- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from DefenceTalk News and Videos
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from IHS Jane's 360: Global Defence News and Defence HeadlinesKey Points USN is providing funding for three LCS plus advanced procurement for a second Freedom variant hull to be funded in FY 2016 Austal USA and Lockheed Martin also receiving priced options for an additional LCS apiece in FY 2016 Th...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressParis (AFP) April 1, 2015 More than 20 jihadist groups have pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State movement and 10 others have voiced their support for the extremist organisation, according to US monitoring body IntelCenter. A lis...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsAs Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence Tomasz Siemoniak announced, Poland will take part in training of Ukrainian instructors. The training will be conducted within NATO program DEEP Ukraine. The Defence Education Enhance...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressClinton, Tenn. (UPI) Apr 1, 2015 Remotec Inc. and AirRobot US have signed a distribution agreement for AirRobot's line of small unmanned aerial systems. Remotec is the sole reseller of AirRobot's UAS products to the first responder and l...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressTokyo (AFP) March 31, 2015 Japan on Tuesday ruled out any immediate plan to join the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), categorically denying a news report that its ambassador to China said Tokyo is likely to tak...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKRoyal Air Force (RAF) operational low flying training timetables in 3 areas of the UK.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Daily NewsSenior U.S. and Japanese military officers say they hope the Japanese navy may soon be freed up to play a more active role in the Pacific and beyond.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsBuilding on their combined platform integration experience, Raytheon Company and DRS Technologies have entered into a teaming agreement for the U.S. Army's 3rd Generation Improved Forward Looking Infrared program (3rd Gen IFLIR) B-Kit. T...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of the ministry of defence has cleared the acquisition of 30 weapon locating radars – Swathi – from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) at a total cost of Rs 1,605 crores ($256 million, €236 million). The B...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKA large bi-annual military exercise is set to take place across various UK locations next week, involving the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Airforce
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Military & DefenseNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Gunmen attacked a college campus in northeast Kenya early Thursday, opening fire in dormitories and killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others, witnesses said. The attack bore the hallmarks of a Somali Islami...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressLausanne (AFP) April 1, 2015 Iran's foreign minister Wednesday told world powers to "seize the moment" and drop "excessive demands" as marathon high-stakes nuclear talks headed into another long bruising night of hard bargaining. French ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKA list of the daily messing rates for military personnel including supplements and in-flight scales.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from DefenseAs the Netherlands gets ready to fly its F-35s in 2019, senior commanders are thinking about how to fill a technological training gap between the Talon and the Lightning II. read more
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently conducted David’s Sling Test-3 (DST-3) series of tests, where threat rep...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe U.S. Navy has awarded funding for the construction of DDG 122, the Fiscal Year 2015 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer under contract at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. This $610.4 million contract modification fully funds this ship whi...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressTikrit, Iraq (AFP) April 1, 2015 Iraqi forces battled the last jihadists in Tikrit Wednesday to seal a victory the government described as a milestone in efforts to rid the country of the Islamic State group. Iraqi fighters picked their ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowFokker has been selected by Airbus to design and manufacture the Electrical Wiring Interconnection System (EWIS) for the pylon of the new member of the Airbus aircraft family: the A330neo. The majority of the Fokker design and developmen...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowCubic Global Defense, a business of Cubic Corporation (NYSE: CUB) today announced it has finished the first phase of a Manned/ Unmanned (M/UM), Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) Deployable Air Range System. The system's range is buil...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Your Defense NewsRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $700 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support threat warnings and assessments for the North American Aerospace Defense Command Cheyenne Mountain Complex. Raytheon will...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressLausanne (AFP) April 1, 2015 As Iranian nuclear talks went into a seventh day Wednesday after a midnight deadline for a framework deal was missed, Iran and major powers were sending out contradictory signals. The negotiations are aimed a...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from DefenseWith the Indian prime minister heading to Paris in April, all eyes are on the export of French combat jets to the Indian air force. read more
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressTucson (UPI) Apr 1, 2015 Raytheon and DRS Technologies have again teamed to provide the U.S. Army with third-generation forward-looking infrared technology. The two companies had previously teamed on the Army's second-generation FLIR pro...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsAustal Limited (Austal) is pleased to announce that construction of two additional Littoral Combat Ships has been funded by the U.S. Navy. The vessels, LCS 22 and LCS 24, will be the ninth and tenth Independence variant Littoral Combat S...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Your Defense NewsThe U.S Army awarded a $212 million contract to Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) to continue improvements to the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The improvements, which will enhance Patriot's capability and readiness, are...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Daily NewsThe first federally backed study into using marijuana for veterans’ PTSD is back on track.,A year after the federal government approved a study for the use of marijuana by veterans in treating post-traumatic stress disorder the wor...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageA. Higgins, New York Times
