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A recent bout of electronic jamming signals from North Korea highlighted the growing risks of cyber warfare, which experts fear could be among its pledged “special actions” against South Korea. Hundreds of aircraft and...
NATO’s Strategic Concept, adopted at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, identifies “cooperative security” as one of NATO’s three essential core tasks. It states that the promotion of Euro-Atlantic security is best assured through...
The U.K. Ministry of Defence will consult with industry on two options being considered as part of a shake up to the procurement organization. The MoD notified defense contractors late last week that they...
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Soldiers now can purchase mobile training apps from the newly launched Army Software Marketplace. The apps, developed through the Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications initiative, are approved for Army-wide use and available at www.marketplace.army.mil. Currently,...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the European Union (EU) signed today a Mutual Recognition Decision between CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. CBP...
The South Korean government reported that electronic jamming signals from North Korea were affecting communications and GPS signals for passenger aircraft. So far, there has not been a serious threat to safety because the...
There is, no doubt, an new aspect of the NATO Chicago Summit to consider is the role that Social Media will play. In partnership between NATO’s Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy staff, Allied Command...
The USA is Germany’s most important scientific and technological cooperation partner among all industrialized countries. A large number of joint initiatives are carried out in all fields of science and research. Every year, several...
NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP WITH FACEBOOK AND ANTIVIRUS PROVIDERS – The new agreement paves the way for the continuation of the recently established public private partnership known as the National Cybersecurity Education Council...
The former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff was elected as chairman of BAE Systems Inc. board of directors, giving the company leadership insight from a key Washington insider as it tries to boost sales...
Saab has received an order from the Dutch authority Rijkswaterstaat regarding delivery of the AIS automatic identification system. The system will increase safety on the Dutch waterways. The contract means that Saab will provide...
If the Obama administration wants Congress to finance a new missile shield in Eastern Europe, it will have to first get NATO to agree to foot part of the bill. The House Armed Services...
DRS Technologies, Inc. announced that it has realigned its operating structure to more effectively serve its military and commercial customers. The company has been reorganized into three new operating Groups: DRS Network and Imaging...
In the midst of an ongoing turf battle over how big a role the National Security Agency should play in securing the nation’s critical infrastructure, a Defense Department official asserted that the military’s controversial intelligence...
DRS Technologies, Inc., announced the availability of its WatchMaster® IP Elite thermal imaging camera, which provides commercial operations with the ability to replace conventional low-light surveillance and security cameras with affordable devices that produce...
Luciad announced its support for Cloud based Geospatial Situational Awareness applications and services. Cloud computing is a rapidly emerging technology in the Defense, Security and Aviation domains, and an essential element of Geospatial Situational...
Smart-phone technologies, already familiar to many young soldiers who are once and future gamers, might be changing the face of warfare. Smart phones are a leap-ahead technology offering soldiers myriad of capabilities to satisfy...
As the Obama administration moves to expedite arms sales to foreign countries, key lawmakers are claiming the executive branch is threatening Congress’ role in overseeing sensitive foreign arms deals. With the April 18 release...
If there is a further dramatic cost increase on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Norway will reconsider its participation in the programme. “If there should happen to be something that would...
The 13th and 14th of April, at the premises of the CASD (Centro Alti Studi Difesa) in Rome, the AFCEA Rome Chapter held a conference titled “CyberSecurity or Cyberwar”, dealing with the new threats...
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