Another battle is brewing at the Pentagon over a costly weapons program that many military leaders do not want but that so far has proven difficult to kill.
After several failed attempts, the Army is trying again to cancel a $19 billion missile defense system that the United States is developing in partnership with Italy and [...]
MEADS : Army would like to kill the program, but Pentagon resists
by Gst on 09. Mar, 2010 in Air Defence, EADS, Italy, Raytheon, Selex/Finmeccanica, USA
US Grounds BAE Export Applications
by Gst on 09. Mar, 2010 in BAE Systems, USA, company balance
The US State Department has put a hold on all new applications for export licences by BAE Systems in the wake of the company’s recent criminal plea agreement to settle long-running bribery allegations.
It says it wants to establish what impact the UK armsmaker’s agreement last month with the Department of Justice will have on the [...]
Cyberwar Declared As China Hunts For The West’s Intelligence Secrets
by Gst on 08. Mar, 2010 in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
Urgent warnings have been circulated throughout Nato and the European Union for secret intelligence material to be protected from a recent surge in cyberwar attacks originating in China.
The attacks have also hit government and military institutions in the United States, where analysts said that the West had no effective response and that EU systems were [...]
USDoD New Cyber-Security Rules For Unclassified Data
by Gst on 08. Mar, 2010 in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, US DoD
The U.S. Defense Department, the target of 300 million attempts daily to probe its computer networks, wants to require its contractors to report hacking that compromises sensitive information.
Under a proposed regulation, companies would have to report the breach within 72 hours, preserve evidence and assist with the investigation. The proposal also would require companies to [...]
Vice Adm. R. J. Papp memo on USCG restructuring
by Gst on 08. Mar, 2010 in Policy, US Coast Guard
The incoming Coast Guard commandant has penned a remarkably honest and sometimes disturbing memo saying the service was “forced to make asset reduction decisions” in the 2011 budget without “full appreciation” of the operational impact they would have.
That is just one of the striking lines in the memo by the incoming commandant, Vice Adm. R. [...]
Defending Against Drones: How our new favorite weapon in the war on terror could be turned against us.
by Gst on 07. Mar, 2010 in Documents, Policy
The unmanned spy plane that Lebanon’s Hizbullah sent buzzing over Israeli towns in 2005 was loud and weaponless, and carried only a rudimentary camera. But the surprise flight by a regional terror group still worried U.S. analysts, who saw it as a sign that the unmanned vehicles were falling into the wrong hands.
Today that concern [...]
UK Defence Committee: Millions On Unproductive Procurement,
by Gst on 07. Mar, 2010 in Policy, UK
The MoD is spending hundreds of millions of pounds a year on unproductive activities because it has commissioned more work than it can afford to pay for, says the Defence Select Committee in its Report, Defence Equipment 2010, which is published today.
In its Report, the Committee notes that both the NAO Major Projects Report 2009 [...]
Northrop Considers Bid for U.S. Navy’s LCS
by Gst on 05. Mar, 2010 in General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, US DoD
Northrop Grumman is examining both competing Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) designs with an eye to possibly bidding as a second-source shipyard to build the small, fast warships for the U.S. Navy, the company’s top shipbuilder said Wednesday.
“We’re interested, we’re looking at both programs,” Mike Petters, head of Northrop Grumman shipbuilding, told Congress towards the end [...]
Finmeccanica Looks for Partner in White House Helicopter Bid
by Gst on 05. Mar, 2010 in Lockheed Martin, Selex/Finmeccanica, US DoD, USA
Finmeccanica SpA, Italy’s biggest defense contractor, said it is looking for a partner as the U.S. Defense Department restarts the process of replacing the ageing fleet of presidential helicopters. The group will respond with the subsidiary AgustaWestland. Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, Finmeccanica’s chief executive officer, said at a press conference in London today.
Lockheed Martin Corp. won [...]
Capitol Police upped security after shooting at Pentagon Metro
by Gst on 05. Mar, 2010 in Homeland Security, USA
Capitol Police on Friday continued to maintain stringent security levels on Capitol Hill after a lone gunman shot and wounded three officers outside of the Pentagon on Thursday.
Officers with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) shot and killed John Patrick Bedell, 36, Thursday evening after he approached them outside of the Pentagon Metro station and [...]
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