high-tech security network for Midtown Manhattan involving surveillance cameras, license plate readers and chemical sensors, although it was not clear whether it could have prevented the attempted car bombing in Times Square on Saturday night.
 


The network, patterned after one under development in Lower Manhattan, would eventually use public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fincantieri and Boeing Strengthen Their Team in Bid for US Navy Hovercraft</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/fincantieri-and-boeing-strengthen-their-team-in-bid-for-us-navy-hovercraft/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/03/fincantieri-and-boeing-strengthen-their-team-in-bid-for-us-navy-hovercraft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 07:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fincantieri]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC), Fincantieri&#8217;s US subsidiary, and Boeing have announced that Oceaneering International are to enter the team set up a year ago with a view to competing for the imminent tender for the &#8220;Ship-to-Shore Connector&#8221; (SSC) program which provides for the construction of 80 new generation hovercraft for the US Navy. The announcement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finmeccanica warms to UK alliances</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/05/01/finmeccanica-warms-to-uk-alliances/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/05/01/finmeccanica-warms-to-uk-alliances/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 07:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Finmeccanica Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The head of Italy&#8217;s largest defence group says his country should co-operate with the UK on a new generation of unmanned aircraft, helicopters and warships.
Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, chief executive and chairman of Finmeccanica, argues the two countries are the best fit in Europe given their similar foreign policies and common defence equipment programmes.
&#8220;All the focus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cobham to upgrade and support Air Defence and Air Traffic Services for UK MoD</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/29/cobham-to-upgrade-and-support-air-defence-and-air-traffic-services-for-uk-mod/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/29/cobham-to-upgrade-and-support-air-defence-and-air-traffic-services-for-uk-mod/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Cobham will upgrade and support key air traffic control systems and operations for the UK Ministry of Defence through to at least 2015, after being awarded three contracts totalling GBP12 million. The contracts include the Watchman Radar Viewing Unit and Airfield Radar Integration projects, where Cobham will continue to support existing installed equipment and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US DHS Critical Infrastructure: Chemical Security Update</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/26/us-dhs-critical-infrastructure-chemical-security-update/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/26/us-dhs-critical-infrastructure-chemical-security-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The chemical security laws and regulations (click to download) information has been updated to reflect compliance activities related to the paperwork reduction act for the Chemical-Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). In particular, the Infrastructure Security Compliance Division (ISCD) has provided a link to a notice soliciting comments for 30 days of an information collection request that will enable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuban Aliens Rescued from Monito Island</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/cuban-aliens-rescued-from-monito-island/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/cuban-aliens-rescued-from-monito-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[US Coast Guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VTS / VTM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal authorities rescued a group of approximately twelve Cubans left by migrant smugglers on the inhospitable Monito Island. The migrants were allegedly smuggled into Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic aboard an unidentified boat.
A Park Ranger from the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources called the Ramey Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About the need for increased rail security</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/24/about-the-need-for-increased-rail-security/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Report of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, chaired by senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), to examine the security of our nation’s railroads and other surface transportation networks. In light of a bombing on a commuter train in Russia that left 40 dead last month, Lautenberg called the hearing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoD Proposes Conflicts-of-Interest Rule for Procurements</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/dod-proposes-conflicts-of-interest-rule-for-procurements/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/dod-proposes-conflicts-of-interest-rule-for-procurements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=585</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Defense Department on April 22 released a long-anticipated proposed rule outlining how it will police conflicts of interest in procurement.
The proposed rule on organizational conflicts of interest is part of the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, made law in May 2009. The act directed DoD to create consistent guidance on conflicts resulting from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SSI: KRONOS Radars will equip Peruvian &#8220;Aguirre&#8221; class frigates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/ssi-kronos-radars-will-equip-peruvian-aguirre-class-frigates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/ssi-kronos-radars-will-equip-peruvian-aguirre-class-frigates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=582</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract with the Military Navy of Peru to supply two multifunctional surveillance radars KRONOS NV to be installed on board of the &#8220;Aguirre&#8221; class frigates (former-Lupo), once belonging to the Italian Navy.
The system refers to a multifunctional radar, KRONOS NV, which can interface a Combat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French navy (EU NAVAL FORCE) captures six pirates</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/french-navy-eu-naval-force-captures-six-pirates/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/23/french-navy-eu-naval-force-captures-six-pirates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[piracy / antipiracy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=580</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Six pirates have been arrested after they launched an attack on a French military supply ship by mistake off the coast of Somalia, the EU&#8217;s naval force said Wednesday.
Pirates in two skiffs attacked the Somme ship overnight on Monday, about 300 kilometres off the coast of Somalia.
The French fired back and the speedboats fled.
No one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100421 AOS Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/100421-aos-newsletter/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/100421-aos-newsletter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=599</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[to read a news go to Atlantic Organization for Security http://aofs.org/
 
