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Airport security should be “unpredictable”

Airport security should be “unpredictable”

MPs say that business travellers should not know what to expect when they pass through airports in order to beat terrorism The current confusion over what business travellers should expect when they go through...

Telephonics: Advanced ATM Automation System

Telephonics: Advanced ATM Automation System

Telephonics Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Griffon Corporation, and a leader in providing advanced air traffic management solutions, announced today the launch of its newest and most advanced Air Traffic Management (ATM) automation...

Updating air traffic system top aim of Senate bill

Updating air traffic system top aim of Senate bill

Replacing World War II-era radar with 21st century GPS technology and implementing several new airline safety rules would be required under a $34.5 billion bill approved on March,22 by the Senate. The measure funding...

Information Sharing: The new intelligence capability

Information Sharing: The new intelligence capability

Steve Coles, Head of Security Strategy at SELEX SI/VEGA, revisits the importance of information sharing for the UK in light of the failed Christmas Day airline bomb plot. According to President Obama, it was...

Navy Warns Ships About Al Qaeda Risk Near Yemen

Navy Warns Ships About Al Qaeda Risk Near Yemen

Merchant, military vessels put on alert The Navy is warning ships sailing in waters near Yemen that al Qaeda is planning seaborne attacks similar to the 2000 suicide boat bombing of the USS Cole....

‘dominator(tm)’- the System That Enables Soldiers to Dominate the Battlefeild

‘dominator(tm)’- the System That Enables Soldiers to Dominate the Battlefeild

 Elbit Systems will be presenting the “Dominator ™” – an Integrated Infantry Combat System at the upcoming Australian Air Show. Geared for the unit level and individual soldier, the “Dominator ™” enables forces to...

New Command, Control and Comms System

New Command, Control and Comms System

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that a contract has been signed with Elbit Systems Limited (Elbit) to provide the next generation of command, control and communications capability to...

Aircrafts and Helicopters: Finmeccanica Seeks To Make U.S. Home Market

Aircrafts and Helicopters: Finmeccanica Seeks To Make U.S. Home Market

Finmeccanica is looking to further increase its business activity in the U.S., capitalizing on its acquisition of DRS Technologies.The company has long eyed the U.S. and, through a growing industrial footprint, has tried to...

Italian navy to deploy AW101s to Afghanistan

Italian navy to deploy AW101s to Afghanistan

Italy will deploy three of its AgustaWestland AW101 amphibious support helicopters to Afghanistan in October for a 12-month tour of duty. The “Task Group Shark” detachment will involve aircraft from the navy’s 1st Helicopter...

CBP Seizes Counterfeit DVDs at California Border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials today announced the seizure of a single truckload containing more than 6,300 counterfeit DVDs last month at the Otay Mesa cargo export facility.  click for hi-res At about...

DRS Awarded $15 M to Provide Satellite Connectivity and Services

DRS Awarded $15 M to Provide Satellite Connectivity and Services

DRS Defense Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DRS Technologies, Inc.,Finmeccanica Group,  announced its Global Enterprise Solutions business unit was awarded a $15 million task order to provide X-band satellite connectivity and terrestrial transport...

U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts

U.S. Homeland Security Chief Meets Europe Counterparts

European officials agreed at last Jan Madrid Meeting to accelerate the drafting of a common strategy with the United States to improve airline security during a meeting with Janet Napolitano, the secretary of the Department of...

No MEADS Decision From U.S. Army-MDA Meeting

No MEADS Decision From U.S. Army-MDA Meeting

Senior U.S. Army officials who met with representatives from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) March 10 reached no decision on whether to transfer management of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program to...

100315 AOfS Newsletter

100315 AOfS Newsletter

click here to read 100315 NEWSLETTER Atlantic Organization for Security The 100315 NEWSLETTER includes the intervention of the RADM Pollastrini, Commander of the Italian Coast Guard, on proactive role in the Mediterranean sea performed by the...

VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA: PORT SECURITY

VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA: PORT SECURITY

U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) today pushed the issues of port security and international piracy on to the agenda of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). Participating in...

Upgraded Biometric Technology Facilitates Visitors’ Entry to the United States

Upgraded Biometric Technology Facilitates Visitors’ Entry to the United States

An upgraded biometric technology is in place at major U.S. ports of entry, and most international visitors should expect to use the new technology when they enter the United States. DHS’s US-VISIT program began upgrading...

Radiation Detection Portals at Port Hueneme

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the deployment of Radiation Portal Monitors at Port Hueneme to prevent terrorists from attempting to smuggle radiological materials used in nuclear and radiological dispersal devices. “This advanced...