- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseRussia has publicly announced that it is willing to sell Iran one of the world's most advanced air defense systems after a 5-year hiatus. Although a nuclear deal has yet to be reached with Iran and embargoes remain in place, Moscow has a...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsThe Australian Department of Defence has revealed that 42 IT staff members have left the department following the signing of a contract with Lockheed Martin for centralised processing services, worth close to AU$1 billion. In May last ye...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseApril 14 marks one year since Islamist militant group Boko Haram abducted 276 girls from a Nigerian boarding school . While some schoolgirls managed to escape, over 200 are missing, according to a new report from UNICEF . The girls' disa...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from National Defense BlogAuthor: Allyson Versprille Manufacturers of unmanned underwater vehicles put their new models front and center at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space conference. Executives said they hoped the burgeoning technology would be appeal to U.S. an...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsThe submarine builder DCNS will be the second of the three bidders vying for the $20 billion-plus project to visit the former Australian Submarine Corporation, based at Osborne. ASC senior managers told a Senate committee hearing in Adel...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from DefenseThe company is striving to keep average cost of a new Vulcan rocket under $100 million as it preps for competition against SpaceX. read more
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military NewsThree former employees of the US private military contractor once known as Blackwater were sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday and a fourth received a life sentence, closing a sordid chapter of the Iraq conflict relating to the 200...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from World Defence NewsSOFINS 2015 pictures gallery. Created by French Army Special Forces Command and placed under the High Patronage of the Minister for Defence, the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) is an original concept designe...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Daily NewsDays after the U.S. Coast Guard finished its $400K expedition to find the missing captain, authorities learned it was all a hoax.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseFrance suffered a notoriously quick defeat at the hands of its German neighbor in World War II. The country capitulated just six weeks after Hitler's land invasion began on May 10, 1940. France had a system of defense, built in the more ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking DefenseCOLORADO SPRINGS: We’ve known for some time that China conducted an anti-satellite test July 23 last year, but we learned today that that test was “successful” even if it didn’t destroy anything. China has success...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsMore than 300 troops will ship out from Australia from tomorrow to train the Iraqi military, in a mission expected to take two years. Prime Minister Tony Abbott made the announcement from Canberra today, stressing it was not a combat mis...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseEager to invade France, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler demanded a new weapon t hat could easily pierce the concrete fortifications of the French Maginot Line — the only major physical barrier standing between him and the rest of western ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsRussian warships have entered the English Channel and are planning to conduct military drills near the coast of Britain, it has been reported. As the ships passed through the Channel, the Ministry of Defence said RAF Typhoon jets were sc...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsThe Anzac landing at Gallipoli and the theatres of WWI are usually remembered for their trench-warfare, but it was also a time when Australia's navy gained independence in battle. Operating under the Royal Navy since settlement, it was n...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsA study by the International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, has revealed that global nations had invested heavily to procure or update their military security capabilities. Arms spending have been high on the list for China, Russia ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Your Defense NewsRaytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Air Force successfully completed operational tests of Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J), satisfying all requirements to attain Initial Operational Capability. "MALD-J's unique capabili...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseUS Central Command (CENTCOM) has released videos of US airstrikes against ISIS in both Syria and Iraq. CENTCOM released footage of the targeting and destruction of five different ISIS targets between March 30 and April 8. The Syria...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Defense Daily NetworkCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--The head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) wants an automated flight safety system for launch ranges in place by next year. Air Force Gen. John Hyten said Tuesday the service plans to shut down the range at Vand...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseThe man who launched the internet into a frenzy after a mysterious 10-day absence , illegally annexed the Ukrainian peninsula Crimea, engineered a civil war in Ukraine, and just solid advanced missile systems to Iran has been...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsA Windows vulnerability named "Redirect to SMB" has been discovered by researchers at security firm Cylance, which warned that, while it relies on social engineering to be effective, it could potentially affect millions of computers.&nbs...