Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
"Knowledge is wealth that multiplies only if given away."
– A total contract ceiling of $4.6 billion – The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has chosen Lockheed Martin to manage the transformation of the Department of Defense’s global data network. The work will...
DRS Technologies, Inc. a Finmeccanica Company, announced that its Global Enterprise Solutions International division of DRS Technical Services has received a $92 million contract for continued IT support to the military’s Internet Café program,...
The technology demonstrator, object of a jointly funded £24.5M contract, is scheduled to be completed in 2015. It will prove that the system can identify and declare threats in complex environments with a high...
Cassidian’s SPEXER 1500 Radar offers unprecedented level of situational awareness for the mobile protection of border regions and sensitive industrial or military installations. Dr. Elmar Compans, Head of Cassidian’s Sensors & Electronic Warfare, said: “SPEXER...
The White House may use an executive order to boost the nation’s cyber defenses following the failure of major cybersecurity legislation in the Senate last week. “In the wake of Congressional inaction and Republican...
ThalesRaytheonSystems has been awarded a $44.9 million contract by the U.S. Army to upgrade the Receiver Exciter (REX) in the Improved AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radar. The enhanced REX is part of the U.S. Army’s program...
DOD has begun planning for two major programs to replace Air Force One and the Marine Corps’ fleet of presidential helicopters, and they’ll remain separate efforts run by the Departments of the Air Force...
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed an airborne ground surveillance radar that, through use of the newest ultra-high-resolution radar technology, can monitor wide areas with stationary targets while at the...
THE CYBER SECURITY ACT 2012 has failed to pass in the US Senate following a 52 to 46 vote on Thursday. In failing to gain the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster, the...
Morpho (Safran group) announced the first European deployment of MorphoBIS, its next generation identification system, to the Swedish National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen). This Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) is used for investigation, identification and...
The United States is not adequately prepared for a serious cyber attack, the commander of U.S. Cyber Command told the audience at the Aspen Institute’s annual security forum today. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, who...
The Finmeccanica Cyber Solutions team selected in February 2012 to fulfil the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC) – Full Operating Capability (FOC) requirement, has completed the testing phase of the programme’s Proof of...
The UK and France have moved a step forward today in demonstrating their commitment to defence cooperation under the 2010 Lancaster House Treaty with the announcement that France will undertake operational assessments and trials...
“We all know the importance of early detection in the treatment of diseases and medical emergencies. Routine screenings and monitoring as well as rapid response save thousands of lives every year. The same principles...
Delivery of the initial standard aircraft between February and June 2012 marks a major milestone in the Meltem II programme. Thales has completed delivery of initial standard maritime patrol aircraft under the Meltem II...
Boeing opened a state-of-the-art Information Security Innovation Lab in Huntington Beach that will be used to prototype innovative cybersecurity technologies using live networks in a secure yet real-world environment. The lab’s Wide Area Network...
Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has developed what is known as “passive radar” that can locate even difficult-to-detect flying objects such as stealth aircraft and that itself is practically undetectable. In...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations National Security Investigations Division Assistant Director John Woods addresses how ICE is at the forefront of the nation’s civilian efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and investigate...
DHS / MSA / US Coast Guard
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...
Senators are set to tackle legislation to protect the nation’s computer system when the upper chamber returns from its July 4th recess, but the efforts are being hampered by disagreements over the government’s role...