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  • London Heathrow Airport Approach TimeLapse Video

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    18 May 2013 | 2:58 pm
    A London Heathrow Airport (LHR) Approach TimeLapse Video featuring Boeing B-747s, Airbus A340, Boeing B-777, and more.

  • B-2 SATCOM system development moves ahead

    Satellite PR News
    Artur Slesik
    17 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    Successful end-to-end ground testing of a satellite communications system for U.S. B-2 bombers has been completed by Northrop Grumman.The tests prove the maturity of technologies used and open the way for full-scale development of the system, which could operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite network.     Read more: http://www.upi.com

  • F-35A successfully starts air refueling

    Naval Open Source INTelligence
    Ko Savonije
    18 May 2013 | 4:14 am
    It was the first time the new F-35A was refueled with a nontest pilot in the cockpit, and for all the excitement, it was a “nonevent,” the pilots and boom operators said.On May 13, test pilots stepped aside to allow instructor pilots at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly the first F-35A formation to be refueled. The mid-May flights were also the first since the fleet was cleared to fly after the Defense Department restricted in-flight refueling in the Air Force fleet.Read more

  • F-35A Lightning II Completes High Angle Of Attack Tests

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    16 May 2013 | 1:23 pm
    Lockheed Martin says the latest in a series of F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) high angle of attack (AOA) testing is complete. According to Lockheed, the testing accomplished high AOA beyond both the positive and negative maximum command limits, including intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations.

  • CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Program

    DID: Department of Defense News, Procurement, Acquisition & Contracting, National Security Policy
    Joe Katzman
    17 May 2013 | 11:48 am
    CH-53K concept(click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships. But the helicopters are wearing out. Fast. The pace demanded by the Global War on Terror is relentless, and usage rates are 3 times normal. Attrition is taking its toll. Over the past few years, CH-53s have been recalled from “boneyard” storage at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ, in order to maintain fleet numbers in the face of recent losses and forced retirements. Now, there are no…
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  • Israel is world's largest exporter of drones, study finds - Haaretz

    19 May 2013 | 10:39 pm
    HaaretzIsrael is world's largest exporter of drones, study findsHaaretzDiplomacy & Defense · Middle East · National · Israel's eye on Iran · World · Haaretz Newsline · Features · Sports · Opinion · Jewish World · Shavuot 2013 · Jewish World News · Jewish World Features · Jewish World Opinions · The Jewish Thinker · Rabbis and more »

  • US Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networks - PCWorld

    19 May 2013 | 10:09 pm
    eWeekUS Defense Department approves Apple's iOS devices for its networksPCWorldDevices built around Apple's iOS operating system have been approved by the U.S. Department of Defense for use on its networks, as the department moves to support multivendor mobile devices and operating systems. The Defense Information Systems Officials Approve Guide for Government-issued iOS 6 DevicesDepartment of DefenseNext-gen Apple devices cleared to join Defense IT networksFederalNewsRadio.comApple iOS 6 Platform Cleared for Use at Department of Defense - eWeekeWeekDefense Systemsall 15 news…

  • Tony Parker carves up the Grizzlies' defense (VIDEO) - NBCSports.com

    19 May 2013 | 10:03 pm
    New York Daily NewsTony Parker carves up the Grizzlies' defense (VIDEO)NBCSports.comWhen Lionel Hollins and the rest of the Grizzlies coaching staff put together the new game plan for Tuesday's Game 2, job number one has to be stop Tony Parker and his penetration. Parker carved up the Memphis defense Sunday, as you can see in the Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals openerThe Daily Timesall 244 news articles »

  • Blazer's Edge Mailbag: Chris Kaman, Ex-Blazers, and Defense - Blazer's Edge

    19 May 2013 | 9:01 pm
    Blazer's Edge Mailbag: Chris Kaman, Ex-Blazers, and DefenseBlazer's EdgeFor our purposes, "hitting big" would mean the Blazers believe they've acquired a long-term starting-quality center, probably with defensive chops. Adding that guy to their Core Four would complete the starting lineup. They'd fill in with bench players Portland's Defense: Take TwoRip City Projectall 2 news articles »

  • Speco Leads Defense Stocks Higher on North Missiles: Seoul Mover - Bloomberg

    19 May 2013 | 8:08 pm
    Speco Leads Defense Stocks Higher on North Missiles: Seoul MoverBloomberg stocks after North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles over the weekend. Speco, a maker of defense products such as fin stabilizers and water jets, rose 9.5 percent to 3,640 won at 11:50 a.m. in Seoul, poised for its biggest gain since April and more »
 
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  • CH-53K: The U.S. Marines’ HLR Helicopter Program

    Joe Katzman
    17 May 2013 | 11:48 am
    CH-53K concept(click to view full) The U.S. Marines have a problem. They rely on their CH-53E Super Stallion medium-heavy lift helicopters to move troops, vehicles, and supplies off of their ships. But the helicopters are wearing out. Fast. The pace demanded by the Global War on Terror is relentless, and usage rates are 3 times normal. Attrition is taking its toll. Over the past few years, CH-53s have been recalled from “boneyard” storage at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ, in order to maintain fleet numbers in the face of recent losses and forced retirements. Now, there are no…

  • Royal Guard: LAIRCM Systems for Oman & Qatar’s VVIP Jets

    Joe Katzman
    17 May 2013 | 10:41 am
    The problemclick for video On May 15/13, the US DSCA announced a pair of official export requests to provide and install Northrop Grumman’s AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), for use on Oman and Qatar’s royal flight VVIP jets. LAIRCM is a defensive system that couples detectors to track incoming missiles, with a laser that locks on to the missile’s seeker. A series of timed laser pulses lead the missile harmlessly astray. That won’t stop a radar-guided S-300, but it isn’t designed to. It’s designed as a defense against the…

  • Rolling Sales: Indonesia Becomes the Latest Buyer of German Tanks

    Joe Katzman
    17 May 2013 | 5:11 am
    Leopard 2A6(click to view full) In August 2012, reports emerged that Indonesia had made a deal with Germany to buy heavy tanks and infantry carriers, after the Dutch had demurred. The Indonesian Army has a long record of human rights abuses, which sparked considerable opposition in the Netherlands. In contrast, Germany has been pushing hard for defense exports as a way to keep its defense industrial base busy, and of preserving jobs amidst Europe’s economic slowdown. In May 2013, those reports were finally confirmed. What is the exact shape of the deal? How will the new vehicles fit…

