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A representative from the European defense industry came out strongly in favor of the European Union developing a regulatory framework for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) at a workshop on research and development into UASs...
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole today announced the expansion of TSA Pre✓™, a passenger pre-screening initiative, to additional airports across the country...
NATO‘s effort to convince members to maximize their limited defense spending by doing more together may not yield many concrete results, a senior European aerospace and defense industry official warns. The so-called “Smart Defense...
Thales has reinforced its coastal and maritime border surveillance offer thanks to the FULMAR maritime surveillance and identification UAV system from the Spanish firm Aerovisión. This new solution, with its comprehensive integration of sensors,...
The Pentagon‘s top weapons buyer denounced a previous U.S. Defense Department decision to start production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter years before the tri-service jet‘s first flight. “Putting the F-35 into...
The Pentagon is developing acquisition guidelines for the military services that show the industrial base implications of decisions made during the weapons-buying process. “What I‘d like to do … is work more closely with...
Click here to see the intervention of Adm Giampaolo Di Paola, Italian Defense Minister, at the Munich Defense Conference
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force has purchased four helicopter-mountable, laser mine detection systems. This is the first direct commercial sale of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) to an international navy....
The United States said at the Munich Security Conference 2012 that Europe remains Washington‟s “partner of first resort” despite a U.S. strategic pivot to Asia, but it urged Europe to pull its weight. In a...
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen provided no details of the arrangements in a 3 February press conference, but confirmed members “have found the way ahead on a practical funding solution” for the alliance...
US Cyber Command’s COL John Surdu on Top Priorities for Cybersecurity Improve Situation Awareness across the Networks Create Trained and Ready Cyber Teams Build a more Defendable Architecture Continue to Pursue, Evolve, Improve the...
Finmeccanica SpA announced the appointment of former U.S. deputy secretary of defense William Lynn as head of its U.S. division, DRS Technologies, in the first major appointment made under the Italian defense and aerospace...
The European Commission has sent the German and Dutch governments a letter warning them to take action to comply with an EU defense procurement law within two months or face potential fines. In a...
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 … capabilities to satisfy...
DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced that its ZafiroTM640 infrared camera module is ready for immediate shipment to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for integration into security and surveillance installations as well as a...
The Czech Republic is looking to sell dozens of Czech-made L-159 subsonic jet fighters to Iraq, Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra said after talks Jan. 23 with his Iraqi counterpart in Prague. “The talks are...
Copyright INDRA Indra, the premier IT company in Spain and a leading IT multinational in Europe, is working on the development of a new maritime surveillance light aircraft in collaboration with Italian aircraft manufacturer...
nEUROn, the technology demonstrator for a European UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) was officially presented by Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Aviation, to the representatives of the six countries collaborating...
General Dynamics opened its new Cyber and Intelligence Solutions Center in Annapolis Junction today. The 28,000 square foot facility houses ample space for technical demonstrations and collaborative meetings and brings together the full breadth...
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the UAV Fulmar (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European...
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