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Finmeccanica restructuring : Telespazio, Vega, Elsag Datamat

Finmeccanica restructuring : Telespazio, Vega, Elsag Datamat

Telespazio has acquired the space activities of Finmeccanica subsidiaries Vega and Elsag Datamat. Telespazio said the acquisition is more of a restructuring of Finmeccanica’s space services and applications business and aims to broadening the...

NATO ”Smart Defence”

NATO ”Smart Defence”

On 4 February, NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, delivered the keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference on building security in an age of austerity, a challenge he asserted that NATO was ideally...

Army Acquisition Evolves

Army Acquisition Evolves

hybrid approaches can afford the Army the opportunity to both fast-track a needed technology and also preserve the process of checks, balances and certifications typically associated with traditional acquisition practices. Maj. Gen. Mark Brown,...

US DHS Awards Contract to AS&E

US DHS Awards Contract to AS&E

American Science and Engineering, Inc. (“AS&E”) a leading worldwide supplier of innovative X-ray detection solutions, announced a research and development contract award under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T)...

TSA Begins Testing New Advanced Imaging Technology Software

TSA to begin testing new Advanced Imaging Technology Software at select U.S. Airports to further enhance passenger privacy The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin testing new software on its advanced imaging technology...

Airports / Objective IATA reduce lost luggage 50%

Airports / Objective IATA reduce lost luggage 50%

Tajani: Impressive numbers. There is common concern about issues Despite the improvements, said the vice president of the EU Commission and Chairman of the Committee for Transport (designated for that industry), Antonio Tajani, “the...

NATO Achieves 1st Step on TBMD Capability

NATO Achieves 1st Step on TBMD Capability

On 27 January 2011, NATO’s first ever theatre ballistic missile defence (TBMD) capability has been handed over to NATO’s military commanders. The handover took place at the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in...

Obama ends color-coded threat warnings

The Obama administration plans to replace the widely mocked color-coded terror warnings with a simpler, two-tier system: “imminent threat” or “elevated threat,” with more detailed information. “The alerts will be specific to the threat,”...

US Ends India Tech Restrictions

US Ends India Tech Restrictions

The United States said it was ending export restrictions for India’s defense and space industries, eyeing trade with a nation shunned for more than a decade over its nuclear weapons program. President Barack Obama’s...

New High Frequency Communications Capability Unveiled

New High Frequency Communications Capability Unveiled

SELEX Comms, a Finmeccanica company, has applied its expertise in high frequency (HF) communication to develop a new capability to meet the needs of today’s digital battlespace. MDH is independent of any large pre-configured...

New Drone Sensors “Not Operationally Effective”

New Drone Sensors “Not Operationally Effective”

Air Force field testers concluded in a draft report that a new wide-area surveillance system for use with remotely piloted aircraft is “not operationally effective” and should not be fielded despite Air Force that expect the...