  • Rapid Fire May 17, 2013: Maintaining the US Naval Nuclear Deterrent

    Olivier Travers
    17 May 2013 | 5:00 am
    Rear Adm. Richard Breckenridge, the US Navy’s Director of Undersea Warfare, says they have enough SSBNs at the moment to fulfill deterrence goals, and will need at least 10 operational SSBNs to continue to do so in the future. And to do that until the introduction of the new SSBN “we must complete refueling overhauls of all 14 Ohio SSBNs and operate the 12 newest of them to their full 42-year extended life.” On background: 2010 nuclear posture review [PDF] | Finite deterrence. The Pentagon is proposing to amend Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) in…

  • From Dolphins to Destroyers: The ScanEagle UAV

    Joe Katzman
    17 May 2013 | 4:00 am
    ScanEagle launch(click to view full) ScanEagle’s base Insight UAV platform was originally developed by Washington state’s Insitu, Inc. to track dolphins and tuna from fishing boats, in order to ensure that the fish you buy in supermarkets is “dolphin-safe”. It turns out that the same characteristics needed by fishing boats (able to handle salt water environments, low infrastructure launch and recovery, small size, 20-hour long endurance, automated flight patterns) are equally important for naval operations from larger vessels, and for battlefield surveillance. A…
 
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  • Fiji turns to Russia, China amid strained regional ties

    Agence France-Presse
    19 May 2013 | 10:56 pm
    Fiji’s military ruler said Sunday he would meet Beijing’s leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping came a week after he said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next month when he is in Moscow for the Rugby Sevens World Cup. “I have been invited to visit China late this…

  • North Korea test-fires another short-range missile

    Agence France-Presse
    19 May 2013 | 10:53 pm
    North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP without elaborating. On Saturday the North fired three short-range missiles off its east coast, apparently as part of a military drill. The North’s short-range missile launches are not unusual but come at a time of heightened alert on the peninsula, following Pyongyang’s…

  • Soldiers must consider OPSEC when using social media

    Army News Service
    19 May 2013 | 10:22 pm
    It’s as easy as a click of a mouse or a tap on a smartphone, and in a few seconds sensitive Army information might be shared that could get Soldiers killed. With the ease of social media, in any part of the globe, at any time, a Soldier, Army civilian or family member can post pictures from a deployment or talk about an Army mission. But these seemingly innocent posts could actually contain sensitive information that endangers Soldiers by revealing locations, security measures, mission operations or troop movements, said the Army’s social media experts. Soldiers, Army civilians…

  • US Navy’s JHSV 2 Completes Acceptance Trials

    US Navy
    19 May 2013 | 10:16 pm
    USNS Choctaw County, the Navy’s second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 2), satisfactorily completed Acceptance Trials, May 3 in Mobile, Ala. The JHSV is a versatile, non-combatant transport ship built by Austal USA and designed for fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. The ship was presented to the Navy’s independent Board of Inspection and Survey for five days of material assessments and testing, including underway at-sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. The Acceptance Trials evaluated the ship’s major systems and equipment to include a…

  • Socom Strives to Preserve, Build On Capabilities for Future

    US Department of Defense
    19 May 2013 | 10:06 pm
    U.S. Special Operations Command is working to take the improved capabilities and processes it has established over the past decade of conflict and build on them for the future, a senior Socom commander told special operators and industry representatives here. Army Lt. Gen Joseph L. Votel, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, noted vast adaptations across Socom during a presentation yesterday at the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference. “We have taken actions, designed processes [and] organized ourselves so that we could not [just] react to threats as they are…
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  • Videos for 2013-05-19

    19 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Yakhonet Cruise Missile Launch Yakhonet Cruise Missile Launch P-800 Yakhonet cruise missile launch. http://defense-update.com/video/yakhont-p-800s-ss-n-26 From: defenseupdate Views: 128 4 ratings Time: 00:25 More in Science & Technology X-47B First Touch and Go Landing X-47B First Touch and Go Landing http://defense-update.com/?p=42741 Three days after leaving the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush on the first catapult launch, the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) returned to the carrier for a 'touch and go' landing trial, successfully…

  • Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime

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    19 May 2013 | 7:47 am
    “The Devil We Know” Revisited: Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime. Prof. Itamar Rabinowitz, On May 17, 2013: The Times of London quoted “Israeli intelligence sources” who argued that “an intact, but weakened, Assad regime...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesAfter the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to ConsiderRussia Provides Syria With Advanced MissilesAir Attacks – Syria 2013 – An Open Hunting Season?How Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?Self Protection for…

  • Automatic FOD Detection System Helps Increase Safety at Ben-Gurion Airport

    i-HLS
    19 May 2013 | 1:15 am
    The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) has declared the FODetect, an automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system developed by Xsight fully operational at Ben -Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv. i-hls reports. In May 2011, following a two year...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesThe mission to detect debris on runways- help increase safety and securitySmall Boats – Big Gains!Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations 

  • Russia Challenges the U.S. by Equipping Syria With S-300, Yakhont Missiles

    Tamir Eshel
    18 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    Strategic weapon systems such as the Russian S-300 and Yakhont missiles, would put coalition ships and aircraft operating off Syrian coast at risk, this move would limit the possibility of an international intervention in support the rebels.The post...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesHow Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria – But Who’s to Blame?After the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to ConsiderHARPOON MISSILE OBLITERATES TARGET IN SUCCESSFUL HIGH SEAS…

  • Weekly Top Posts: 2013-05-19

    18 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations Massive Rocket Launched for the UAE The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract In U.S History Self Protection for Small Boats European Air Forces Seek a Common Weaponized UAS
 
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    AeroSpace News

  • London Heathrow Airport Approach TimeLapse Video

    AeroSpaceNews.com
    18 May 2013 | 2:58 pm
    A London Heathrow Airport (LHR) Approach TimeLapse Video featuring Boeing B-747s, Airbus A340, Boeing B-777, and more.

