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	<title>Atlantic Organization for Security &#187; Policy</title>
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		<title>DHS Announces Expanded List of STEM Degree Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/08/dhs-announces-expanded-list-of-stem-degree-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/08/dhs-announces-expanded-list-of-stem-degree-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 17:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an expanded list of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) designated-degree programs that qualify eligible graduates on student visas for an optional practical training (OPT) extension. This announcement builds on a series of &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/08/dhs-announces-expanded-list-of-stem-degree-programs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How NATO Partners with Other Countries, International Organizations and NGO&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/07/how-nato-partners-with-other-countries-international-organizations-and-ngos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/07/how-nato-partners-with-other-countries-international-organizations-and-ngos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NATO’s Strategic Concept, adopted at the Lisbon Summit in November 2010, identifies “cooperative security” as one of NATO’s three essential core tasks. It states that the promotion of Euro-Atlantic security is best assured through a wide network of partner relationships &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/07/how-nato-partners-with-other-countries-international-organizations-and-ngos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U.K. to consult Industry on Procurement Restructure</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/07/u-k-to-consult-industry-on-procurement-restructure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/07/u-k-to-consult-industry-on-procurement-restructure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 09:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.K. Ministry of Defence will consult with industry on two options being considered as part of a shake up to the procurement organization. The MoD notified defense contractors late last week that they are to canvas industry views over &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/07/u-k-to-consult-industry-on-procurement-restructure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>USA/GERMANY: Political Framework for Bilateral Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/03/usagermany-political-framework-for-bilateral-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/03/usagermany-political-framework-for-bilateral-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USA is Germany’s most important scientific and technological cooperation partner among all industrialized countries. A large number of joint initiatives are carried out in all fields of science and research. Every year, several thousand scientists and students from Germany &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/05/03/usagermany-political-framework-for-bilateral-cooperation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Question to FAA on Privacy of Drones</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/19/question-to-faa-on-privacy-of-drones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/19/question-to-faa-on-privacy-of-drones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[TSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAV]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=4194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers questioned the Federal Aviation Administration&#8217;s plan to test allowing drones to fly beside commercial airplanes in U.S. airspace. The FAA is planning a pilot program that would allow unmanned aircraft to fly in six test sites. The agency said &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/19/question-to-faa-on-privacy-of-drones/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Attacks are to be made public ?</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/16/cyber-attacks-are-to-be-made-public/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/16/cyber-attacks-are-to-be-made-public/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=4183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Lockheed Martin F-35 program made unwanted headlines in the U.K. last month after The Sunday Times revealed that BAE Systems’ portion of the project had been subject to significant data theft. Sources told the newspaper that the network intrusion &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/16/cyber-attacks-are-to-be-made-public/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>RUSSIA´S Cyber Strategy Published</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/15/russia%c2%b4s-cyber-strategy-published/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/15/russia%c2%b4s-cyber-strategy-published/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 10:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russia’s Defense Ministry has published the concept of the armed forces within the information space that reflects Russia’s strategy in cyberwar. From Jan 2012 Russia has its own cyber-strategy. The document titled &#8220;Conceptual Views Regarding the Activity of the Armed &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/15/russia%c2%b4s-cyber-strategy-published/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“Arms Control in the Information Age”</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/03/arms-control-in-the-information-age/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/03/arms-control-in-the-information-age/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rose Gottemoeller - Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Acting Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller (Photo: U.S. Department of State) Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller visited Estonia on April 1-2, 2012 to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the future of conventional &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/04/03/arms-control-in-the-information-age/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. accelerating cyberweapon research</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/20/u-s-accelerating-cyberweapon-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/20/u-s-accelerating-cyberweapon-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashton B. Carter - Deputy Defense Secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Harding - independent consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kaigham J. Gabriel - DARPA deputy director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Dempsey - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William Lynn - Chairman DRS Technologies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of cyberweapons capable of disrupting enemy military networks even when those networks are not connected to the Internet, according to current and former U.S. officials. The possibility of a confrontation &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/20/u-s-accelerating-cyberweapon-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NATO&#8217;s 2012 Chicago summit: a chance to ignore the issues once again?</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/17/natos-2012-chicago-summit-a-chance-to-ignore-the-issues-once-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/17/natos-2012-chicago-summit-a-chance-to-ignore-the-issues-once-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=4064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NATO and its members are beginning to gear themselves up for the summit in Chicago in May 2012. Such summits are always important, especially when they are held in the United States during an election year and in the aftermath &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/17/natos-2012-chicago-summit-a-chance-to-ignore-the-issues-once-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Cybersecurity legislation includes the laudable goal of increasing information sharing between the government and private sector&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/01/cybersecurity-legislation-includes-the-laudable-goal-of-increasing-information-sharing-between-the-government-and-private-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/01/cybersecurity-legislation-includes-the-laudable-goal-of-increasing-information-sharing-between-the-government-and-private-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David French - NRF SVP for Government Relations]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Retail Federation told senators today that cybersecurity legislation should remain focused on its key purpose and not be expanded to include data