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click here to read 100315 NEWSLETTER Atlantic Organization for Security The 100315 NEWSLETTER includes the intervention of the RADM Pollastrini, Commander of the Italian Coast Guard, on proactive role in the Mediterranean sea performed by the...
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U.S. Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) today pushed the issues of port security and international piracy on to the agenda of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). Participating in...
Marinette Marine Corporation, the FINCANTIERI’s American subsidiary, will built an oceanografic research vessel capable of working in icy artic waters (Alaska Region Vessel – ARRV) for the University of Fairbanks, Alaska. The vessel will...
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An upgraded biometric technology is in place at major U.S. ports of entry, and most international visitors should expect to use the new technology when they enter the United States. DHS’s US-VISIT program began upgrading...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the deployment of Radiation Portal Monitors at Port Hueneme to prevent terrorists from attempting to smuggle radiological materials used in nuclear and radiological dispersal devices. “This advanced...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it is further bolstering existing explosives detection capabilities by deploying additional tools to screen powdered substances at checkpoints. “Every day, TSA officers work at over 450 airports nationwide screening...
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EU lays down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security for safeguarding against acts of unlawful interferences and general measures supplementing the common basic standards in the following...
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European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. NV said Tuesday it swung into the red in 2009 as problem contracts weighed on earnings, as expected, and it predicted that 2010 will be another difficult year...
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Another battle is brewing at the Pentagon over a costly weapons program that many military leaders do not want but that so far has proven difficult to kill. After several failed attempts, the Army...
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The US State Department has put a hold on all new applications for export licences by BAE Systems in the wake of the company’s recent criminal plea agreement to settle long-running bribery allegations. It...
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Training and financial investment are critical to helping Afghanistan’s security forces become self-sufficient, a senior participant in the effort said. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Patton, the deputy commanding general for programs with Combined Security...
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Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China. The attacks have also hit government...
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The U.S. Defense Department, the target of 300 million attempts daily to probe its computer networks, wants to require its contractors to report hacking that compromises sensitive information. Under a proposed regulation, companies would...
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The incoming Coast Guard commandant has penned a remarkably honest and sometimes disturbing memo saying the service was “forced to make asset reduction decisions” in the 2011 budget without “full appreciation” of the operational...
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The unmanned spy plane that Lebanon’s Hizbullah sent buzzing over Israeli towns in 2005 was loud and weaponless, and carried only a rudimentary camera. But the surprise flight by a regional terror group still...
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The MoD is spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on unproductive activities because it has commissioned more work than it can afford to pay for, says the Defence Select Committee in its...
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Northrop Grumman is examining both competing Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) designs with an eye to possibly bidding as a second-source shipyard to build the small, fast warships for the U.S. Navy, the company’s top...
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Finmeccanica SpA, Italy’s biggest defense contractor, said it is looking for a partner as the U.S. Defense Department restarts the process of replacing the ageing fleet of presidential helicopters. The group will respond with...
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Capitol Police on Friday continued to maintain stringent security levels on Capitol Hill after a lone gunman shot and wounded three officers outside of the Pentagon on Thursday. Officers with the Pentagon Force Protection...
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The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation for the development phase of the U.S. Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program. CANES will streamline and update shipboard network systems to improve...
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