  • F-35A Lightning II Completes High Angle Of Attack Tests

    AeroSpaceNews.com
    16 May 2013 | 1:23 pm
    Lockheed Martin says the latest in a series of F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) high angle of attack (AOA) testing is complete. According to Lockheed, the testing accomplished high AOA beyond both the positive and negative maximum command limits, including intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations.

  • X-47B First Aircraft Carrier Launch HD Video

    AeroSpaceNews.com
    15 May 2013 | 5:23 pm
    The US Navy has completed its first ever aircraft carrier-based catapult launch of an unmanned aircraft, an X-47B, from the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), on 14 May 2013. AeroSpaceNews.com presents the next installment in our series of Hot Pics of amazing airplanes, helicopters, spacecraft and other things that fly. This HD video episode features the awesome X-47B UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or UAS Unmanned Aerial System or because this one "could" be armed with weapons, Unmanned Combat Air System... to many, it is just a drone. It begins with a sequence documenting that historic first X-47B…

  • Commander Chris Hadfield Sings Space Oddity

    AeroSpaceNews.com
    14 May 2013 | 2:28 pm
    You may have heard of this video - perhaps on the evening news. Now former International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield, well known as a music lover, singer and musician, to say nothing of his prolific Tweeting and sharing of photos shot aboard the ISS, recorded his own interpretation of David Bowie's iconic Space Oddity song in the form of a music video, in space, entirely aboard the ISS, before handing over command of the space outpost and returning to earth.

  • Korean Air Force One Boeing 747-4B5 At LAX [Video]

    AeroSpaceNews.com
    14 May 2013 | 12:27 pm
    Check out this video of the Korean Air Force One, a Boeing 747-4B5 [10001], as it sits static on the ramp at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then moves off to taxi and takeoff.
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  • Comment period ends in mid-June for proposed mine

    19 May 2013 | 6:45 pm
    The U.S. Forest Service expects to close its public comment period in mid-June on a draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Roca Honda uranium mine near Mount Taylor.

  • Arms deal inquiry awaits proof

    19 May 2013 | 2:40 pm
    Investigators at the Arms Commission of Inquiry, probing the controversial R70 billion arms deal, are awaiting crucial evidence from German law enforcement agencies that could shed light on bribes that several high profile ANC politicians allegedly received.

  • Wichita planemakers headed to European show

    19 May 2013 | 1:35 pm
    Wichita planemakers are heading to Geneva, Switzerland, to showcase their products at the 13th annual European Aviation Business Association convention and exhibition.

  • Keyboard wars: US turns to rookies as cyber threats worsen

    19 May 2013 | 9:21 am
    On guard: The threat of cyber attacks has become a greater concern than terrorism, says top US intelligence official James Clapper.

  • Refile-Press Digest - Sunday British business - May 19

    19 May 2013 | 8:16 am
    Roger Carr, Chairman of Centrica and outgoing president of the Confederation of British Industry, is the front runner to become the next chairman of Europe's largest defence contractor BAE Systems.
 
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  • Cannes Panic: Gunshots Heard; Man With Suspicious Device Apprehended

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    17 May 2013 | 4:31 pm
    Chaos erupted on the Croisette on Friday when a noise that sounded like gunshots broke out during a crowded evening on Cannes main thoroughfare. While security on the scene first told The Hollywood Reporter that fireworks had been set off, witnesses later said it was indeed a man with a gun. Read More This story [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Cannes Panic: Gunshots Heard; Man With Suspicious Device Apprehended

  • Terror plot thwarted, Montevideo residents are safe

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    15 May 2013 | 7:55 am
    The Bloomington Bomb Squad and the FBI arrived in Montevideo just before noon today. With assistance from the Montevideo Police Department and the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, they blocked off Northdale Park and surrounded a trailer inside. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Terror plot thwarted, Montevideo residents are safe

  • 7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State – Boston

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    15 May 2013 | 7:20 am
    Shortly after midnight Tuesday, seven people were caught trespassing at the Quabbin Reservoir. State Police say the five men and two women are from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and “cited their education and career interests” for being in the area. The men told police they were chemical engineers and recent college graduates. Read More [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. 7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State…

  • Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    13 May 2013 | 12:44 pm
    A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit and charged with making a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday. The man arrived at the Detroit airport on Saturday and was questioned about why he had brought a [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker

  • F-16s to intercept mock attackers over Phoenix

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    9 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    Arizona Air National Guard F-16 fighters will be flying over downtown Phoenix Thursday as they practice intercepting hostile aircraft intent on a terrorist attack. The F-16s from the Tucson-based 162nd Fighter Wing plan to run a series of interceptions from different approaches between 11:30 and 1 p.m.Capt. Jason Gutierrez of the Air Guard says the [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. F-16s to intercept mock attackers over Phoenix
 
 
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  • Qinetiq unveils Sea Scout UUV

    Kris Osborn
    17 May 2013 | 1:51 pm
    TAMPA — Qinetiq North America unveiled a lightweight, air-launched prototype Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) engineered with three flexible antennas and the ability to accommodate two separate sensor payloads, company officials explained May 14 at the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference here. “It is designed to be deployed from a sonobuoy launch container which can [...]

  • Presidential Ospreys Get a Paint Job

    Mike Hoffman
    17 May 2013 | 9:31 am
    The first MV-22 Ospreys set to fly presidential support missions for Marine Helicopter Squadron One have arrived at Quantico, Va., and they received a new paint job. The Ospreys will not be white tops like the VH-3D Sea King and VH-60 White Hawks, which get their nickname from the white paint job up top. These are [...]

  • Next Gen Body Armor, ISR sensors, Nigh Vision Make SOCOM’s Wish List

    Kris Osborn
    16 May 2013 | 3:07 pm
    TAMPA – Experimental light weight body armor, the latest in infrared sensors, and next-generation night-vision technology are all among a series of key areas of focus for the U.S. Special Operations Command’s Science and Technology community, service officials said May 14 at the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference here. Special Operations leaders have made developing [...]

  • Navy Preps Drone for First Carrier Landing

    Brendan McGarry
    15 May 2013 | 11:58 am
    The U.S. Navy plans to fly the drone that was the first unmanned jet to take off from an aircraft carrier on a series of tests that will culminate in its first-ever landing aboard a ship this summer, an official said. The batwing-shaped craft, known as the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System, or UCAS, with [...]

