Half of New York City’s subway cameras do not work
There are 4,313 subway security cameras on platforms and in the tunnels of the New York City’s subway system; trouble is, only 2,270 work; the other 2,043 cameras do not; the problem of missing...
Category: Air Defence
CG Rescues, Repatriates 119 Haitians
The Boston-based Coast Guard Cutter Seneca repatriated 119 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti Friday, after they were interdicted at sea. While on a routine patrol, Coast Guard Cutters Tornado and Key Biscayne crewmembers...
EADS NA and Infoterra: 85M$ contract to supply radar satellite data for intelligence, military and homeland security
EADS North America has received a five-year contract to provide commercial radar satellite data to the U.S. government’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for use in intelligence, military and homeland security applications. The data will...
Danish tanker escaped a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden
A Danish tanker escaped a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden after a French patrolling aircraft forced the Somali attackers to flee, the multi-national anti-piracy force said Monday. The tanker MV Torm Ragnhild...
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
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...
SBINET in troubles: funds frozen
The Department of Homeland Security is pulling in the reins on a high-priced border “virtual fence” system plagued by cost overruns and missed deadlines since its launch four years ago. Additional funding for the...
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 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
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...
USCG: Two Marine Pilots Rescued in the Ocean
A Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and his weapons officer tried to make it back home after both engines on their warplane failed and a fire broke out, but they were forced to eject and...
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
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
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
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...
TSA: X-ray Technology Capability at Checkpoints Nationwide
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it is further bolstering existing explosives detection capabilities by deploying additional tools to screen powdered substances at checkpoints. “Every day, TSA officers work at over 450 airports nationwide screening...
EU Commission Regulation on Aviation Security
EU lays down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security for safeguarding against acts of unlawful interferences and general measures supplementing the common basic standards in the following...
EADS Falls Into The Red – A380 Will Make Losses For At Least 2-3 Years
European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV said Tuesday it swung into the red in 2009 as problem contracts weighed on earnings, as expected, and it predicted that 2010 will be another difficult year...