Boeing Flight Demonstrates Narrowband Communications Relay on ScanEagle
SEATTLE -- The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ] and its subsidiary Insitu Inc. announced today that they successfully demonstrated a high-performance Narrowband Relay communications system aboard a ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in June. The relay was designed to meet the needs of small distributed forces operating in areas where Line of Sight (LOS) communications would not normally be possible.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: airlines / aviation, boeing, government, Homeland Security, relay, release, webwire
BAE Systems To Protect Frontline Troops With Liquid Armour
Farnborough, UK - A counterintuitive liquid which hardens when struck has been developed by BAE Systems as part of a project to create future body armour offering soldiers greater ballistics protection and ease of movement in combat situations. The technology, dubbed 'liquid armour' by scientists and engineers at BAE Systems, harnesses the unique properties of shear thickening fluids which 'lock' together when subjected to a force to enhance the existing energy absorbing properties of material structures like Kevlar.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: business announcements, government, release, systems
Cross Match Introduces 1000 ppi Palm Print Livescan System with New XD™ Technology
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. - Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a global provider of biometric identity solutions, will unveil its latest livescan solution at the International Association for Identification (IAI) Educational Conference.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: cross-match, electronics, government, Homeland Security, international, release, webwire
NICE Inform, Incident Management Solution Available as Part of Motorola’s Latest Release of Dimetra™ IP Radio System for Public Safety
RA'ANANA, ISRAEL - NICE Systems, a lead ing global provider of intent-based solutions that enable enterprises and security organizations to extract Insight from Interactions, transactions and surveillance to drive business performance, reduce risk and ensure safety, today announced that NICE Inform , incident information management solution for public safety organizations, has successfully completed integration testing for Motorola's TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) DIMETRA IP release 7. The integration of NICE Inform with the new DIMETRA release enables police, fire and ambulance services personnel with a cost efficient, IP-based solution for the recording, playback and storage of end-to-end encrypted public safety radio calls. NICE Inform can be implemented right at the heart of the TETRA network to offer public safety professionals the assurances they need for the security and reliability of their communications storage and retrieval.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: high tech security, Homeland Security, interactions, mobile communications, press, release, security
Boeing Consolidates Directed Energy Work in Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ] announced today that it is combining its Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB) and Directed Energy organizations into a single Directed Energy Systems team based in Albuquerque.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: airborne, albuquerque, business announcements, directed-energy, government, Homeland Security, release
Nammo and Thales Australia to cooperate on Next Generation Aircraft Ammunition
Nammo and Thales Australia signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) at Eurosatory today for a planned cooperation on the next generation aircraft ammunition. This is driven by Norway and Australia's involvement in the F-35 fighter program and the need for a new ammunition round capable of meeting all requirements and ensuring lethality against both soft and hard targets. This will include cooperation on the Norwegian ammunition concept, APEX, and a special training round as well as Thales' frangible ammunition round called APFI.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: government, Homeland Security, press-release, release, thales, webwire
The DGA selects Thales for the COMCEPT design contract for the architecture of satellite communication networks
The DGA (French Defence Procurement Agency) has selected Thales to perform an architectural study and define the ground segments and networks for satellite communications, as a complement to Syracuse: Inmarsat, Telcosat and Athena. This study, known as COMCEPT ('COMplément de Capacités en Elongation, Projection et Théâtre' - Additional Capacities in Elongation, Projection and Theatre), defines the implementation of satellite communications and their use for the armed and security forces.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: Homeland Security, networks, release, telecommunications, thales, webwire
Sweden awards $29.6 million contract for Multifunctional Information Distribution System terminals to Data Link Solutions
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Data Link Solutions (DLS) has been awarded a $29.6 million contract for Multifunctional Information Distribution System - Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVTs) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, FMV. The equipment is to be used by FMV and the Swedish military.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: business announcements, distribution, government, high tech security, multifunctional, release
Boeing’s Colorado Satellite Ground Operations Achieve AS9100 Certification
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Boeing [ NYSE: BA ] announced that the Boeing Mission Operations Support Center (BMOSC) in Colorado Springs has received AS9100 certification, an internationally recognized standard of quality, safety and technology.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: aerospace / defense, boeing, high tech security, mobile communications, operations, release, webwire
Thales innovates to protect the foot soldier with the portable biodosimeter
CBW symposium, Stockholm, Thales innovates to protect soldiers by launching BioWARD, a personal chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) detection solution.
Categories: Homeland Security Tags: biological, chemical, government, Homeland Security, Personal, release, webwire
