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Lawmakers questioned the Federal Aviation Administration’s plan to test allowing drones to fly beside commercial airplanes in U.S. airspace. The FAA is planning a pilot program that would allow unmanned aircraft to fly in...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 program made unwanted headlines in the U.K. last month after The Sunday Times revealed that BAE Systems’ portion of the project had been subject to significant data theft. Sources told...
Russia’s Defense Ministry has published the concept of the armed forces within the information space that reflects Russia’s strategy in cyberwar. From Jan 2012 Russia has its own cyber-strategy. The document titled “Conceptual Views...
Acting Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller (Photo: U.S. Department of State) Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller visited Estonia on April 1-2, 2012 to discuss issues of mutual...
The Pentagon is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of cyberweapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet, according to current and former U.S....
NATO and its members are beginning to gear themselves up for the summit in Chicago in May 2012. Such summits are always important, especially when they are held in the United States during an...
The National Retail Federation told senators today that cybersecurity legislation should remain focused on its key purpose and not be expanded to include data breach legislation or broad new privacy regimes. “Cybersecurity legislation includes...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter outlined six ways the DOD is taking action today, as well as legislation he believes can help the government act quickly against hackers at home and abroad. “Cyber...
With defense budgets continuing to shrink, NATO will only be able to achieve its future security goals if it strictly prioritizes its resources, a top U.S. defense official said at a Feb. 28 NATO...
France remained the world‘s fourth-largest arms exporter last year, behind the U.S., U.K. and Russia, reporting a 25% boost – from €5.1 billion to €6.5 billion – at the end of 2011. The French...
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten today signed a Letter of Intent to build upon cooperative cybersecurity initiatives to promote a safe, secure and resilient...
By 2016, the US is expected to invest in the modernization of its existing weapons systems and acquire advanced defense systems capable of enhancing interoperability among the armed forces. The US’s average defense expenditure...
This Framework is established to formalize the cooperation between EDA and Switzerland, thereby enabling Swiss participation in EDA’s projects and programmes. Berne, – Le Conseil fédéral a approuvé l’arrangement négocié entre l’Agence européenne de...
U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Katrina McFarland to be the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition. McFarland, who is the president of Defense Acquisition University, has been performing the duties of the assistant...
Today, we are more interconnected than ever before – in an instant, we can communicate with a friend on the other side of the world, shop online, and research any topic. These global networks...
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A representative from the European defense industry came out strongly in favor of the European Union developing a regulatory framework for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) at a workshop on research and development into UASs...
NATO‘s effort to convince members to maximize their limited defense spending by doing more together may not yield many concrete results, a senior European aerospace and defense industry official warns. The so-called “Smart Defense...
The Pentagon is developing acquisition guidelines for the military services that show the industrial base implications of decisions made during the weapons-buying process. “What I‘d like to do … is work more closely with...
The United States said at the Munich Security Conference 2012 that Europe remains Washington‟s “partner of first resort” despite a U.S. strategic pivot to Asia, but it urged Europe to pull its weight. In a...
Meeting in Brussels on 6/12/11, the 29 ministers of the ESA-EU Space Council underlined the importance of space systems for security. They drew attention to the role of satellite systems – particularly Galileo, EGNOS...