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...
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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...
MEADS : Army would like to kill the program, but Pentagon resists
Another battle is brewing at the Pentagon over a costly weapons program that many military leaders do not want but that so far has proven difficult to kill. After several failed attempts, the Army...
US Grounds BAE Export Applications
The US State Department has put a hold on all new applications for export licences by BAE Systems in the wake of the company’s recent criminal plea agreement to settle long-running bribery allegations. It...
Training, Investment Create Sustainable Afghan Army
Training and financial investment are critical to helping Afghanistan’s security forces become self-sufficient, a senior participant in the effort said. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Patton, the deputy commanding general for programs with Combined Security...
Harris: 25 M$ for Communications Backbone of Army Battle Command System
Highband networking radios from Harris Corporation will form the communications backbone of the U.S. Army’s new Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). Harris will supply its radios to carry critical battle-command...
Project Vigilare Command and Control System Passes Factory Acceptance Testing
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, this week announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for the Royal Australian Air Force, has passed...
US CG Cutters debate: the beginning of a “never-ending story”?
WH ‘Hammered’ Allen on CG Woes White House officials pressured the Coast Guard commandant to tone down comments that his service faces serious threats to its ability to respond to emergencies such as the Haitian...
SBInet program on delays
SBInet director shares frustrations and progress on delays, tests and Boeing But Mark Borkowski remains hopeful that SBInet will be a success As executive director of the Homeland Security Department’s Secure Border Initiative, Mark...
EADS DS to Extend Bulgarian Security Forces’ Tetra Network
EADS Defence & Security has been awarded a contract by the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance to extend the TETRA network for the security forces. This complementary contract will achieve almost full TETRA network coverage...
GD Awarded 387 M$ Training Support Contract by US Army
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract for Constructive Training Systems support by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI)....
BAE SYSTEMS: 242 M$ U.S. NAVY EPIC
BAE Systems has been awarded a $242 million Enterprise Platform Integration Contract (EPIC) from the U.S. Navy to provide integration, engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly, test, inspection, delivery, and limited installation of integrated Command, Control,...
Finmeccanica reaches the amount of $100 million in U.S. military orders for DVE
Finmeccanica, through its company DRS Technologies, Inc., have reached $100 million in U.S. military orders for infrared Driver’s Vision Enhancers (DVEs). The delivery orders have been placed against a September 2009 contract awarded by...