NEWS
Arming Commercial Vessels to Combat Piracy ? : Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and of NATO’s Allied Joint Task Force Command Naples, told Pentagon reporters that the scope of the piracy problem is too great to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arming Commercial Vessels to Combat Piracy ?</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/arming-commercial-vessels-to-combat-piracy/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/21/arming-commercial-vessels-to-combat-piracy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=567</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and of NATO&#8217;s Allied Joint Task Force Command Naples, told Pentagon reporters that the scope of the piracy problem is too great to be policed by military vessels alone and suggested  that commercial vessels should arm themselves when traveling through pirate-infested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DRS system for Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/20/drs-system-for-gerald-r-ford-aircraft-carrier/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/20/drs-system-for-gerald-r-ford-aircraft-carrier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRS Consolidated Controls Inc., a DRS Defense Solutions LLC business unitn a Finmeccanica Company, announced that it has been awarded a contract by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding to design, qualify and manufacture the Gate Valve Actuator Controllers (GVAC) for the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).
These controllers will operate gate valves used in the United States Navy&#8217;s next-generation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sikorsky, Lockheed team to bid for US presidential helicopter</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/sikorsky-lockheed-team-to-bid-for-us-presidential-helicopter/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/sikorsky-lockheed-team-to-bid-for-us-presidential-helicopter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lockheed Martin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=573</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Lockheed sees possible US Navy award in 2011 or 2012
Lockheed still negotiating termination of VH-71 (AgustaWestland/Finmeccanica) with Navy

Former rivals Sikorsky Aircraft and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said they would join forces in a follow-on U.S. Navy presidential helicopter competition even as Lockheed continued to negotiate a settlement over termination of the previous program.
Under the teaming agreement, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dutch ATC Systems integrated COMSOFT&#8217;s ARTAS, RMD and RRR into their Air Operation Control Station (AOCS</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/dutch-atc-systems-integrated-comsofts-artas-rmd-and-rrr-into-their-air-operation-control-station-aocs/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/19/dutch-atc-systems-integrated-comsofts-artas-rmd-and-rrr-into-their-air-operation-control-station-aocs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[ATC/ATM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month the Royal Air Force of The Netherlands (RNLAF) integrated further innovative COMSOFT equipment into their existing topology. The replacement of the affected predecessor systems are part of the customer&#8217;s drive to modernise their two ATC systems primarily used for monitoring and coordinating military flight operations of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. All new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DHS: Improved Standards to Protect Federal Facilities</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/18/dhs-improved-standards-to-protect-federal-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/18/dhs-improved-standards-to-protect-federal-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[site protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced two enhancements to federal facility security—initiatives that further strengthen the Department’s ability to protect thousands of government buildings across the United States one week prior to the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
The DHS-led Interagency Security Committee (ISC) released new standards establishing baseline physical security [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Joint Maritime Enforcement Efforts Stops Smuggling Attempt</title>
		<link>http://aofs.org/2010/04/17/joint-maritime-enforcement-efforts-stops-smuggling-attempt/</link>
		<comments>http://aofs.org/2010/04/17/joint-maritime-enforcement-efforts-stops-smuggling-attempt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Border Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customs and Border Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Coast Guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VTS / VTM]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aofs.org/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Border Patrol agents, with the assistance of Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine and U.S. Coast Guard assets, stopped a maritime human smuggling attempt at a North County beach resulting in 20 arrests.
A panga boat carrying 18 undocumented aliens and two smugglers was stopped off the coast of Southern California. 
At about [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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