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressBeijing (AFP) April 1, 2015 Taiwan is welcome to participate in the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) if it does so "under an appropriate name", Chinese state media quoted officials as saying Wednesday. Beijing regards Taiwan ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowOn the occasion of the visit to Toulouse of Boultif Mohamed Salah, the CEO of Algeria's flag-carrier airline, Air Algerie presented its new cabin to the media. The three Airbus A330-200 aircraft that will soon be delivered to the Algeria...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Military & DefenseSeveral countries have managed to build massive arsenals despite being under various forms of international sanction. China has anti-satellite weapons, advanced fighter jets, and ballistic missiles , despite the US banning all weapons-re...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageLuke Hurst, Newsweek
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKUse these forms when claiming pensions under AFPS 75 and AFPS 05.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from DefenseMini-UAV threat creates need for practical lasers Two German teams are working on a military-funded program that could lead to a world first: an operational air-defense laser. read more
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from American Forces Press Service News FeedU.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Defense Industry DailyAmericas Canada finally released the long-awaited RFP for the replacement of its SAR aircraft. The RFP has been a long time coming, with only three contenders now said to be vying for the program. In further support to the Aegis ballisti...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from IHS Jane's 360: Global Defence News and Defence HeadlinesTwo US Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet fighters made an emergency landing at Tainan Air Force Base on Taiwan on 1 April after one of the aircraft experienced a mechanical issue. "A persistent engine oil pressure warning light precipitated th...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from DefenseWith for bidders in the running the U.S. Air Force is confident the competition will drive cost down to an affordable level, despite high design expectations. read more
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageR. Johnson, IHS Jane's 360
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from American Forces Press Service News FeedMarine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Draffen, a 20-plus-year veteran of the Corps, celebrated his most-recent promotion with the drill instructor who'd taught him how to be a Marine during boot camp.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressBen Gurion International Airport, Israel (UPI) Apr 1, 2015 Israel Aerospace Industries' Brazilian partner is moving toward production of a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle using IAI technology. The medium-altitude, long-endurance U...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has taken delivery of the fourth and final Stan Patrol 4207, named HMBS RollyGray. The four Stan Patrol 4207s form part of the six-year Sandy Bottom project. The Stan Patrol 4207s carry a 24-p...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe U.S. Navy has issued a Lockheed Martin-led industry team a contract modification for one fully funded 2015 Freedom-class LCS valued at $362 million, along with $79 million in advanced procurement funding for a second ship. The...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from StrategyPage.com
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from DefenceTalk News and Videos
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKA monthly summary of UK military search and rescue statistics for 2015.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe U.S. Army continues to bring additional levels of safety to CH-47F operators with a new Required Navigation Performance-Area Navigation (RNP-RNAV) upgrade from Rockwell Collins. The upgrade for CH-47F Chinooks equipped with Rockwell ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressKaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) March 31, 2015 Taiwan's largest-ever missile ship went into service Tuesday after a ceremony presided over by President Ma Ying-jeou as the island strives to modernise its military in response to a perceived threa...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Ottawa Citizen » Defence Watch
The Canadian Museum of History issued a news release on Wednesday noting, “it is with great sadness that the Canadian Museum of History announces the passing of LGen (ret’d) Bill Leach, Chairman of our Board of Trustees.” Leach died in O... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from World Defence NewsThe United States State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for a total of 400 AGM-114R1 Hellfire Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated co...
- Sunday, April 5, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismKamel Daoud and Algeria, caught between Islamist fervor and cultural flowering.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismDozens of others were wounded in the city of Khost, including a member of Parliament, at a demonstration seeking the removal of a provincial governor.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismNews reports said at least 14 people were killed and scores more wounded after attackers forced their way into student dormitories.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismInterviews with relatives and neighbors of the gunmen who killed 22 people in a rampage at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis last month betrayed equal measures of shock and shame.
- Friday, April 3, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismTwo simultaneous assaults left at least 13 Egyptian soldiers and two civilians dead, security officials said, ending a weekslong lull in such violence.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ThreatpostAuditors performing a cryptanalysis of TrueCrypt found four vulnerabilities, but zero backdoors in the popular open source encryption software.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ThreatpostGoogle's first Android Security Report puts some hard data behind the effectiveness of the security enhancements it has put into the OS.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from NSA NewsA small sampling of the Friedman Papers is now available on NSA's Declassification and Transparency page.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ThreatpostA Russian security researcher discovered that he could delete any video on YouTube by sending a simple POST request in YouTube's Creator Studio.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismPakistan military court sentences 6 Islamic militants to death on terrorism charges
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from RSS for Terrorism'American Odyssey' gives network TV international intrigue, terrorism and corporate conspiracy
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed'Starting today, we're giving notice to those who pose significant threats to our security or economy,' President Obama said.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Dark Reading:Measurables for improving security posture around access controls.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Dark Reading:No! That's despite an abundance of best practices and standards that are shining light into the dark corners of industrial control system security.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from The Register - SecurityIsraeli firm buys its own solution to Bring-Your-Own-Device headaches Check Point is buying Lacoon Mobile Security, in a deal that expands the security software firm beyond its core firewall and IDS market while pushing it further into m...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security NewsThe post TBS at Intersec 2015 appeared first on Security News Desk .
