130826 AOS.brief

	Highlight commonalities in response to Homeland Defense and Security issues, and find mutual benefits in sharing approaches, technologies and solutions.
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	New Technologies Smart Defence – Smartphones : New steps for DARPA Transformative Apps: Transformative Apps Programme seeks to develop a military mobile apps marketplace to make new capabilities available for use in the field. Sensors Multi-mode, Fused Sensor Imagery Increases Situational Awareness on the Battlefield: The benefits of fusion go beyond the military applications, but include providing a “Swiss Army knife” of sensor options in a single small package for first responders, utility inspectors and users yet to be discovered Passive Radar: A $10 Billion opportunity: The market for passive radar is still in its infancy, and few companies have developed effective, marketable systems. However, as the technology becomes more sophisticated and affordable, more and more competitors can be expected to enter the market, particularly in defense and homeland security. Comms A bridge technology enables commercial smartphones to communicate with existing land mobile radio systems: to enable police, fire and rescue professionals to use commercial smartphones and tablets integrated with existing communications equipment, such as land mobile radios Big Data “Big data from Space” : in past events Policy Franco Frattini: “It’s the economy, stupid ?”: Cuts in defence budgets are an economic reality. But, says Franco Frattini, they are also an opportunity to finally start coordinating defence spending between nations who are now forced into prioritising. And NATO could benefit. Italy and Space – 50 years in business: the lessons of the past to face the future (full repport of the workshop World Economy – What are the emerging strategies, what possible alternatives, which are the risks and how the geo-political scenario future will depend on the choices? The return of central banks to a proactive role will change the economy? What are the consequences for EU Countries? Transatlantic cooperation Transatlantic Cooperation on Defence 1 – session report – “TRANSATLANTIC WEEK” TRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP: … Continue reading → Transatlantic Cooperation on Defence 2 – the NIAG Contribution – Intervention by Martin Hill, Vice Chairman NATO Industry Advisory Group … Continue reading → Air Systems Emerging markets look to round out rotary-wing Close Air Support options: The Close Air Support of attack helicopters Afghanistan experience continues to press militaries worldwide to invest in attack helicopter capabilities Safety Culture in Air Transport. Negligent actions of the aeronautical operators. Cyber Advanced Cybersecurity Operations Centre in Spain: i-CSOC (CyberSecurity Operations Centre), a new centre specialised in cybersecurity operations, from which it provides protection for systems and networks for companies, organisations and institutions that require it. SAIC: $900M to provide integrated cyber operations support services Advanced cyber security for C4ISR computer systems Smart phone charging increases cyber threat Unmanned Demand for Maritime UAVs to remain sky high into 2018 Contracts ESSP: 216 mE to Telespazio to provide services for the EGNOS programme until 2021 FAA: $150 M Contract TO Harris for NextGen DCNS Multinational Programmes F35: interview to Lt. Gen. Domenico Esposito, Heads of the IAF’s Procurements at the General Directorate for Air Armaments.– summarizes the key stages of the genesis and development of the Italian participation in the Program F35, highlighting the reasons for the choices made as regards the Joint-forces and the international environment. In particular, … Continue reading → C4I/Sensors US Army: $455M contract to DRS for Vehicle C4ISR Equipment NATO Air Command and Control System ACCS comms in progress NATO contract to integrate Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Command and Control capability Security DHS: The new US border security plan. Border security proposal gives Napolitano new waivers.
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