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Mexico needs ‘the latest in high-tech intelligence and equipment’

DefenceIQ - Tue, 06/10/2015 - 06:00
Founder and President of the International Organization for Security and Intelligence (IOSI), Johan Obdola has over 25 years of experience in security and law enforcement at both a national and international level. His experience includes time spent as an intelligence officer,
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Study - Workshop: Dual use export controls - PE 535.000 - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy - Committee on Legal Affairs - Subcommittee on Human...

Although EU Regulation 428/2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items system is in line with the main export control regimes and is seen as a model for others to follow, there are a number of ways in which the regulation could be enhanced and refined. Part One outlines the current state of play, purpose and implementation of the current regulation. In Part Two, against the backdrop of the European Commission's reform proposal, the effectiveness of the EU's dual-use export controls regime is explored further with regard to its potential contribution to international, national and human security, as well as their impact on EU economic and trade interests. The study concludes that the system’s effectiveness could be improved in a number of ways, but that this requires an effort to mobilise political will at different levels and across different institutions within the EU and its Member States, and to enhance human resources, cooperation and capacity-building. The European Parliament should also give consideration on a regular basis to issues relating to the scope and implementation of the regulation, in order to ensure that the objectives continue to be achieved.
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How the EU migration crisis will transform border security

DefenceIQ - Mon, 05/10/2015 - 06:00
“I have never seen anything like this in my 40 years of border management,” says

Su-30

Military-Today.com - Mon, 05/10/2015 - 01:55

Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Multi-Role Fighter
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MGM-140 ATCMS

Military-Today.com - Sat, 03/10/2015 - 01:55

American MGM-140 ATACMS Short-Range Ballistic Missile
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Last contract of CBRN Joint Investment Programme signed

EDA News - Fri, 02/10/2015 - 16:24

On 2 October 2015, the last out of fourteen chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protection projects within the Joint Investment Programme CBRN (JIP CBRN) was signed by Henk Geveke, Director TNO Defence and Security, on behalf of the consortium, and Rini Goos, Deputy Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency (EDA).

The signatures give way to the project “RACED”, which aims at enhancement of decontamination (DECON) procedures of material or equipment exposed to chemical or biological warfare agents. It will focus on a scientific and technological consideration of the complex question of “how clean is clean enough?

The “RACED" project will assess DECON procedures and, finally, will result in a prototype of a tool that shall assist operational commanders in minimizing the after-decontamination exposure risk, and assist them in making decisions on the assessment of the sufficient level of DECON, remaining hazards in terms of exposure to human beings and necessity of taking additional steps. 

“RACED” will be conducted by a consortium led by TNO from the Netherlands with partners coming from four more Member States and Norway: FFI (Norway), ITQB (Portugal) LBDB (Portugal), ACMIT (Austria), ADL (Austria), RMA (Belgium) and SUJCHBO (Czech Republic). The project is one of fourteen projects under the EDA Joint Investment Programme CBRN protection (JIP-CBRN), set up as Category A programme and funded by twelve Member States plus Norway with almost 12 million euro budget. It serves as an EDA contribution for the European Framework Cooperation, a joint effort of the European Commission and the EDA on maximising synergies between civilian and defence-related research activities.

The JIP-CBRN Programme Arrangement was signed in March 2012 on the ministerial level and two calls for proposals were conducted in 2012 and 2013, covering various Research &Technology projects within the CBRN area, such as: stand-off detection for chemical agents, point detection of biological agents, unknown samples handling, modelling & simulation of CBRN architectures, decontamination, protection equipment and sensor networking. With seven projects initiated within the first call frame, one has already been accomplished. This year, the “Biotype” project successfully ended with a demonstrator device with an integrated biosensor for point detection of airborne bio-threats based on anti-body lab on a chip technology.


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What is JIDA?

DefenceIQ - Fri, 02/10/2015 - 06:00
Colonel Richard J. Edwards is the Strategy, Plans and Policy Director on the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency's (JIDA's) coordinating staff, also known as the J5. Through the  Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, JIDA's
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Poland snaps up Lockheed Martin’s air-to-surface cruise missile

DefenceIQ - Fri, 02/10/2015 - 06:00
Poland and Lockheed Martin have signed a contract worth $500m for 40 units of the company’s AGM-158 Joint
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In-Depth Analysis - The Lisbon Treaty's Provisions on CFSP/CSDP - State of Implementation - PE 570.446 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence - Committee on Foreign Affairs