  • Detection System Protects FOBs from Cameras, Rifle Scopes

    Kris Osborn
    14 May 2013 | 10:28 pm
    TAMPA — A San Diego-based small business called Torrey Pines Logic displayed a small, mobile optical detection system at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference here. It emits a laser pulse to detect nearby surveillance gear such as cameras, rifle scopes or various observation lenses. The Beam 100 Optical Detection System is engineered to detect [...]
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  • Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria: US

    19 May 2013 | 7:07 pm
    Washington (AFP) May 17, 2013 Russia's shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria will "embolden" the regime and fuel the country's civil war, the US military's top officer said Friday. General Martin Dempsey's comments were the first official confirmation from the US government that Moscow had sent advanced "ship-killer" cruise missiles to President Bashar al-Assad's regime. "It is at the very least an unfortunate deci

  • Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping

    19 May 2013 | 7:07 pm
    Tokyo (AFP) May 19, 2013 Japan's prime minister vowed Sunday to seek talks with Pyongyang in a bid to settle the nagging issue of North Korea's kidnapping of Japanese, without risking its alliance with Washington and Seoul. Shinzo Abe made the comment after a surprise visit to North Korea by one of his advisers last week has irritated the United States and South Korea as a possible damper to their efforts to forge a

  • No peace deal without Palestinian unity: Turkey

    19 May 2013 | 7:07 pm
    Washington (AFP) May 17, 2013 Middle East peace will prove impossible without Palestinian unity, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday, suggesting Ankara could help reconcile the Fatah and Hamas parties. "The process of unity between Fatah and Hamas, this has to be achieved," Erdogan told a Washington think tank during a visit to the United States. "If this reconciliation is not achieved, then I d

  • France wants 'decisive sanctions' against Iran

    19 May 2013 | 7:07 pm
    Washington (AFP) May 17, 2013 The United States and European nations should take "decisive sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear program, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Friday. "Given the inflexibility of Iran's position, this dual, sanctions-dialogue approach should allow us to increase pressure on Iran in the coming months as the Iranian uranium enrichment program continues to expand i

  • Zimbabwe PM's party pledges trimmer army, just society

    19 May 2013 | 7:07 pm
    Harare (AFP) May 18, 2013 Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party on Saturday pledged to trim the army and ensure a free society if it wins upcoming general elections. "The size of the army must be rationalised taking into account the fact that we are in peace and chances of us going to war are nil," Tendai Biti, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) secretary general, said at a conference in the capital
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  • News story: Ambush tests military police close protection skills

    HM Government
    17 May 2013 | 8:47 am
    A simulated ambush was staged on Maldon Road this morning, 17 May, to test the 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police (RMP) close protection team. A blast from a roadside bomb and heavy machine gun fire stopped a vehicle carrying an unsuspecting Brigadier Giles Hill, Commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade. Under smoke grenades and rifle fire from his military police escort, the Brigadier – known as ‘the principal’ in close protection terminology – was quickly taken out of the vehicle and into cover, and then to safety. Members of the 156 Provost Company Royal Military Police close…

  • News story: Royal Marines final Afghanistan homecoming

    HM Government
    17 May 2013 | 4:12 am
    His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was also there to present Royal Marines with their campaign medals. About 15,000 cheering and banner-waving well-wishers greeted 40 Commando as they paraded through the town centre, headed by the Band of HM Royal Marines Plymouth, to mark the end of their final tour of Afghanistan. The Band of HM Royal Marines Plymouth marching through Taunton [Picture: Leading Airman (Photographer) Vicki Benwell, Crown copyright]40 Commando was the first Royal Marines unit into Afghanistan and the last out, as the drawdown of British forces approaches. Lieutenant…

  • Independent report: IMEG report on medical and scientific aspects of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

    HM Government
    17 May 2013 | 2:38 am
    Independent Medical Expert Group report and recommendations on medical and scientific aspects of the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

  • News story: Royal Navy joins 41-nation Gulf minehunting exercise

    HM Government
    16 May 2013 | 9:22 am
    IMCMEX 2013 is the largest exercise ever staged to deal with the threat of mines in the Gulf region. Six ships and more than 600 sailors from the Royal Navy are taking part in the 2-week test of the response of the world’s nations and navies. RFA Cardigan Bay departs Mina Salman Pier to take part in International Mine Countermeasures Exercise 2013 [Picture: Lieutenant Marissa Myatt, US Navy]Thirty-five ships, diving teams and mine warfare experts from across the world accepted the invitation to the second IMCMEX, which is being staged from the Gulf to the Arabian Sea. The aim of the…

  • News story: Dambusters raid remembered

    HM Government
    16 May 2013 | 8:45 am
    Updated: Added videoSpecial events taking place today, 16 May, to commemorate the daring night-time raid on dams in the Ruhr Valley in Germany during the Second World War, include a flypast by a Lancaster bomber of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Derwent Reservoir and the Royal British Legion creating a ‘field of messages’ at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire. There will be a sunset ceremony at RAF Scampton near Lincoln and another flypast. Derwent Reservoir was one of the sites where pilots from 617 Squadron – specially stood up to mount the raids…
 
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  • Fiji turns to Russia, China amid strained regional ties

    Agence France-Presse
    19 May 2013 | 10:56 pm
    Fiji’s military ruler said Sunday he would meet Beijing’s leaders in China this month, a week after unveiling an official trip to Russia, as he looks beyond strained regional ties in the South Pacific. Voreqe Bainimarama has been banned from Australia and New Zealand since seizing control in a 2006 coup. His announcement that he would hold talks with Premier Li Keqiang and President Xi Jinping came a week after he said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next month when he is in Moscow for the Rugby Sevens World Cup. “I have been invited to visit China late this…

  • North Korea test-fires another short-range missile

    Agence France-Presse
    19 May 2013 | 10:53 pm
    North Korea Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP without elaborating. On Saturday the North fired three short-range missiles off its east coast, apparently as part of a military drill. The North’s short-range missile launches are not unusual but come at a time of heightened alert on the peninsula, following Pyongyang’s…