breach legislation or broad new privacy regimes. “Cybersecurity legislation includes the laudable goal of increasing information &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/03/01/cybersecurity-legislation-includes-the-laudable-goal-of-increasing-information-sharing-between-the-government-and-private-sector/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Six Priorities for Cyber War: “US must be prepared not only to defend itself on the Internet but also to fight back”</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/28/six-priorities-for-cyber-war-us-must-be-prepared-not-only-to-defend-itself-on-the-internet-but-also-to-fight-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/28/six-priorities-for-cyber-war-us-must-be-prepared-not-only-to-defend-itself-on-the-internet-but-also-to-fight-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashton B. Carter - Deputy Defense Secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike McConnell - Former NSA director]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=3955</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter outlined six ways the DOD is taking action today, as well as legislation he believes can help the government act quickly against hackers at home and abroad. “Cyber will overtake terrorism as the persistent &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/28/six-priorities-for-cyber-war-us-must-be-prepared-not-only-to-defend-itself-on-the-internet-but-also-to-fight-back/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>NATO Members Plan for Smaller Defense Budgets</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/28/nato-members-plan-for-smaller-defense-budgets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/28/nato-members-plan-for-smaller-defense-budgets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missile Defence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anders Fogh Rasmussen - NATO Secretary General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[James Miller - acting U.S. Undersecretary of Defense]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=3908</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With defense budgets continuing to shrink, NATO will only be able to achieve its future security goals if it strictly prioritizes its resources, a top U.S. defense official said at a Feb. 28 NATO meeting in Washington, D.C. “At a &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/28/nato-members-plan-for-smaller-defense-budgets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>French Arms Exports Climb 25% In 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/27/french-arms-exports-climb-25-in-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/27/french-arms-exports-climb-25-in-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=4030</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[France remained the world‘s fourth-largest arms exporter last year, behind the U.S., U.K. and Russia, reporting a 25% boost – from €5.1 billion to €6.5 billion – at the end of 2011. The French armaments agency DGA estimates the world‘s &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/27/french-arms-exports-climb-25-in-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>US DHS and Dutch MoS Sign Letter of Intent on Cybersecurity Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/23/us-dhs-and-dutch-mos-sign-letter-of-intent-on-cybersecurity-cooperation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/23/us-dhs-and-dutch-mos-sign-letter-of-intent-on-cybersecurity-cooperation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ivo Opstelten Dutch Minister of Security and Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Janet Napolitano Secretary of Homeland Security]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=3901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ivo Opstelten today signed a Letter of Intent to build upon cooperative cybersecurity initiatives to promote a safe, secure and resilient cyber environment. “The United States is &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/23/us-dhs-and-dutch-mos-sign-letter-of-intent-on-cybersecurity-cooperation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>US has the Most Advanced Defense Industry in the World</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/16/us-has-the-most-advanced-defense-industry-in-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/16/us-has-the-most-advanced-defense-industry-in-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.aofs.org/?p=3692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By 2016, the US is expected to invest in the modernization of its existing weapons systems and acquire advanced defense systems capable of enhancing interoperability among the armed forces. The US’s average defense expenditure as a percentage of GDP was &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/16/us-has-the-most-advanced-defense-industry-in-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Council approves Framework for Cooperation between EDA and Switzerland</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/15/council-approves-framework-for-cooperation-between-eda-and-switzerland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/15/council-approves-framework-for-cooperation-between-eda-and-switzerland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Framework is established to formalize the cooperation between EDA and Switzerland, thereby enabling Swiss participation in EDA’s projects and programmes. Berne, &#8211; Le Conseil fédéral a approuvé l&#8217;arrangement négocié entre l&#8217;Agence européenne de défense ( AED ) et la &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/15/council-approves-framework-for-cooperation-between-eda-and-switzerland/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Katrina McFarland new Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/11/katrina-mcfarland-new-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-acquisition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/11/katrina-mcfarland-new-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-acquisition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Merging & Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashton B. Carter - Deputy Defense Secretary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katrina McFarland Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate Katrina McFarland to be the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition. McFarland, who is the president of Defense Acquisition University, has been performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition since &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/11/katrina-mcfarland-new-assistant-secretary-of-defense-for-acquisition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>US DHS Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/10/us-dhs-cybersecurity-legislative-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/10/us-dhs-cybersecurity-legislative-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we are more interconnected than ever before &#8211; in an instant, we can communicate with a friend on the other side of the world, shop online, and research any topic. These global networks are critical to our economy, allowing &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/10/us-dhs-cybersecurity-legislative-proposal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>European Industry Calls for UAS Regulatory Framework</title>
		<link>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/09/european-industry-calls-for-uas-regulatory-framework/</link>
		<comments>http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/09/european-industry-calls-for-uas-regulatory-framework/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[ATC/ATM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Export Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merging & Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SESAR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UAV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Breant EDA research director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christoph Kautz DG Enterprise deputy head of unit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Calleja Crespo DG Enterprise Director General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dave Kershaw BAE Systems Capability BD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A representative from the European defense industry came out strongly in favor of the European Union developing a regulatory framework for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) at a workshop on research and development into UASs here Feb. 9. Dave Kershaw, the &#8230; <a href="http://www.aofs.org/2012/02/09/european-industry-calls-for-uas-regulatory-framework/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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