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The expected announcement of Iraq’s new government marks the culmination of a remarkable process. The former bully-boy of the Arab neighborhood has become its only functional democracy. What may be the world’s richest resource...
India and Russia on Tuesday stressed on the need for all states to comply with their respective obligations on nuclear non-proliferation. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is on an official visit to India on December...
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano today delivered remarks about the Department’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity at The Atlantic and Government Executive’s Cyber Security Forum. “Cybersecurity is about effective partnerships and shared security,”...
C4ISR / Company / company balance / DHS / Export Control / FEMA / Homeland Security / Merging & Acquisition / Policy / sensor / US DoD
2,800 Navy intelligence, information warfare, information/network management, cryptologists and oceanography personnel on Oahu, and 176 received recognition yesterday for accomplishment in a relatively new cadre — the Information Dominance Corps. The group received prestigious...
Rugged computers in aerospace and defense applications must work reliably in harsh operating conditions: the article published by Courtney Howard Military & Aerospace December 15, 2010 gives a global picture of the present needs...
DRS Technologies, Inc., A Finmeccanica Company, announced today that the DRS Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) business unit has completed the delivery of its 50,000th Thermal Weapon Sight (TWS). The contracts covering these...
Congress cleared the Navy to split a roughly $10 billion purchase of the first 20 in a new class of coastal warships between teams led by Lockheed Martin Corp and Australia’s Austal Ltd, instead...
Embraer announces the creation of Embraer Defense and Security, which is an important step in consolidating the Company’s central position in the process of strengthening Brazil’s defense and security industry. “Brazil has a growing...
New figures released by the European Defense Agency (EDA) show a deteriorating level of financial commitment by member states to defense even before the latest austerity budgets were passed this year. In figures released...
India urged Germany to remove restrictions on high technology transfers to India when PM Manmohan Singh met Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday. While Singh described India’s relations with Germany as strategic and devoid of...
New draft regulations appear poised to do what past presidents and Congresses could not or would not: make it easier for U.S. weapons makers and defense firms to sell military items abroad. But advocates...
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The US has recently concluded similar agreements with Spain, Germany, France, Israel, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. (see also https://www.aofs.org/hs-bilateral-agreements-us/ ) – U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and New Zealand Ambassador...
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The biannual EU–US ministerial meeting on justice and home affairs was held on 08-09 December in Washington. For Home Affairs issues, the European Commission was represented by Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and...
Ten European Defence Agency (EDA) countries signed an overarching document setting out the program arrangements for 14 projects on unmanned maritime systems (UMSs). UMSs operate both on the water and beneath the surface. EU...
Background In August 2009, the President directed a broad-based interagency review of the U.S. export control system, with the goal of strengthening national security and the competitiveness of key U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors...
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $480 million fixed-price incentive contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Shipbuilding sector for construction of a fourth National Security Cutter (WMSL 753). Construction and delivery will be performed...
Air Defence / FR MoD / ITA MoD
The FSAF missile family constitutes the most important missile programme ever launched in Europe and consists of Ground Systems (SAMP/T) and Naval Systems (SAAM – PAAMS) – the FSAF has been developed under a...
Royal Marines based onboard a Royal Navy warship destroyed a boat that was being used by pirates off the coast of Somalia to attack merchant ships. The Marines, from Plymouth-based frigate HMS Montrose, fired...
JOSH GERSTEIN in the Washington’s Politico describes a new trend to improve the “screening capability” by use of a new “big brother” facility: for sure different aspects of privacy should be explored If Americans...
Finmeccanica announces that Steve Mogford, CEO of the Group’s SELEX Galileo business, will leave the Group at the end of this year to take up the role of CEO of United Utilities PLC. Chairman...
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