  • Soldiers must consider OPSEC when using social media

    Army News Service
    19 May 2013 | 10:22 pm
    It’s as easy as a click of a mouse or a tap on a smartphone, and in a few seconds sensitive Army information might be shared that could get Soldiers killed. With the ease of social media, in any part of the globe, at any time, a Soldier, Army civilian or family member can post pictures from a deployment or talk about an Army mission. But these seemingly innocent posts could actually contain sensitive information that endangers Soldiers by revealing locations, security measures, mission operations or troop movements, said the Army’s social media experts. Soldiers, Army civilians…

  • US Navy’s JHSV 2 Completes Acceptance Trials

    US Navy
    19 May 2013 | 10:16 pm
    USNS Choctaw County, the Navy’s second Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV 2), satisfactorily completed Acceptance Trials, May 3 in Mobile, Ala. The JHSV is a versatile, non-combatant transport ship built by Austal USA and designed for fast intra-theater transportation of troops, military vehicles and equipment. The ship was presented to the Navy’s independent Board of Inspection and Survey for five days of material assessments and testing, including underway at-sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. The Acceptance Trials evaluated the ship’s major systems and equipment to include a…

  • Socom Strives to Preserve, Build On Capabilities for Future

    US Department of Defense
    19 May 2013 | 10:06 pm
    U.S. Special Operations Command is working to take the improved capabilities and processes it has established over the past decade of conflict and build on them for the future, a senior Socom commander told special operators and industry representatives here. Army Lt. Gen Joseph L. Votel, commander of Joint Special Operations Command, noted vast adaptations across Socom during a presentation yesterday at the 2013 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference. “We have taken actions, designed processes [and] organized ourselves so that we could not [just] react to threats as they are…
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  • Senior enlisted advisers mark Armed Forces Day

    18 May 2013 | 5:02 pm

  • Active-duty officers sought for attaché duty

    18 May 2013 | 2:06 pm
    Active duty line of the Air Force captains, majors and lieutenant colonels interested in attaché duty could find themselves on an international affairs team in Switzerland, Venezuela, Burma and others, but those interested must submit their applications by June 20 to be considered, said Air Force Personnel Center officials. AFPC and the Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs office are accepting applications for senior defense official/defense attaché, air attaché and assistant air attaché duty at nine locations, with tour lengths ranging from 18 to 24 months, said Maj. Carl…

  • NCO attaché position applications due June 10

    18 May 2013 | 2:02 pm
    Active duty staff through senior master sergeants interested in attaché duty could find themselves on an international affairs team in Argentina, Taiwan, Russia and other countries, but those interested must submit their applications by June 16 to be considered, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today. The Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs is accepting applications for enlisted Defense Attaché Specialists at 19 locations, with tour lengths ranging from 12 to 36 months, said Senior Master Sgt. Scott Geren, AFPC mission support, special duty and joint department…

  • 'Today's Air Force' showcases Airmen providing security, AF athletes at Warrior Games

    17 May 2013 | 1:38 pm

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    17 May 2013 | 10:51 am
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  • Russia Seeks New Arms Deals on Growing Latin American Market

    Ko Savonije
    19 May 2013 | 1:49 am
    Russia will actively seek new deals on the Latin American arms market, which it expects to reach a value of $50 billion in the next ten years, the head of a Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation delegation said on Saturday.“According to our expert estimates, the volume of the Latin American arms market will reach about $50 billion in the next ten years. If we focus our efforts on this, corresponding contracts could be signed,” said Sergei Goreslavsky, head of the delegation of Rostec, which comprises state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, at the SITDEF Peru 2013 defense…

  • Syria prepared to fire missiles at Tel Aviv

    Ko Savonije
    19 May 2013 | 1:41 am
    Syria has put its most advanced missiles on standby with orders to hit Tel Aviv if Israel launches another strike on its territory, The Sunday Times reported overnight Sunday. According to the British newspaper, reconnaissance satellites have been monitoring preparations by the Syrian army to deploy surface-to-surface Tishreen missiles.An Israeli official told The New York Times that Israel, which has launched three recent attacks on Syria, was considering further strikes and warned President Bashar Assad that his government would face "crippling consequences" if he hit back at Israel.Read…

  • How Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?

    Ko Savonije
    19 May 2013 | 1:33 am
    What are the implications of Moscow delivering S-300 air-defense systems to Syria, could one weapon system decide the outcome of the Syrian power struggle, is the Russian missile system as invincible as it is described? Alexey Eremenko from the Russian news agency Novosti provides some answers. Defense-Update reports.“The missile batteries would give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime a powerful weapon against foreign air strikes” Eremenko comments, “one of the options being bounced around as a form of international intervention – and could fracture the fragile accord on…

  • Capability of Russia’s Ballistic Missile Submarine Force Questioned

    Ko Savonije
    19 May 2013 | 1:24 am
    The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) recently obtained information from the U.S. Navy suggesting that, though Russia is undergoing a much-publicized push to modernize its ballistic missile submarine force, the actual patrol rate amongst vessels in service remains extremely low. Figures suggest that the entire fleet of nine operational nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) made just five deterrent patrols in all of 2012, according to the organization.FAS analysts noted that this was likely not sufficient to sustain a constant deterrent presence, and the overall tempo of…

  • F-35A successfully starts air refueling

    Ko Savonije
    18 May 2013 | 4:14 am
    It was the first time the new F-35A was refueled with a nontest pilot in the cockpit, and for all the excitement, it was a “nonevent,” the pilots and boom operators said.On May 13, test pilots stepped aside to allow instructor pilots at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., fly the first F-35A formation to be refueled. The mid-May flights were also the first since the fleet was cleared to fly after the Defense Department restricted in-flight refueling in the Air Force fleet.Read more
 
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  • Cannes Panic: Gunshots Heard; Man With Suspicious Device Apprehended

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    17 May 2013 | 4:31 pm
    Chaos erupted on the Croisette on Friday when a noise that sounded like gunshots broke out during a crowded evening on Cannes main thoroughfare. While security on the scene first told The Hollywood Reporter that fireworks had been set off, witnesses later said it was indeed a man with a gun. Read More This story [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Cannes Panic: Gunshots Heard; Man With Suspicious Device Apprehended