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Defense Daily NetworkFlight tests of the Navy’s new MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned surveillance aircraft are going well, but have been slowed by the limited availability of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to host those tests, according to a program official. Navy ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseA gun buyback program in place in Mexico has resulted in civilians turning over some strange weapons to the authorities. According to The Fire Arm Blog , a recent guns-for-cash-and-food trade-in program saw a number of citizens tur...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Daily NewsArmy officials will provide information later this month to soldiers exploring opportunities in Army medicine.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowComponent Control announced today that Velocity Aerospace Companies, a provider of component repair and overhaul services, avionics sales and installation as well as distribution services, selected Quantum Control MRO and Logistics softw...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKFind out which organisations have signed a corporate covenant and what they are pledging to do to support you and your family.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military NewsHERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan could face a war with the Islamic State group if the government does not resolve internal differences and improve the security situation, one of the country’s most powerful warlords warned in a...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Daily NewsPresident Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Daily NewsOn April 14, 1948, the Army Air Corps Reserve transferred to the Air Force, officially becoming the Air Force Reserve.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseAbraham Lincoln was shot 150 years ago today while attending a performance of the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. Struggling to hold onto life, Lincoln would ultimately die from a h...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military | The GuardianGuardian writers analyse the key policy pledges unveiled by David Cameron Related: Election 2015 live: Cameron promises to double free childcare and revive right to buy Related: Conservatives election manifesto 2015 - the key points Rela...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from World Defence NewsDRS Technologies announced that it has won a U.S. Navy contract for the development, production and integration of electronic equipment for various classes of submarines. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military News“The Queen’s Guard was left red-faced as he slipped on a manhole cover during the famous Changing of the Guard. He lost his footing and slid sideways, knocked his bearskin on the side of the box and dropped his rifle. The sol...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from National Defense BlogAuthor: Brian Taylor Budgetary pressures are forcing the military to get more creative and employ innovative solutions to current problems, said maritime service chiefs April 13.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Defense Daily NetworkCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--New Zealand entrepreneur Peter Beck on Tuesday unveiled his electric, liquid oxygen/kerosene, 3D printed engine called Rutherford with a goal of using it in his Electron battery-powered rocket by the end of this ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Daily NewsThree women were rescued from a disabled boat in Baffin Bay late Saturday, a Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi news release states.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageAdam Kredo, Free Beacon
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowDefence and security company Saab presents, for the first time on the Latin American continent, the latest battlefield capabilities developed for the AT4 family of disposable shoulder-launched weapons. Also on show is the new, lightweigh...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Your Defense NewsNorthrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the expansion of their cyber work with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), to include research on health data analytics. The National Science Foundation-sponsored UM...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from National Defense BlogAuthor: Brian Taylor The future of the United States’ maritime strategy will be based on forward presence, building partnerships, projecting seapower and procuring innovative platforms, said military leaders April 13.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsThe mega deal with Rafale is first landmark in the Make In India plan for the defence sector, and promises to put into throttle investments and expansion of small and large industry to produce parts and tech that needs to go with it.&nbs...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from World Defence NewsDuring Sea-Air-Space 2015, Bluefin Robotics, part of Batelle Company, is showcasing a small, open-platform, autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) designed for developers, the Sandshark. SandShark combines a standardized low-cost tail with ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Defense Daily NetworkA private equity firm, Marlin Equity Partners, on Tuesday said has agreed to acquire a commercially-focused cyber security business unit from General Dynamics [GD] that the defense contractor is shedding to focus on its core government c...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Defense Daily NetworkThe Defense Department’s V-22 Osprey program is exploring a potential "mid-life upgrade" effort that could begin in the late 2020s, a key official said April 14. The possible refurbishment of the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-Boeing [BA]...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Ottawa Citizen » Defence Watch
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships Whitehorse and Nanaimo will return Wednesday to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt following their deployment in support of Operation CARIBBE, the Royal Canadian Navy announced in a news release. The ships will a... - Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageRod Norland, New York Times
