Category: TSA

Sierra Leone-flagged tanker under attack by Somali Pirates

Sierra Leone-flagged tanker under attack by Somali Pirates

During the attack, the pirates fired rifles and aimed rocket propelled grenades at the vessel in an attempt to force it to stop. The Flagship of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151, USS Farragut (DDG...

100402 AOfS Newsletter

100402 AOfS Newsletter

  The 100402 AOFS Newsletter includes a the intervention of Steve Coles, Head of Security Strategy at SELEX SI/VEGA, who revisits the importance of information sharing for the UK in light of the failed Christmas Day airline bomb...

“Italy was right decision” interview to Mark S. Newman, DRS CEO

“Italy was right decision” interview to Mark S. Newman, DRS CEO

The marriage between Finmeccanica and DRS Technologies, the U.S. military electronics company bought in 2008 for 3.7 billion euros’ is successful, although there is still much to do. Moreover Rome was not built in...

Intelligence and Operations Coordination Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Intelligence and Operations Coordination Center of U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a new facility to help enhance information sharing across the nearly 60,000-person organization. The new Intelligence and Operations Coordination Center will serve as the “one-stop-shop” for operations coordination...

Finmeccanica: 130M$ contracts for security

Finmeccanica: 130M$ contracts for security

Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of approximately 13 M$ million through its companies DRS, SELEX Sistemi Integrati and Elsag Datamat. Specifically, DRS Technical Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finmeccanica Group...

DRS Technical Services: 77 M$ for C2 Technical Assistance to United States Forces-Iraq

DRS Technical Services: 77 M$ for C2 Technical Assistance to United States Forces-Iraq

DRS Technical Services, Inc., Finmeccanica Group, announced that its Tactical Services & Network Solutions business unit was awarded a contract for approximately $77 million to provide technical assistance to the United States Army and...

Alenia Aeronautica delivers second ATR-42MP airplane to the NAF

Alenia Aeronautica delivers second ATR-42MP airplane to the NAF

The delivery ceremony was held at Alenia Aeronautica’s Training Centre at Turin-Caselle and was attended by Air Vice Marshal DS Dillimono (Chief Operation Officer) and Wing Commander AT Marquis (Programme Manager ATR-42MP NAF) who...

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...

What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?

What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?

The United States maintains a range of “terrorist lists,” of which the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list is one of the better known. But in two recent court cases, the U.S. government has offered...

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...