  • Terror plot thwarted, Montevideo residents are safe

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    15 May 2013 | 7:55 am
    The Bloomington Bomb Squad and the FBI arrived in Montevideo just before noon today. With assistance from the Montevideo Police Department and the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office, they blocked off Northdale Park and surrounded a trailer inside. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Terror plot thwarted, Montevideo residents are safe

  • 7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State – Boston

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    15 May 2013 | 7:20 am
    Shortly after midnight Tuesday, seven people were caught trespassing at the Quabbin Reservoir. State Police say the five men and two women are from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and “cited their education and career interests” for being in the area. The men told police they were chemical engineers and recent college graduates. Read More [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. 7 Caught Trespassing At Quabbin Reservoir; Patrols Stepped Up Across State…

  • Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    13 May 2013 | 12:44 pm
    A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit and charged with making a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday. The man arrived at the Detroit airport on Saturday and was questioned about why he had brought a [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker

  • F-16s to intercept mock attackers over Phoenix

    Homeland Security NTARC News
    9 May 2013 | 10:51 am
    Arizona Air National Guard F-16 fighters will be flying over downtown Phoenix Thursday as they practice intercepting hostile aircraft intent on a terrorist attack. The F-16s from the Tucson-based 162nd Fighter Wing plan to run a series of interceptions from different approaches between 11:30 and 1 p.m.Capt. Jason Gutierrez of the Air Guard says the [...]This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. F-16s to intercept mock attackers over Phoenix
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  • Videos for 2013-05-19

    19 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Yakhonet Cruise Missile Launch Yakhonet Cruise Missile Launch P-800 Yakhonet cruise missile launch. http://defense-update.com/video/yakhont-p-800s-ss-n-26 From: defenseupdate Views: 128 4 ratings Time: 00:25 More in Science & Technology X-47B First Touch and Go Landing X-47B First Touch and Go Landing http://defense-update.com/?p=42741 Three days after leaving the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush on the first catapult launch, the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) returned to the carrier for a 'touch and go' landing trial, successfully…

  • Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime

    admin
    19 May 2013 | 7:47 am
    “The Devil We Know” Revisited: Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime. Prof. Itamar Rabinowitz, On May 17, 2013: The Times of London quoted “Israeli intelligence sources” who argued that “an intact, but weakened, Assad regime...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesAfter the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to ConsiderRussia Provides Syria With Advanced MissilesAir Attacks – Syria 2013 – An Open Hunting Season?How Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?Self Protection for…

  • Automatic FOD Detection System Helps Increase Safety at Ben-Gurion Airport

    i-HLS
    19 May 2013 | 1:15 am
    The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) has declared the FODetect, an automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system developed by Xsight fully operational at Ben -Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv. i-hls reports. In May 2011, following a two year...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesThe mission to detect debris on runways- help increase safety and securitySmall Boats – Big Gains!Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations 

  • Russia Challenges the U.S. by Equipping Syria With S-300, Yakhont Missiles

    Tamir Eshel
    18 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    Strategic weapon systems such as the Russian S-300 and Yakhont missiles, would put coalition ships and aircraft operating off Syrian coast at risk, this move would limit the possibility of an international intervention in support the rebels.The post...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesHow Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria – But Who’s to Blame?After the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to ConsiderHARPOON MISSILE OBLITERATES TARGET IN SUCCESSFUL HIGH SEAS…

  • Weekly Top Posts: 2013-05-19

    18 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations Massive Rocket Launched for the UAE The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract In U.S History Self Protection for Small Boats European Air Forces Seek a Common Weaponized UAS
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  • Videos for 2013-05-19

    19 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Yakhonet Cruise Missile Launch Yakhonet Cruise Missile Launch P-800 Yakhonet cruise missile launch. http://defense-update.com/video/yakhont-p-800s-ss-n-26 From: defenseupdate Views: 128 4 ratings Time: 00:25 More in Science & Technology X-47B First Touch and Go Landing X-47B First Touch and Go Landing http://defense-update.com/?p=42741 Three days after leaving the aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush on the first catapult launch, the Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator (UCAS-D) returned to the carrier for a 'touch and go' landing trial, successfully…

  • Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime

    admin
    19 May 2013 | 7:47 am
    “The Devil We Know” Revisited: Israeli Thinking on the Future of the Assad Regime. Prof. Itamar Rabinowitz, On May 17, 2013: The Times of London quoted “Israeli intelligence sources” who argued that “an intact, but weakened, Assad regime...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesAfter the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to ConsiderRussia Provides Syria With Advanced MissilesAir Attacks – Syria 2013 – An Open Hunting Season?How Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?Self Protection for…

  • Automatic FOD Detection System Helps Increase Safety at Ben-Gurion Airport

    i-HLS
    19 May 2013 | 1:15 am
    The Israel Airports Authority (IAA) has declared the FODetect, an automated Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection system developed by Xsight fully operational at Ben -Gurion airport in Tel-Aviv. i-hls reports. In May 2011, following a two year...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesThe mission to detect debris on runways- help increase safety and securitySmall Boats – Big Gains!Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations 

  • Russia Challenges the U.S. by Equipping Syria With S-300, Yakhont Missiles

    Tamir Eshel
    18 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
    Strategic weapon systems such as the Russian S-300 and Yakhont missiles, would put coalition ships and aircraft operating off Syrian coast at risk, this move would limit the possibility of an international intervention in support the rebels.The post...Read the whole post... »            Related StoriesHow Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria – But Who’s to Blame?After the Damascus Attack: Ten Points to ConsiderHARPOON MISSILE OBLITERATES TARGET IN SUCCESSFUL HIGH SEAS…

  • Weekly Top Posts: 2013-05-19

    18 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
    Typhoon Expanding into Multi-Role Weapon Stations Massive Rocket Launched for the UAE The Ugly End to the Largest Service Contract In U.S History Self Protection for Small Boats European Air Forces Seek a Common Weaponized UAS
 
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  • A new military competition: Has your base's sexual assault czar been arrested yet? And yes, there is in fact a silver bullet.

