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Information Sharing: The new intelligence capability

Information Sharing: The new intelligence capability

Steve Coles, Head of Security Strategy at SELEX SI/VEGA, revisits the importance of information sharing for the UK in light of the failed Christmas Day airline bomb plot. According to President Obama, it was...

Navy Warns Ships About Al Qaeda Risk Near Yemen

Navy Warns Ships About Al Qaeda Risk Near Yemen

Merchant, military vessels put on alert The Navy is warning ships sailing in waters near Yemen that al Qaeda is planning seaborne attacks similar to the 2000 suicide boat bombing of the USS Cole....

‘dominator(tm)’- the System That Enables Soldiers to Dominate the Battlefeild

‘dominator(tm)’- the System That Enables Soldiers to Dominate the Battlefeild

 Elbit Systems will be presenting the “Dominator ™” – an Integrated Infantry Combat System at the upcoming Australian Air Show. Geared for the unit level and individual soldier, the “Dominator ™” enables forces to...

New Command, Control and Comms System

New Command, Control and Comms System

Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, today announced that a contract has been signed with Elbit Systems Limited (Elbit) to provide the next generation of command, control and communications capability to...

Aircrafts and Helicopters: Finmeccanica Seeks To Make U.S. Home Market

Aircrafts and Helicopters: Finmeccanica Seeks To Make U.S. Home Market

Finmeccanica is looking to further increase its business activity in the U.S., capitalizing on its acquisition of DRS Technologies.The company has long eyed the U.S. and, through a growing industrial footprint, has tried to...

What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?

What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?

The United States maintains a range of “terrorist lists,” of which the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list is one of the better known. But in two recent court cases, the U.S. government has offered...

Large Worldwide Cyber Attack Is Uncovered

Large Worldwide Cyber Attack Is Uncovered

More than 75,000 computer systems at nearly 2,500 companies in the United States and around the world have been hacked in what appears to be one of the largest and most sophisticated attacks by...

NATO-Russia airspace cooperation project undergoes joint tests

NATO-Russia airspace cooperation project undergoes joint tests

Joint system testing is currently underway on the Cooperative Airspace Initiative (CAI), which is being developed under the auspices of the NATO-Russia Council. The CAI fosters NATO-Russia cooperation on airspace surveillance and air traffic...

SELEX SI: NATO MAJIIC – second phase development contract

SELEX SI: NATO MAJIIC – second phase development contract

SELEX Sistemi Integrati signed a contract with TELEDIFE for the development of the second phase of the MAJIIC (Multi-Sensor Aerospace-Ground Joint Interoperable ISR Coalition) programme. MAJIIC is an international multilateral cooperation programme issued by...

32 Cuban Migrants Repatriated by Coast Guard After CBP Aircraft Detects Boat 55 Miles South of Marathon, Fla.

32 Cuban Migrants Repatriated by Coast Guard After CBP Aircraft Detects Boat 55 Miles South of Marathon, Fla.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sawfish repatriated 32 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba Wednesday after they were spotted by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance aircraft. The CBP Air...