root9B To Support Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO)
Cyber Security firm, root9B has won a $48 million subcontract from Silverback 7 to provide special warfare technical support (SWTS) within the USCombating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO). The company announced Thursday that SWTS contract awarded to Silverback 7 has a period of performance of 5 years
NSA To Get GD Protected Smart Phones
General Dynamics C4 Systems recently received the Defense Mobile Classified Capability (DMCC) contract from the US National Security Agency (NSA). As part of the contract, General Dynamics will deliver up to 1,000 Samsung KNOX™-enabled Galaxy S4 smartphones provisioned with added GD Protected® software for the U
Israeli Military To Unify Cyber Capabilities For Defensive Operations
The Israeli military has announced Friday its plans to consolidate all of its cyber warfare capabilities under a unified Cyber Command by 2017. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which relies on different units to carry out offensive and defensive operations, decided earlier this month to have all platforms operating in a...
Raytheon To Showcase Missile Killers, Ultra-Powerful Radars At Paris Air Show
Raytheon announced Wednesday that it will showcase missile-killing interceptors, hypersonic weapons, ultra-powerful radars, as well as a new approach to command and control at the Paris Air Show. "The evolving cyber threat from sophisticated nation-state adversaries and criminal enterprises has led to global demand for cybersecurity solutions," said Raytheon Chairman and...
Lockheed Martin Wins $72 Million Contract to Support US Coast Guard C4ISR...
Lockheed Martin has won a $72 million contract to support the US Coast Guard's efforts to enforce maritime sovereignty and address at-sea threats through the National Security Cutter (NSC) program. Through this contract received from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Lockheed Martin will provide the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and...
Chinese Army to Focus on Ocean, Space, Cyberspace, Nuclear Force
A Chinese military white paper has identified the ocean, the outer space, cyberspace and nuclear force as the four "critical security domains" the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) will focus on in the future. Released in Beijing this morning, the paper provides an insight into the People Liberation Army (PLA) thrust areas in line with its strategic objectives of dominating the South China Sea
ManTech Wins $7.2 Billion US Army INSCOM Cyber Operations Contracts
ManTech announced today that it has won $7.2 billion worth two contracts to provide advanced cyber operations, full-spectrum information operations and intelligence to US Army Intelligence and Security Command (US Army INSCOM)
Airbus DS To Showcase Keelback Net Cyber Sensor At GISEC 2015
Airbus DS announced today that it will be presenting Keelback Net, a sensor for combating Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), at the GISEC 2015 information security exhibition at Dubai from 26 to 28 April 2015. It continuously monitors traffic flow therefore ensures early detection and investigation of suspect behaviour on company networks, and in particular “weak signals”, which are stealthy and therefore impossible to spot through classical detection means
Exelis Delivers Encryptors For USAF GPS modernization
Exelis announced today that it has delivered six ground encryptors, which will improve information security for the Global Positioning System's Next-Generation Operational Control System to Raytheon. GPS OCX is part of the US Air Force's GPS modernization program
General Dyamics High Speed Encryptor Gets ‘top secret’ NSA Certification
General Dynamics Mission Systems' new TACLANE in-line network encryptor is now certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure information at the Top Secret level and below. The NSA certification authorizes U
Spy Agencies Stuck In ‘Technology Arms Race’: UK MI6 Chief
MI6, Britains Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is facing threats from terrorists, malicious actors in cyberspace and criminals and is caught in ‘technology arms race, Alex Younger, said after he became the Chief of MI6 on Monday. Alex defended the use of data by the SIS after the release of documents by former CIA contractor Edward Snowden sparked criticism of mass surveillance by intelligence agencies
US Should Explain Cyber Spying; China Demands
China has demanded that the US explain its "large-scale and organized cyber spying and phone tapping activities" to the international community. The USA should explain as soon as possible, rather than making irresponsible accusations, Chinas Ministry of Defense told global Times on Thursday
Fincantieri Buys Leonardo's Submarine Business for €415M
Thai Firm Presents its First Armored Vehicles at DSA
U.S. Approves $400M Military Aid, Including Patriot Missiles, for Ukraine
HSW, Hanwha Aerospace to Integrate Polish Krab Chassis with Korean K9 Gun-Howitzers
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...