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Military & DefenseISIS is experiencing a string of setbacks in Iraq. Since August 2014, the militant group has lost control of somewhere between 5,000 to 6,000 square miles, according to a Pentagon assessment. This amounts to the group no longer bei...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from National Defense BlogAuthor: Allyson Versprille Recapitalizing the Coast Guard’s fleet of aging vessels is the sea service’s number one priority, said its commandant April 14.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageT. Nedwick, WIB
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Latest Defence and Industry NewsCANBERRA, Australia, April 14 (UPI) --Gas turbines on Royal Australian Navy frigates will receive in-service maintenance and logistics support from General Electric International Incorporated. The contract awarded to GEII is worth ...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismMore British Muslims have joined Islamist militant groups than serve in the country’s armed forces. How to understand the pull of jihad.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosInterpol just announced a botnet takedown that has neutralised the operation of the "Simba" malware. For now, anyway. Paul Ducklin takes a look...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/14/15 Surveillance Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments Detective Emmanuel Cabreja, a member of the Baltimore Police Department ’s Advanced Technical Team, recently testified that the unit owns and o...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosWhat's luckier than a four-leaf clover? Maybe a rootkit on a handy thumb drive, with access to security cameras that can be tampered with.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from The Register - SecurityMad skillz + $10k = DIY NSA Infiltrate A default feature of Cisco routers can readily be abused to collect data, security researchers warn.…
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosResearchers have come up with a tool that spots troll behaviour and low readability 80% of the time. That's 20% "oops." Worth it?
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from The Register - SecurityMoney-munching mercenaries blitz bug bounty budgets Kate Moussouris says security defenders should spend cash to acquire and build the tools of the bug hunting trade rather than dole out cash for warm bodies or endless zero day.…
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from The Register - SecurityReal time fleecing of instant ad buys is a thing, says researcher Gergő Varga reckons Verizon, Fedex, and Smirnoff are being robbed half a million dollars a month by advertising scammers.…
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption: The defendants. Washington, April 13 – One former security guard for Blackwater USA has been was sentenced to a term of life in prison, and three others wer...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: access_control_identification Las Vegas, NV, April 14 – With ISC West 2015 as the backdrop, AlertEnterprise has announced Visitor Express™, a visitor management solution built and delivered entirely in the clou...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismThe United Nations refugee agency said that shutting down the Dadaab complex, which holds more than 350,000 Somalis, would violate international law.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismThe assault in Mogadishu took place a day after the ministry said it would introduce centralized exams for all schools, witnesses and officials said.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from NYT > TerrorismPresident Obama intends to remove Cuba from the government’s list of nations that sponsor terrorism, eliminating a major obstacle to the restoration of diplomatic relations after decades of hostilities.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: security_services Washington, April 13 – Integrated security technology company Gallagher will showcase and demonstrate its latest product releases at the largest security industry trade show in the U.S. –...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from intelNews.orgAn Austrian court is hearing testimony this week on a gruesome murder case, allegedly by former officials in Kazakhstan’s intelligence agency, one of whom was found dead in his Vienna prison cell in February.
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Hudson, NH, April 10 – AIRS has announced the launch of the mini-Nyx-S 640 SWIR Integrated Dewar Cooler Assembly (IDCA). The mini-Nyx-S 640 IDCA is integrated with a high performance 640...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from The Register - SecurityFTP bug sends doc hunters on nasty detours Jouko Pynnönen, a security chap with Finnish firm Klikki Oy, has found a since patched bug he says could affect a billion Apple iDevices.…
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: law_enforcement_first_responders By Lorrie Barclay Earlier this month Garissa University College in Kenya, Africa was the scene of a brutal attack by Al-Shabaab militants who killed 147 people, including 142 st...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: border_security In an important April court decision closely related to the Crane v. Johnson lawsuit challenging President Obama’s executive actions regarding immigration, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (th...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: maritime_port_security by Jason Tieman Today’s marine pipeline incident now costs an average of at least $1 million to repair, not counting reputational damage and the incalculable costs of injury or death, mak...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security Washington, April 9 – The “summary grant” process the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently used to issue 30 Section 333 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is another example of ...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Portland, OR, April 9 – Erickson Incorporated (NASDAQ:EAC), a global provider of aviation services, has announced that the company has contracted with Cavite Ideal International Constr...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: cyber_security Mountain View, CA, April 14 – In today’s hyper-connected world, it is no longer a question of if you will be attacked – but when. Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) , exposes ...
- Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from The Register - SecurityPatch now before someone writes exploits for these bugs Microsoft has delivered its latest monthly batch of security updates to address flaws in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer.…
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from NSA NewsCollaboration between the public and private sectors is essential when it comes to strong cybersecurity, ADM Michael S. Rogers emphasized last week to more than 700 attendees at Cybersecurity Technology Summit in Washington, hosted by Ar...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from NSA NewsThe 15th Annual Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) 2015 will begin today, April 13, 2015, and the winner will be announced on Friday, April 17, 2015.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from The Register - SecurityNPAPI killed off completely by September The latest release of the Chrome web browser, version 42, will block Oracle's Java plugin by default as well as other extensions that use the deprecated NPAPI .…
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comPresumed Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on removing Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism: 'We're not a step closer to freedom in Cuba because of the steps the president is taking' - @washingtonpost
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismUN Security Council imposes arms embargo against leaders of Yemen's Houthi rebels
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismWhite House signals Obama would sign proposed compromise Iran nuclear legislation
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismObama to remove Cuba from state sponsor of terror list, key step in normalizing ties
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Forbes - SecurityThe changing fortunes of one country's Pirate Party may mean new citizenship for Edward Snowden.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Homeland Security News Wire4/14/15 Emergency alerts Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments Israeli start-up Reporty Homeland Security (note that the company’s Web site is still under development) has raised $1 million from former prime ...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comSen. John Barrasso, R-Wy., amendment to Iran nuclear agreement bill fails in committee, 6-13; would have required President Obama to certify that Iran is not sponsoring terrorism against the US - @NBCNews
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Dark Reading:Intelligence analysis should be looked upon as less of a service and more of a partnership.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismUS to tell certain travelers if they're on the government's no-fly list and in some cases why
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismA year after Islamic militants abducted girls in Nigeria, hope for their return is waning
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Dark Reading:Fourteen C&Cs dismantled to take out nerve center of a botnet that spanned 190 countries.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismAl-Qaida's Yemen branch says its top cleric, wanted by the US, has been killed in drone strike
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily NewsMicrosoft's April 2015 Patch Tuesday release is lighter than usual with 11 total bulletins, but experts say that system admins should immediately install a critical HTTP.sys patch for Windows Server.
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comHouse Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: 'Taking Cuba off the state sponsors of terror list removes an outdated designation that no longer serves the security interests of the United States, nor the democratic aspirations of the Cuban peopl...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comUS Secretary of State Kerry: 'Circumstances have changed since 1982, when Cuba was originally designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism because of its efforts to promote armed revolution by forces in Latin America. ... Our determination...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comPhoto: President Obama's notice on removing Cuba from list of state sponsors of terror - @jbendery
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Terrorism in the UKPolice seek to soothe community tensions as west London mosque is searched following court appearance and second arrest in murder investigation
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- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comMore: Today, President Obama submitted to Congress statutorily required report, certifications indicating White House's intent to rescind Cuba's State Sponsors of Terrorism designation, @NSCPress says
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Dark Reading:Law enforcement agencies are proving to be easy marks -- but are they any worse than the rest of us?
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Hack ReadBy Waqas Researcher Aaron Spangler identified a bug in Internet Explorer back in 1997. This flaw allowed stealing of user credentials through Windows Server Message Block protocol. Now, after almost eighteen years, Cylance Wallace, senio...
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from Breaking news on terrorism - breakingnews.comWhite House: President Obama endorses removing Cuba from US list of nations that sponsor terrorism - @nytimes
- Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from RSS for TerrorismWhite House: Obama to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
