Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
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Around the world, threats to densely populated locations such as subways, train stations and airports underscore the need for new counterterrorism methods – especially the capability to investigate suspicious objects that may contain weapons...
Defence and security company Saab’s subsidiary MEDAV GmbH has received an order for the electromagnetic signal-sensor part of the Brazilian border security program Sisfron. Deliveries will take place during 2013 to 2016. Sisfron is...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Low Energy X-Ray Inspection Systems (LEXRIS) at CBP operational areas have...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded ManTech International Corporation a contract to provide program management and technical support to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations, Non Intrusive...
The DHS Northern Border Strategy is the first unified DHS strategy to guide the Department’s policies and operations along the U.S.-Canada border providing a framework for enhancing security and resiliency while expediting lawful travel...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the European Union (EU) signed today a Mutual Recognition Decision between CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. CBP...
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is an effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive...
As part of Secretary Napolitano’s vision for One DHS, the Department today unveiled an cross-component Maritime Operations Coordination (MOC) plan to enhance the Department’s coordination capabilities when responding to threats against the United States....
SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, has been awarded a contract by Worldwide Aeros Corporation, a US prime contractor for aerostat vehicles, to deliver its Seaspray 7500E Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. The Seaspray...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that its Office of Air and Marine’s Unmanned Aircraft System program has achieved a historic milestone, exceeding 10,000 flight hours. The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.,Predator B UAS supports...
The Italian Customs Guards Corps “Guardia di Finanza” Air-Naval Operational Command and Finmeccanica SELEX Galileo are celebrating ten years of operations of the ATOS aerial surveillance system on board ATR 42 MP aircraft produced...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine has played a crucial role in responding to the severe flooding of the Red River in the upper Midwest. CBP unmanned aerial systems began...
After one year of studying whether it was wise to proceed with SBInet — the so-called virtual border fence — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano pulled the plug on its current iteration....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped a drug smuggling attempt when they detected 640 pounds of marijuana with the aid of a high-tech X-ray machine. On Jan. 26 at approximately 2:30 p.m., CBP...
JOSH GERSTEIN in the Washington’s Politico describes a new trend to improve the “screening capability” by use of a new “big brother” facility: for sure different aspects of privacy should be explored If Americans...
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard Tuesday intercepted a runaway Panamanian merchant ship that had slipped out of Mumbai Port Monday after defaulting on a cargo delivery despite taking part payment, officials said. The...
Iran has been experiencing significant technical problems with equipment in its uranium enrichment drive and temporarily shut down some of its centrifuge machines, Western diplomats said on Tuesday. One senior diplomat said Iran acted...
For some time, terms prefixed with “cyber” have tended to become buzzwords in the international security debate. Cyberwar, cyber attacks and cyber threats were frequently mentioned in the discussions on NATO’s new Strategic Concept...
The system identifies when friendly forces are being monitored or targeted by cameras, binoculars, sniper scopes or other optical means The Boeing Company announced it has begun offering a Surveillance Detection System (SDS) capable...
Click here to download the full document – : The new NATO Strategic Concept reconfirms the commitment to defend one another against attack as the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security and will serve as the Alliance’s...