    Thomas E. Ricks
    17 May 2013 | 7:24 am
    Now the manager of the sexual harassment and assault program at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has been busted for allegedly violating a protective order banning him from contact with his ex-wife, and for stalking her. This makes me think even more that the theme of our current thread of discussion is correct: that the generals really haven't cared enough to put good people in these sexual harassment jobs. Which means that President Obama is incorrect when he says that "there's no silver bullet to solving this problem." I bet he was just repeating what his generals told him. And that…

  • Chamberlain's 1st trips in an airplane were the 'Munich' flights of Sept. '38 -- and where was Guy Burgess after Munich?

    Thomas E. Ricks
    17 May 2013 | 7:22 am
    In the ever-growing category of things I didn't know: The first time British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain ever flew in an airplane was on 15 September 1938, to see Hitler at Berchtesgarden. Seeking to bolster his policy of appeasement, Chamberlain flew to Germany twice more that month, first to Bad Godesberg and then to Munich. Also, Churchill, stunned and alone after the Munich agreement, retreated to his country house, where his first visitor was Guy Burgess, then a producer for the BBC, but of course also a Soviet spy. No indication that Churchill knew anything about that. Both facts…

  • Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: A postcard pick-me-up from Bagram

    Thomas E. Ricks
    17 May 2013 | 7:20 am
    By Rebecca Frankel Best Defense Chief Canine Correspondent Handler Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cooper of the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group takes a break with his dog dog, Astra, after a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) patrol at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan on April 29, 2013. Over the past four months, the MWD team has swept more than 15,000 vehicles, mitigating all VBIED threats to the installation. In other news, props to Handler Sgt. Phillip Mendoza and MWD Benga for taking first place in 2013 USAF Academy Iron Dog Competition in Colorado Springs last week. Rebecca…

  • McHale's Pentagon

    Thomas E. Ricks
    16 May 2013 | 7:55 am
    A SFC who was working in sex abuse education was running a prostitution ring on Fort Hood? Someone needs to stop making this stuff up. Oh, that's right, you can't make up stuff like this. I am surprised that SecDef Hagel isn't slugging four stars as they walk in his office, and then giving them noogies and banging their heads into the wall. This of course comes on top of the allegedly butt-grabbing AF LTC who was his service's sexual assault czar. Can you imagine the damage a guy like that could allegedly do during a year-long tour at Bagram? ("ILB because someone has enough time during…

  • Thanks, Dick Cheney!

    Thomas E. Ricks
    16 May 2013 | 7:50 am
    Just when I was feeling very unhappy with the Obama administration, Dick Cheney pops up to remind me of how much worse things could be -- and were. Joe Klein has the story here.
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  • Book Review – The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

    Dwight Jon Zimmerman
    19 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson, is the third volume in his Liberation Trilogy. Begun in 2002 with the release of An Army at Dawn: The War in North...

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracting

    Jan Tegler
    19 May 2013 | 8:19 am
    Acquisition, in the form of contracting, is vital to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Without the ability to purchase services and supplies from contractors large and small, USACE simply...

  • Navies Sail into Singapore for IMDEX 2013

    Edward H. Lundquist
    19 May 2013 | 5:02 am
    Delegations of senior naval officers from Asia and around the world converged on Singapore May 14-16 for the 9th International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEX) Asia 2013. The...

  • SOCOM Seeks TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit)

    Steven Hoarn (Associate Editor)
    18 May 2013 | 7:15 pm
    Few Requests for Information (RFIs) are accompanied by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Faris, almost simultaneously saying, “there is no...

  • U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Operation Burnt Frost

    George Galdorisi
    18 May 2013 | 4:57 am
    The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international attention has been focused on North Korea’s increasingly...
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  • Book Review – The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

    Dwight Jon Zimmerman
    19 May 2013 | 11:55 am
    The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson, is the third volume in his Liberation Trilogy. Begun in 2002 with the release of An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 and followed by (after his 2004 digression In the Company of Soldiers that told the story of the 101st Airborne in Operation Iraqi Freedom) The Day of Battle in 2007 about the campaigns in Sicily and Italy, Atkinson has now completed his epic account of World War II in Africa and Europe. And what an account it is! Sweeping in scope, Shakespearean in drama and angst, unsparing in its…

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contracting

    Jan Tegler
    19 May 2013 | 8:19 am
    Acquisition, in the form of contracting, is vital to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Without the ability to purchase services and supplies from contractors large and small, USACE simply could not perform its missions. Dedicated to critical engineering services to support both the warfighter and the American public, the 37,000 civilians and Soldiers who make up USACE are thought of primarily as engineers. However, USACE personnel represent a wide range of engineering, scientific, and business specialties, including acquisition. More than 1,300 members of the command’s workforce are…

  • Navies Sail into Singapore for IMDEX 2013

    Edward H. Lundquist
    19 May 2013 | 5:02 am
    Delegations of senior naval officers from Asia and around the world converged on Singapore May 14-16 for the 9th International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEX) Asia 2013. The conference and trade expo also featured the presence of 16 warships from nine countries at the Changi Naval Base. Among them was the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) on its first deployment to the region. There were a record 61 delegations from 48 countries and 194 exhibitors attending this year’s event. “The Asian Pacific region is tremendously important to us. Five of our…

  • SOCOM Seeks TALOS (Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit)

    Steven Hoarn (Associate Editor)
    18 May 2013 | 7:15 pm
    Few Requests for Information (RFIs) are accompanied by the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Senior Enlisted Advisor, Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Faris, almost simultaneously saying, “there is no one industry that can build that.” But that was the case for the RFI solicitation for the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS), released on May 15. SOCOM is seeking technology demonstration submissions from research and development (R&D) organizations, private industry, individuals, government labs, and academia for inclusion in SOCOM experimentation events. According to the RFI,…

  • U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Operation Burnt Frost

    George Galdorisi
    18 May 2013 | 4:57 am
    The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international attention has been focused on North Korea’s increasingly belligerent rhetoric and especially on her ballistic missile capability.  What was prominent in this mainstream media reporting was that United States response to this threatening behavior on the part of North Korea was to ensure that U.S. Navy Aegis BMD ships were at sea and ready to respond. The USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), front, the Republic of Korea Navy Aegis-class destroyer ROKS…
 
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  • BRICS Emerging Powers in Satellite

    Artur Slesik
    19 May 2013 | 3:13 pm
    Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are the emerging powerhouses in the global economy – and they are also having an increasing influence on the satellite sector. In this article, we look at the latest developments in terms of BRICS, and how these countries are changing things in the satellite industry.   Source: [...]

