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 […]
Greece to Deploy Israeli-Made Drone Dome Defence Systems against Turkish Aggressions
According to a report by Kathimerini, a Greek newspaper, Greece is secretly deploying Israeli anti-drone defence technology to defend its Aegean islands in the face of rising security challenges posed by Turkey’s drones. “A veritable umbrella against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles is being set up on the islands and in critical locations around the […]
Germany: The US, UK and Germany Joint Statement on Ukraine Support
Joint statement of the United States Department of Defense, the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany, and the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom: The United States, United Kingdom, and Germany are deeply committed to supporting Ukraine as it defends itself against Russia’s unprovoked invasion. Russia has shifted its focus […]
US: Texas Operation Lone Star Handed $495 million in Funding for Border Protection
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star hasn’t gone over well with everyone. Since he launched it last March, the campaign has attracted criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. On Friday, Abbott announced that Texas had approved another $495.3 million for Operation Lone Star and additional “border security operations,” according to a press release. […]
Amsterdam Drone Week 2022: Global Discussion on the Future of Urban Air Mobility
The session Sebastian Babiarz, COO moderated, provided the audience with a wealth of knowledge on the latest project experiences and applications in the utility industry. The panel was enriched by the opinions and comments from the representatives of Axpo Grid AG (Switzerland), Vattenfall Services Nordic AB (Sweden), Advanced Center for Aerospace Technologies FADA-CATEC (Spain) and […]
EUROMIL: European Defence and Armed Forces Common Threats and Challenges
The Strategic Compass represents a roadmap that will guide the EU through challenges and threats for the years to come and towards a stronger and more integrated Europe of Defence, able to act autonomously when needed and with partners when possible. The EU Member States are committed to advancing European defence capabilities and – for […]
Germany: 100 billion Euros to Modernise the Bundeswehr Armed Forces
Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced higher investments in the Bundeswehr during an extraordinary session of the Bundestag: “We need to invest much more in the security of our country in order to protect our freedom and our democracy.” Future defence budget to rise significantly Putin had intentions beyond the invasion of Ukraine, Scholz said. “Putin […]
2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games to Deploy Hundreds of Drones in Safety Frenzy
In 2024, Paris will organize the Summer Olympics, an opportunity for the French government and industrialists to join forces to test, deploy and standardize their arsenal of new surveillance devices: drones, facial recognition, behavior analyses, etc. comes back here on what we know today about this dystopian project, on what has already been tested and […]
US: DOJ Foresee an Increase in C-UAS Protection Activities and Criminal Enforcement Actions
The Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced the protection activities undertaken by the FBI to counter the threat posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at certain National Special Security Events (NSSEs), Special Events Assessment Rating (SEAR) events, and select mass gatherings throughout the country over the past fiscal year. DOJ and the FBI are publicising […]
Arms and Security Exhibition – June 2021 Kyiv, Ukraine
Arms and Security Exhibition – June 2021 Kyiv, Ukraine The XVII International specialized exhibition Arms and Security – 2021 took place on 15‑18 June 2021 at the International Exhibition Centre. Despite the difficulties due to the COVID‑19 pandemic, the current exhibition confirmed its status as a significant event of this type in Eastern Europe in terms of the number of exhibitors, […]