Good news: SME recovery continues
http://www.sdia-eu.com/2017/11/23/good-news-sme-recovery-continues/
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Analysis of the US FY18 Defense Budget
DOWNLOAD REPORT HERE – The Fiscal Year 2018 defense budget cycle has been unusual in several ways. The budget request was submitted unusually late in the process, coming near the end of May, which...
NSPA: 5-Year Agreement with LM to Provide ELGTRs to NATO Countries
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) selected, on behalf of member countries, Lockheed Martin for a five-year agreement to purchase Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) on behalf of member countries. The follow-on...
ViaSat-2 Satellite Reaches Geostationary Orbit
The $600 million satellite will have a 300 Gbit/s throughput, up from ViaSat-1’s 140 Gbit/s in 2011. It will use Ka-band frequencies. Dec, 5 – Viasat Inc. announced today the ViaSat-2 satellite has successfully...
The new logistics center of the Galileo
The logistics center of the Galileo satellite program was inaugurated on the 1st of Dec 2017. It is from this high-tech center, a 3000 m2 and 12 million 600 thousand euros paid by the...
Saudi Arabia: Secure Radio Comms Contract to Leonardo
Leonardo, through its subsidiary in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia “Selex ES Saudi Arabia Ltd”, has been awarded a contract by its local partner Innovative Contractors for Advanced Dimensions (ICAD), to provide the General...
Italian Space debris radar monitoring within the SST EU program
As the amount of space debris orbiting the earth is continuously increasing, it is becoming essential to monitor and predict the debris trajectories in order to avoid collisions that could threaten space missions, i.e....
Holographic Radar Technology
Thales has completed the Acquisition of Aveillant, World Pioneer in Holographic Radar Technology. With this acquisition, Thales will be able to offer customers, a new capability complementing its surveillance offering. Holographic radar platform is...
Email Marketing vs. Marketing Automation: what a SME needs to know
Email marketing is an excellent tool for giving marketers reach, which is the ability to get promotions in front of as many customers as possible. Marketing automation is about adding relevance to that reach....
Reorganization plan of the United States Army
The U.S. Army is about to announce a reorganization to streamline and centralize the buying, building, replacing and testing of weapons and equipment, according to a letter released to general officers by Chief of Staff...
DHS team remotely hacked a Boeing 757
A Department of Homeland Security official admitted that a team of experts remotely hacked a Boeing 757 parked at an airport. During a keynote address at the 2017 CyberSat Summit, a Department of Homeland...
Raytheon, Saab team to develop new infantry weapons
Raytheon Company and Swedish aerospace and defense firm Saab will partner to develop new weapons for infantry forces. Initially, the team will upgrade the Carl-Gustaf reloadable shoulder-launched weapon system and explore opportunities to enhance...
Galileo Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Centre will open 1st of Dec
“The reception phase of the building is underway, the team is busy testing the equipment, the center will be fully operational by the end of November and will be inaugurated on 1 December” Says...
The Navy’s Newest Radar
Raytheon is building the U.S. Navy’s next-generation integrated air and missile defense radar, AN/SPY-6(V) AMDR, which will significantly increase the ability of ships to detect and counter ballistic missiles – one of the world’s fastest-growing...
GE Aviation and Teradata partner to better exploit data for data analytics and predictive maintenance
GE Aviation, and data and analytics company Teradata are partnering to better enable aviation operations, such as aircraft component manufacturers and airlines, drive business outcomes, including enhanced efficiencies, technologies, and customer satisfaction, by deriving insights from data...
Public officials risk national security by using cellphones
Professional spyware is capable of remotely activating cellphones to tap into data and conversations – without turning on screens It’s recently been disclosed that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s personal cellphone was compromised last...
Portuguese OGMA and Netherlands NLR strengthen cooperation in the field of aerospace
As part of the State Visit of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, an economic mission of 23 airport and aerospace companies also came on a visit to Portugal. OGMA –...
DHS/TSA’s : 578 M$ to Peraton to Sustain Security Equipment
Company will provide critical integrated logistics support services for security screening equipment that helps detect threats to aviation safety. Peraton has been selected to provide performance-based integrated logistics support services to help sustain security...
Developing cyber defense capabilities for military aircraft
BAE Systems is developing cyber defense capabilities to help aircraft detect and mitigate cyber attacks in real time. BAE Systems, a leader in advanced threat management solutions, is developing cyber defense capabilities to help...
Leonardo will study how to defend the Galileo Program from cyberattacks.
Attacks on satellite networks are heavily concerned by satellite operators. As far as the European context is concerned, the European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen Leonardo for a Galileo data security management study, also...