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily NewsSecurity experts say the largest DDoS attack in GitHub history, which lasted five days, was the work of the Chinese government.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security NewsThe post ASSA ABLOY at Intersec 2015 appeared first on Security News Desk .
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security NewsAt Intersec 2015, Philip Ingram caught up with Jamil Alasfar, Regional Sales Manager, IDIS, to learn why IDIS solutions are doing well in the Middle East. The post IDIS ideal for the needs of Middle East market appeared first on Security...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Terrorism in the UKScotland Yard says 44-year-old held by officers from Counter Terrorism Command on suspicion of fundraising for purpose of terrorism
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosGoogle has taken a heavy hand to ad injectors after a study revealed 34% of surveyed ads were peddling malware and 192 "deceptive Chrome extensions" were discovered.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from SecurityProNewsToday, President Obama signed an executive order that will allow the US government to go after those who perpetrate cyber attacks with sanctions “Cyber intrusions and attacks – many of them originating overseas – are targeting our busi...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismAt least 15 are dead after armed attackers stormed Garissa University College in Kenya as students were preparing for morning prayers.
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from The Register - SecurityCertificate dodginess leads to Chrome banhammer Google has announced it will no longer recognise the Chinese Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) as a Root Certificate Authority, following an investigation into unauthorised certif...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comPakistan's newly-established military courts sentence '6 hard core terrorists' to death, military spokesman says - @Reuters
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- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security NewsIn an unprecedented insight to the future of Al Qaeda, 5 Dimensions consultants based in Dubai, with direct access to information inside the command structures of Al Qaeda have released an assessment of their future based on actual discu...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from eSecurityPlanet RSS FeedSharing intelligence on security threats is an old idea getting new cred, thanks to Facebook's new Threat Exchange. But how well do such exchanges work?
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security NewsAt Intersec 2015, Philip Ingram was on hand to chat to Adlan Hussain, VP Marketing at CNL Software, to learn why the Middle East was an important region. The post CNL Software brings multiple systems into one platform appeared first on S...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.com'US strongly condemns Al-Shabaab's heinous terrorist attack today at Garissa University College' - @USEmbassyKenya
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ComputerWeekly: IT securityBarack Obama's executive order allowing sanctions against cyber attackers has been welcomed, but it remains to be seen if challenges can be overcome
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from ThreatpostGoogle has taken the unusual step of completely removing trust from Chrome for the Chinese certificate authority CNNIC in the wake of an incident in which certificates issued by the CA were misused. Google officials announced the severe ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Water Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments Standing on a patch of brown grass in the Sierra Nevada mountains, which is usually covered with several feet of snow at this time of the year, California go...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comState Dept: 'While the city and county of Garissa are currently restricted for travel of US Government personnel, we urge private US citizens to avoid any travel in the Garissa area' - @OSACState
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Water Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments Facing the fourth straight year of drought, Oregon officials are worried that the state’s water security may be in jeopardy, as is already the case in Califo...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Infrastructure Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments An analysis of the recently released 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation ( U.S. DOT ) National Bridge Inventory database finds good news and bad ...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Surveillance Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments The NSA employs roughly 35,000 people nationwide and anticipates on recruiting at least 1,000 workers each year. For 2015, the agency needs to find 1,...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Encryption Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments Washington State University mathematicians have designed an encryption code capable of fending off the phenomenal hacking power of a quantum comput...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comKenyan journalist @DennisOkari reports: 'The gunmen are holed up inside the upper hostel section. I can hear gunfire from the other end'
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Biolabs Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments A Kansas State University animal health leader has been chosen to engage local, regional, and national stakeholders in the development of strategic partner...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Superbugs Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments Antibiotic consumption in livestock worldwide could rise by 67 percent between 2010 and 2030, and possibly endanger the effectiveness of antimicrobials i...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security News
Ahead of ITV's Election Leader's Debate, the Labour and Conservative parties outline their views on business crime. The Lib Dems declined to comment. The post Election leader’s debate how to tackle business crime appeared first on ... - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/1/15 Food safety Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments The Bacillus cereus bacterium is one of the potential causes of food poisoning. A recent study in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry shows that thi...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Infosecurity - Latest News
Certificate authority CNNIC will have to reapply to be trusted by Chrome - Thursday, April 2, 2015 from The Register - SecurityConfiscation hearing says he has six months to pay up A cybercriminal from Thamesmead has been given six months to turn up £1m, or he'll be spending another four years behind bars.…
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Forbes - SecurityWhether an autofill mishap or a “What in the name of God were you thinking?” move, somebody’s shrimp is on the barbie at Australia’s immigration department after an officer there emailed President Obama’s passport number and other person...
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.com535 students unaccounted for in university attack, Kenya's interior minister says according to disaster agency - @ndockenya
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Cybersecurity on Huffington Post
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Security NewsThe post IFSEC International 2013: NVT appeared first on Security News Desk .
- Thursday, April 2, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosThe court sided with an offender who argued that being forced to wear a location monitor for the rest of his life is unconstitutional.