  • South Korea eyes rural satellite communication

    Artur Slesik
    19 May 2013 | 3:10 pm
    President Yoweri Museveni has called on South Korean investors to tap into Uganda’s abundant resources, saying Uganda is a rich country with many resources that need to be exploited for development.He cited Phosphates, oil and iron ore and added that as an agriculture based country there is need for investors to work with Government in [...]

  • KazSat-2 satellite will be 70% loaded by end of 2013: KazKosmos

    Artur Slesik
    19 May 2013 | 3:05 pm
    KazSat-2 satellite will be 70% loaded by the end of 2013, chairman of Kazakhstan National Space Agency Talgat Mussabayev told in an interview to Primeminister.kz. “KazSat-2 is working normally, it is currently 64% loaded and we plan to achieve a 70% load of the satellite by the end of the year,” Talgat Mussabayev said.   [...]

  • B-2 SATCOM system development moves ahead

    Artur Slesik
    17 May 2013 | 4:42 am
    Successful end-to-end ground testing of a satellite communications system for U.S. B-2 bombers has been completed by Northrop Grumman.The tests prove the maturity of technologies used and open the way for full-scale development of the system, which could operate with the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite network.     Read more: http://www.upi.com

  • Pentagon Continues Use of China Satellite in New Lease

    Artur Slesik
    17 May 2013 | 1:15 am
    The Pentagon will continue for another year the lease of a Chinese commercial satellite to provide communications for its Africa Command.The use of China’s Apstar-7 satellite will be extended under a $10.7 million lease through the government solutions unit of a U.S. company, Harris CapRock Communications, the Pentagon said yesterday in an e-mailed statement.   [...]
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  • Tactical Nuclear weapons - still relevant?

    StingrayOZ
    14 May 2013 | 8:49 pm
    Does anyone know of any countries that are still actively developing tactical nuclear weapons or would still conceivably use them if stock piled? I think I would exclude north Korea from this for...

  • Why USA Is Worried of Syrian Air Defenses?

    db2646
    9 May 2013 | 6:24 am
    The following article below was in the Wall Street Journal this morning. The F22 has not been really tested operationally against any current adversaries. This will be an real test bed for the...

  • New Radar for Special Forces

    Milboat
    3 May 2013 | 11:04 am
    It seems that British company Kelvin Hughes have brought out a new small radar for small RIBs and assault craft. According to their website, its called SCV and is based on their Sharpeye solid state...

  • Future of the Global Hawk

    rand0m
    30 Apr 2013 | 9:53 pm
    I've been reading from a few different sources that it's troubled times ahead for the Global Hawk with the U2 possible remaining in service. Are they only phasing out the block 30's or the entire...

  • NATO Lock shields event

    StingrayOZ
    30 Apr 2013 | 4:54 pm
    NATO conducts annual cyber defence exercise - Security - Technology - News - iTnews.com.au (http://www.itnews.com.au/News/341328,nato-conducts-annual-cyber-defence-exercise.aspx) Small insight into...
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  • Benefits from Oil Could Accrue Earlier than Gas

    admin
    13 May 2013 | 12:38 pm
    By Constantinos Hadjistassou*, PhD For the past one and a half year natural gas has occupied centre stage in the local media. Strikingly enough, energy developments in the Eastern Med have garnered sustained international attention. To put things into context, if the Aphrodite gas field, is appraised to say 225 billion cubic metres (bcm) or 8 tcf it will surpass the UK’s proved natural gas reserves of 7.1 tcf (201 bcm). Without factoring in any future natural gas discoveries, block 12 alone has enough gas to supply the Cypriot energy needs for several decades to come still leaving an…

  • Israel “Apologized” But It Won’t Forget

    admin
    24 Apr 2013 | 3:31 pm
    by Michalis E. Diakantonis The recent “apology” of Israel to Turkey for the Mavi Marmara incident of May 2010 has changed, according to some analysts, the geopolitical balance in South Eastern Mediterranean. Was the “apology” of Israel a real act of repentance or just a tactical move designed to serve its short-term interests? What are the prospects of the Israeli-Turkish relations in the future? Firstly, we should remember that the beginning of the cooling of Israeli-Turkish relations was the verbal attack of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the Israeli President…

  • INTRACOM Defense Electronics: Additional $ 18 mil Contract for PATRIOT. More than € 320 mil Export Contracts since 2006

    admin
    10 Apr 2013 | 5:22 pm
    INTRACOM Defense Electronics (IDE), the largest defense electronic and communication systems manufacturer in Greece, further extends its cooperation with Raytheon. The new $ 18 mil contract with Raytheon is to manufacture subsystems for the combat-proven air and missile PATRIOT defense system for a third country and is scheduled to be completed by April 2015. It is worth mentioning that the value of export contracts, signed since IDE’s establishment in 2006, exceed € 320 mil. These achievements reward the exports-oriented strategy of IDE and confirm its competitiveness in the…

  • Cyprus facts and European Union totalitarianism and horror

    admin
    8 Apr 2013 | 11:27 am
    By Harris A. Samaras (*) The European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the international media blame Cyprus’ banking practices as the main cause of the crisis… and made sure, that the economy of Cyprus was ruined in just a weekend!!! Manically, German and French mainly politicians, argued that Cyprus is harboring criminal money, that Cyprus is an offshore tax haven and a money laundering center! For the record, Cyprus is an EU low tax jurisdiction not an offshore financial center… And it makes one wonder… Have all the so far EU, IMF and OECD reports and assessments…

  • Turkey’s Balkan Policy under the AKP

    admin
    25 Mar 2013 | 5:17 pm
     by Liountri Christianna After AKP and Erdogan rose to power back in 2002, Turkey was on the verge of a severe financial crisis that led to a deal with the IMF and a haircut of 62% on its deposits. However, Turkey – facilitated by its political system which allows for more authoritarian policies to be implemented- is now ranked among the countries with the highest rates of development (8.5%) and claims for a more influential role in the regional arena. Its comeback provided it with the opportunity to pursue a more extrovert foreign policy, seeking to exploit current tensions and long…
 
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