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The event analyses security considerations for oil and gas operators in Central Asia and the Caspian region IRN is pleased to announce that the Central Asia and Caspian Oil & Gas Security Forum will be held at the beautiful Fairmont Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan on the 8th-9th of April 2014. The hotel is situated within one of the Flame tower, the country’s largest sky scrapper and a construction synonymous with the Azerbaijan’s soaring success. It is thus the ide...

The DRS team maintained a consistently high performance rating in its supplier assessment system DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, was among 24 suppliers selected from more than 5,000 to win an award for excellence from the Northrop Grumman Corporation. DRS’s C4ISR business group was recognised for providing outstanding support on a challenging and sensitive programme with high visibility from Northrop’s Information Systems sector. The DRS team maint...

Counter Terror Expo will provide a forum for key industry players to interact and learn about new technologies The threats to maritime security from piracy, terrorism and political crises are increasing and ever evolving. New solutions and shared actions are required to protect ships, shipping routes, ports and harbours – indeed, our entire international supply chain. In recognition of this disturbing reality, Counter Terror Expo 2014, the largest international counter...

NCT Maritime Border Security and Biometrics will welcome high-level government and military representatives The inaugural edition of NCT Maritime Border Security and Biometrics will take place in the European Union's latest member: The Republic of Croatia. In collaboration with our event partner, CARINA (the Croatian Customs Authority), this two-day event will include a conference as well as an exhibition and a maritime security demonstration in the port of Split. NCT Mar...

GeoInt, Data and cyber security leaders will take stage at DGI 2014 to share their experiences and strategies DGI (Defence Geospatial Intelligence), the annual conference for the defence and intelligence community, has announced the final speaker line up for the 10th edition of the event, taking place in January 21-23, in London. GeoInt, Data and cyber security leaders from the world’s most progressive defence and government organisations will take stage at DGI 2014 to s...

AAC T-SAS system is an upgraded version of the TSM 2054 Side Scan Sonar, which is towed from both manned and unmanned vessels Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), a joint venture between DRS Technologies and Thales, successfully demonstrated advanced mine-hunting capabilities with the US Navy during the 2013 Fleet Experimentation (FLEX) Unmanned Systems (UxS) Campaign. By towing the unmanned high resolution synthetic aperture sonar (T-SAS), the system detected all exercise mines...

William J. Lynn III will serve on the NDIA board for a three-year term through 2016 DRS Technologies announced recently that its chief executive officer, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial Association. Secretary Lynn will serve on the NDIA board for a three-year term through 2016. The board guides the association’s charter to advocate for cutting-edge technology...

 The two companies will work together to promote PSIM projects in Latin America CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Prodar Inc., a global provider of advanced VTS/VTMIS, Port Security, Coastal Surveillance and Offshore systems, to provide integrated port and maritime security. Today, port security is responsible for all defence, law and treaty enforcement and counterte...

The optronic mast features optimised stealth characteristics At this year’s DSEI exhibition in London, Cassidian Optronics GmbH, previously known as Carl Zeiss Optronics, presents its new OMS 200 low-profile optronic mast. Using newly developed passive sensors the system improves reconnaissance capabilities, especially when visibility is bad. At the same time, the optronic mast features optimised stealth characteristics resulting from its highly integrated, compact desig...

The awards ceremony was held at the DRS facilities in Melbourne, Florida DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced the winners of its second annual Student Infrared Imaging Competition, a contest that allows students to showcase their innovative ideas using thermal imaging technologies. The awards ceremony was held at the DRS facilities in Melbourne, Florida. The winners for the “Best Overall Project” were, Will Warren, Daniel Yang and Yuncong...

SPADES surveillance system protects naval ships, ports, waterways, and high-value maritime assets from threats Stevens Institute of Technology and Sonardyne Inc., a subsidiary of U.K. based Sonardyne International Ltd., manufacturer of subsea navigation and security technologies, have executed a licensing agreement for intellectual property of the Stevens Passive Acoustic Detection System (SPADES), which uses sound processing to detect, track and classify vessels, swimmers and...

The product portfolio includes mission equipment for HALE systems and MALE systems such as HERON-1 system Cassidian will present unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of all sizes and for a diverse range of tasks at the DWT Unmanned Vehicles Forum, to be held at the Stadthalle Bonn/Bad Godesberg on 28 and 29 May 2013. "Already, the product offerings in the field of unmanned aerial systems can not only execute a broad spectrum of tasks in the military sector - civil use is conceivable...

DRS’ Technical Services group will continue to provide MRO services to Coast Guard C-130 aircraft for one year DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced recently it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to continue its maintenance, repair and overhaul work at the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Under the contract, DRS’s Technical Services group will continue to provide maintenance,...

Ralf Kannefass will also be a member of Cassidian’s Executive Committee Cassidian’s new Head of Programmes has been named as Ralf Kannefass (45). As part of his function, Kannefass will also be a member of Cassidian’s Executive Committee. The appointment will come into effect as of 1 June. Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Cassidian, stated: “I’m pleased to welcome Ralf Kannefass to Cassidian. He possesses international expertise in large programmes manag...

Rayner has senior and board level international experience with a diverse portfolio of organisations Sonardyne International Ltd. has recently announced the appointment of Dr Ralph Rayner as its new Non-Executive Chairman. Ralph is currently a Non-Executive Director of the company and will succeed outgoing Chairman Barry Clutton on 1st May 2013. Previously Finance Director and then Managing Director prior to his appointment as Chairman in 2009, Barry is retiring after 16 years...

DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced recently that it has released the latest generation high-performance switch matrix, a module that connects electronic signal inputs and outputs, such as an antenna to a receiver. Dubbed the SI-9332, the switch matrix is packaged in an industry-leading compact, lightweight, low power design. Its chassis uses only one-tenth of the rack space of comparable units, weighs less than 18 pounds, and consumes less than 130 watts of power. Deve...

Cassidian will present its latest solutions in avionics, mission and radar systems at LIMA 2013 Cassidian will present its high-class portfolio of defence and security products at the Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition which will take place between the 26th and 30th March 2013. "Looking forward to expanding Cassidian's operations into a springboard for strong and sustained growth in Asia-Pacific, our presence at LIMA ´13 is a major opportunity to...

DRS will transfer its state-of-the-art Microbolometer technology for uncooled infrared detectors to Cypress for high-volume manufacturing DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, and Cypress Semiconductor Corp. recently announced that DRS will transfer its state-of-the-art Microbolometer technology for uncooled infrared detectors to Cypress for high-volume manufacturing. The proprietary production process, developed by the Network and Imaging Systems (NIS) divisio...

DRS develops and integrates technology to inspect people crossing borders using fixed and mobile cameras DRS Technologies has announced its intention to pursue the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) program to provide border security technology along the southwest border of the United States. DRS is a world leader in sensor, network computing, and Command, Control and Communications technology, the central elements of detection, tracki...

This year at the second annual NAVDEX maritime security exhibition, Sonardyne International Ltd. will be giving live demonstrations of its fully automated surface and underwater security system NiDAR, and world leading diver detection sonar, Sentinel IDS. Taking place at the ADNEC exhibition centre in Abu Dhabi, the event runs from 17th-21st February, where Sonardyne will be on the UK Trade and Industry stand B-009. Co-located with the annual IDEX exhibition, NAVDEX is one o...

IPSecurityCenter from CNL Software will be utilised as the PSIM to integrate various security components CNL Software, a world leader in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) software, is pleased to announce that its IPSecurityCenter PSIM solution has been chosen by G4S Technology LLC as part of a security update project for the Washington State Department of Transportation, Ferries Division - the largest U.S. Ferry system annually transporting more than 22 million r...

ASIS Asia Pacific 2012 will be held at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong on 3-5 December 2012 ASIS International, the world’s premier association for security professionals, announced that Dr. Richard Weixing Hu, Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong will be a keynote speaker at the ASIS 6th Asia-Pacific Security Forum & Exhibition. He will speak about China and the Changing Security Environment in the Asia-Pacific. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt i...

ASIS welcomes abstracts on all security topics like oil security, supply chain security and  hotel security ASIS International (ASIS) has announced the opening of the call for presentations for its Annual Middle East Security Conference & Exhibition which will take place in Dubai on 17-19 February 2013. Around 450 security professionals, corporate executives, consultants and government officials are expected to attend 33 high-level educational sessions divided over t...

Seaport Security will provide visitors valuable information for determining security strategies While the shipping business continues to remain weak, the need for security against maritime threats has not decreased. Seaports in Asia and around the world face many varied challenges in safeguarding traffic, but whether they are located in developing countries or developed countries, they still have many points of commonality. Seaport Security Asia 2012 will address seaport security issues by allow...

MARSS has led a pan-European team of research and military institutesSonardyne is pleased to announce the acquisition of MARSS Ltd, a high technology marine company with operations in the UK, Monaco and Italy. The Company is run by founder Johannes Pinl and supported by the European Union security directive. MARSS has led a pan-European team of research and military institutes, legislative bodies and commercial operators in the development of innovative command and control solutions for vessel...

The Sentinel sonar system is designed to detect, track and classify underwater threats to military ships and harboursSonardyne International Ltd. has delivered two more Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar's to Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific (SSC) in San Diego, USA. The application is undisclosed, however, the systems are based on Sonardyne's latest evolution of its world leading underwater surveillance system, Sentinel. For the first time, Sonardyne is supplying the son...

 SAMI selects NSI as the independent assessing body for their Maritime Security Accreditation ProgrammeThe Security Association for the Maritime Industry (SAMI) has announced the selection of the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) as the independent assessing body for their Maritime Security Accreditation Programme, delivering robust verification and certification for companies providing security to merchant ships, offshore installations and port facilities worldwide.SAMI, an internationa...

 IPSA is building on its course base for supervisors, officers and trainersThe International Professional Security Association (IPSA) has recently reintroduced a specialist but limited Maritime Sector to deal with the increased needs of the maritime industry as they affect members, and company contracts. IPSA is offering, within its training programme, courses not only at Port Facility Security Officer and Ship's Security Officer level, but also for manned guarding companies involved in th...

 With over 1,300 exhibitors, DSEi is the world's largest integrated defence and security expoThe Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi 2011) is the world's largest fully integrated defence and security exhibition. DSEi provides a unique platform to present your latest equipment and systems to the world's defence and security industry. DSEi provides you with the opportunity to develop international relationships and generate new business opportunities with companies of all sizes...

  The Cassidian portfolio comprises defence and security productsCassidian adapts its organisation in order to create a further empowered and streamlined customer-oriented structure across the globe. The new organisation is based on two pillars: customer proximity and programme execution. In addition, a strong focus is set on cyber security. "The ultimate purpose of this new organisation is to ensure that we are more responsive to our customers, both at home and worldwide and to c...