Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
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A Conversation with Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant, U. S. Coast Guard at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Admiral Paul Zukunft spoke on this topic at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on January...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection today finalized the agreements for five public-private partnerships during an official signing ceremony. Under authority from the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, CBP created a reimbursable fee agreement...
FLIR Systems, Inc. has received an order to support the U.S. Coast Guard valued at $23 million. The order is for the Coast Guard’s Electro-Optical Sensor System (ESS) configuration of FLIR’s commercially developed military...
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U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger addresses the Coast Guard’s efforts to improve our Nation’s maritime security through Maritime Domain Awareness. The maritime environment is inherently dangerous, complex, and...
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The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a $78.5 million contract option to purchase the service’s 16th and 17th HC-144A Ocean Sentry Maritime Patrol Aircraft from prime contractor EADS North America. The HC-144A is based...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive...
Fincantieri has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of 40 boats, scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2013. With an approximate value of $89,600,000, the new...
Winston Churchill’s : “Everywhere men pray for peace, but prepare for war.” Navy ships, Army ground-based radar and missile systems and Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard aircraft have descended on Key West, Fla.,...
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As part of Secretary Napolitano’s vision for One DHS, the Department today unveiled an cross-component Maritime Operations Coordination (MOC) plan to enhance the Department’s coordination capabilities when responding to threats against the United States....
EADS North America has received a contract from Lockheed Martin to supply its TRS-3D radar for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship. As part of a recent Department of Defense award, Lockheed Martin will...
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a firm fixed-price contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation for long-lead material procurement on a fifth National Security Cutter. The contract is for $89 million, with options that would increase potential...
Ten European Defence Agency (EDA) countries signed an overarching document setting out the program arrangements for 14 projects on unmanned maritime systems (UMSs). UMSs operate both on the water and beneath the surface. EU...
Background In August 2009, the President directed a broad-based interagency review of the U.S. export control system, with the goal of strengthening national security and the competitiveness of key U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors...
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $480 million fixed-price incentive contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Shipbuilding sector for construction of a fourth National Security Cutter (WMSL 753). Construction and delivery will be performed...
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Iran has been experiencing significant technical problems with equipment in its uranium enrichment drive and temporarily shut down some of its centrifuge machines, Western diplomats said on Tuesday. One senior diplomat said Iran acted...
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For some time, terms prefixed with “cyber” have tended to become buzzwords in the international security debate. Cyberwar, cyber attacks and cyber threats were frequently mentioned in the discussions on NATO’s new Strategic Concept...
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The system identifies when friendly forces are being monitored or targeted by cameras, binoculars, sniper scopes or other optical means The Boeing Company announced it has begun offering a Surveillance Detection System (SDS) capable...
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Click here to download the full document – : The new NATO Strategic Concept reconfirms the commitment to defend one another against attack as the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security and will serve as the Alliance’s...
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Click here to download a PDF version of the document. – The document lays out NATO’s vision for an evolving Alliance that will remain able to defend its members against modern threats and commits...
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that potential cyber attacks poses a “huge” future threat that should be tackled through joint efforts by military and civilian agencies. “There is a huge future threat and there...