Texas Border: Rio Grande Valley Agents Identified Illegals in Smuggling Attempts
Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents apprehend 24 migrants from two vehicle stops and a stash house. On July 28, Texas Game Warden officers observed numerous individuals load into a Ford F250 pickup truck near Mission and notified RGV agents. A Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) trooper located the vehicle and […]
Texas: Hebbronville Patrol Station Busts Human Smuggling Attempt
Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Hebbronville Station working with Webb County Constable Precinct 3 stopped a human smuggling attempt near Mirando City, Texas. The incident occurred on July 26, when agents spotted a suspicious box truck travelling on State Highway 359. The driver drove off the highway through a ranch fence […]
US: K9 Detection Teams Discover 70 Kg of Methamphetamine in Two Vehicles
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a United States citizen and two undocumented individuals, in two separate events, accused of smuggling narcotics for further travel into the United States on Thursday. The first incident occurred at approximately 11 a.m., when a 2018 Nissan Rouge approached the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. The agent inspecting […]
US: Border Protection Agencies Arrest 50 Illegal Guatemalans in Texas Stash House
U.S. Border Patrol agents working with local law enforcement successfully shut down a suspected stash house and caught several undocumented people in Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on July 24, when agents from Laredo South Station acted on a request for assistance from Texas Department of Public Safety troopers with a suspected stash house […]
UK: National Air Traffic Services Joined Forces with the BVLOS Operations Forum
Pioneering companies in the emerging uncrewed aviation industry have joined forces in a forum established by air traffic control leader NATS, to break through the barriers to the UK industry’s development. The BVLOS Operations Forum, which includes the UK’s leading beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operators, brings together organisations at the cutting edge of uncrewed flight to […]
US Army: Chief of Staff McConville Warns on Unreadiness in Dangerous Times
From COVID-19 response to supporting allies and partners in Eastern Europe, the Army has shown it is ready, versatile and able to respond quickly whenever the nation calls, the service’s top general officer said. “We can do a lot of things that the nation asks us to do, but that’s not really our reason […]
France: Concerns Hangs over the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Cybersecurity
As the Paris Olympics approach, public and private players in the IT security sector are working together as best, they can. Paris has seen big for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (JOP) 2024. It is still necessary to succeed in securing its ambitions. However, two years from the opening of the JOP in Paris, […]
Slovenia Forecasts $1.5 billion Defence Budget for 2027 while Russia’s War Continue
Slovenia is set to increase its defence spending over the next five years to reach $1.53 billion by 2027, according to GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that the country is now set to meet NATO’s target of spending 2% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defence. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Slovenia […]
UK Defence Secretary Meets with Slovakian Counterpart on Ukraine Support
Ben Wallace, the first Defence Secretary to visit Slovakia in over a decade, met with Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad in Bratislava for talks on how we can work even more closely to enhance our support. The Defence Secretary visited Slovakia today (Mon 25 July) to meet his counterpart and discuss our joint work to […]
France: Auditors Court Warns on 2024 Olympic Games Security Unpreparedness
In a preliminary report revealed Thursday by the Canard Enchaîné, the institution recommends “anticipate a general and massive mobilisation of material and human resources to ensure security”. The Court of Auditors is sounding the alarm about preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In a confidential 76-page report, revealed by Le Canard […]
QinetiQ: Free Space Optical Communications Technology Expands C-UAS Capabilities
As the market for low-cost and expendable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) platforms continues to grow, so too has the market for counter-UAS (C-UAS) technologies capable of defeating this emerging threat. QinetiQ’s first practical demonstration of its two-way Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) technology, designed to enhance the survivability of UAS, could shift the balance of […]
INTERPOL: Global Operation Seized $11 million in Illicit Medicines
From fake COVID-19 tests to hazardous erectile dysfunction tablets, the 94-country Operation Pangea XV targeted illicit pharmaceuticals and medical products traded online. Every day, advertisements for medicines invade the Internet, posted on social media networks or other websites. However, behind this slick marketing often lies fraudulent products that threaten consumers’ health instead of healing them. […]
2nd Annual Counter-UAS Technology Conference in Arlington, VA
Announcing the 2nd Annual Counter UAS Technology USA Conference In Partnership with Aerospace Defence and Technology. SAE Media Group’s Counter UAS Technology Conference will convene on December 5th and 6th in Arlington, USA. Building off the back of the sell-out 2021 event, Counter UAS Technology 2022 will return to Arlington, VA, once again to […]
Israel: US Marine Corps Tested the New Iron-Dome Air Defense Prototype Successfully
The Marine Corps’ Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) prototype successfully hit several simultaneously-launched cruise missile representative targets from different directions and in different trajectories during the live-fire test. US Marine Corps successfully tests Iron-Dome based Air Defense Prototype The Marine Corps’ Medium-Range Intercept Capability (MRIC) prototype successfully hit several simultaneously-launched cruise missile representative targets from […]
Canada: Royal Canadian Air Force Acquire Airbus Fleet of Aircraft
Today, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced that Canada has finalized a contract to acquire the first two aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) that will replace and renew the capability currently fulfilled by the CC-150 Polaris fleet and later become part of the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability (STTC) fleet. The contract for […]
EUROMIL: Forest Protection Patrols and the Armed Forces Must Join Forces
Our Greek member association, PFEARFU, sent a letter to the Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence, Minister of climate crisis and civil protection, and to members of the Greek parliament to express the disappointment of military personnel that have to carry out tasks that fall outside their duties. More precisely, the Armed Forces have to […]
Israel: Strategic Meeting with Italian Ministry of Defence on Procurement and R&D Plans
As part of the strategic dialogue, DG Eshel spoke yesterday (Monday) with the Director General of the Italian Ministry of Defence, Lt. Gen. Luciano Portolano, and with the Chief of the Defence Staff of Italy, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. An Israeli security delegation headed by the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Defence, Major […]
Counter-UAV Market Report 2022-2032
The Counter-UAV Market Report 2022-2032: This report will prove invaluable to leading firms striving for new revenue pockets if they wish to better understand the industry and its underlying dynamics. It will be useful for companies that would like to expand into different industries or to expand their existing operations in a new region. […]
Teledyne FLIR to Compete at the ASTORS 2022 Homeland Security Awards
Teledyne FLIR, a world leader in intelligent sensing, unmanned systems, and integrated solutions for defence and industrial markets, and a Recognized ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Six Consecutive Years, is pleased to announce its new LVSS ADA C-UAS has been Nominated to compete in the 2022 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program. Introduced in March 2022, […]
US Army To Purchase Look-alike of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs
Edge Autonomy, headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California, has announced a deal to produce and deliver an undisclosed number of long-endurance Penguin drones for the US Army. The manufacturer produces light drones that can carry a variety of payloads for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as targeting. According to the press release […]