Since the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force in December 2009, major efforts have been made to implement the new institutional set-up it created: the EU has acquired legal personality, the post of Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has been created, the European External Action Service has been operationalised, and the EU Delegations around the world have boosted the EU’s presence and increased diplomatic and policy outreach. The European Parliament has also acquired a greater role thanks to the Lisbon Treaty, particularly in the fields of foreign policy oversight and budgetary scrutiny. Nevertheless, many provisions of the Lisbon Treaty, designed to provide a boost to foreign, security and defence policies, remain non-implemented owing to a lack of political support stemming from the fears of some EU Member States of the creation of a ‘two-speed Europe’ and loss of control over these fields in favour of the EU institutions.
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Video of a committee meeting - Thursday, 1 October 2015 - 09:38 - Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Length of video : 178'
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Disclaimer : The interpretation of debates serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of proceedings. Only the original speech or the revised written translation is authentic.
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European Air Transport Symposium unites experts in Vienna

EDA News - Thu, 01/10/2015 - 09:59

From 1 to 2 October, the 2015 European Air Transport Symposium will take place in Vienna. Hosted by the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sport and ran by the European Defence Agency (EDA), the symposium will bring together around 80 participants from the European Member States’ air transport community. The focus of the event is on improving operations and training from the operator’s perspective. The delegates will discuss several operational and training challenges with a single objective of tangibly improving European air transport interoperability.

“The 2015 Symposium is the sixth to be organised by EDA in support of the European Air Transport Fleet Programme and builds on the success of the other air transport training events we have ran over 2015 in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.  My thanks go to the Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sport for hosting what I am sure will be another excellent event”, said Roland Van Reybroeck, EDA’s Director for Cooperation Planning and Support

Brigadier General Karl Gruber, Austria’s Air Chief, said, “It is a very honourable task for the Austrian Armed Forces to host the 2015 Symposium in our capital Vienna. In times of limited resources, but permanently growing mission challenges, cooperation will play a decisive role to maintain our operational freedom of action. One of the most important cooperation fields is military air transport, enabling us to project our forces and to sustain operations, even when civil transport and ATC systems are no longer available. The Symposium offers an excellent opportunity, to discuss our common challenges and concerns."
 
EDA continues to build strong links with the Europe’s air power experts across a range of capabilities. The air transport programme remains vibrant with plans to further expand a range of training opportunities over 2015 and to establish a European Air Transport Training Centre in Zaragoza Spain by the end of 2016.

 

Background

The European Air Transport Fleet project (EATF) is designed to improve airlift provision within the European Union. EATF provides a flexible and inclusive partnership for national and multinational military air transport fleets and organisations in Europe. It addresses the way different air transport assets are acquired, operated, supported, and managed to ensure this is done in the most efficient way possible. The long term vision of the EATF is to establish a robust network linking various European air transport entities aiming at the efficient employment of all present and future air transport capabilities made available by the participating Member States for military needs, regardless of type or origin. 

Deliverables of the EATF are among others yearly training events (European Air Transport Training) and life airlift courses (European Airlift Tactics Training Course) as well as the European Air Transport Symposium.

 

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Unipower MH-8875

Military-Today.com - Wed, 30/09/2015 - 22:35

British Unipower MH-8875 Tank Transporter
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Innovative technologies enhance protection in the Arctic

DefenceIQ - Wed, 30/09/2015 - 06:00
White Glacier CEO Diego Jacobson overlooking Arctic 25 suit demonstration at DSEI, September 2015, Lond
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Did Mexico just buy Elbit’s Hermes 900 UAV?

DefenceIQ - Wed, 30/09/2015 - 06:00
Source: Elbit Systems An ‘unnamed customer’ in Latin A
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Mexico's cyber security problem, ten years later...

DefenceIQ - Wed, 30/09/2015 - 06:00
The challenges currently experienced by the government of Mexico, highlighted in the article ‘ Mexico sets sights on cyber security ’, in which it is stated that high value targets
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Shaanxi SX2190

Military-Today.com - Tue, 29/09/2015 - 01:55

Chinese Shaanxi SX2190 Heavy Utility Truck
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Mexico sets sights on cyber security

DefenceIQ - Mon, 28/09/2015 - 06:00
The reach of online hacking groups has not left Mexico untouched. Over half a dozen highly-publicised hacks of Mexican government websites have taken place. In doing so, the hackers have helped draw attention to Mexico’s vulnerability to cyber attacks, an issue often overshadowed
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Experts weigh in on cognitive radar

DefenceIQ - Mon, 28/09/2015 - 06:00
A fully autonomous radar; one that learns from mission-to-mission, from year-to-year, from conflict-to-conflict. One that requires only the slightest changes in software and configuration to go from high-altitude maritime ISR to performing low altitude Electronic Counter-Countermeasure
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