DefenceTalkThe United Arab Emirates ordered two military surveillance satellites from France on Monday, in a deal worth more than 700 million euros ($913.2 million). The Falcon Eye deal, signed in Abu Dhabi over competition from Lockheed Martin of the United States, includes the supply and launch of two high-resolution Helios surveillance satellites, a control station […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uae-buys-two-french-surveillance-satellites-48591/

DefenceTalkChina and Indonesia headed the list of 177 countries named as sources of Internet attacks, a security survey said Tuesday. The survey from US security firm Akamai found China remained at the top of the list in the first quarter of 2013, but its share of all attacks dropped to 34 percent from 41 percent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-indonesia-lead-sources-of-online-attacks-study-48589/

DefenceTalkUTAH TEST AND TRAINING RANGE, Utah — The U.S. Army completed Early User Testing (EUT) of the Raytheon Company-developed JLENS. During the six-week-long EUT, soldiers tested JLENS’ ability to operate in a number of complex scenarios that replicated an operational environment. The soldiers also tested JLENS’ endurance by operating the system continually for 20 days. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-soldiers-test-jlens-in-real-world-scenarios-48580/

DefenceTalkNever mind the non-stop collection of metadata and other sneaky surveillance tools being implemented by the NSA: a new report has revealed that the National Security Agency’s spy powers allow the government to grab location data on just about anyone. In an article published by the Washington Post over the weekend, journalist Dana Priest detailed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nsa-locates-cell-phones-even-when-they-are-turned-off-48558/

DefenceTalkThe Missile Defense Agency will soon have available a deployment-ready AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to help counter the more than 6,300 ballistic missiles outside of U.S., NATO, Russian and Chinese control. Raytheon has delivered a cooling equipment unit (CEU) — a crucial component of the AN/TPY-2 radar — more than 14 months early, supporting […]https://www.defencetalk.com/early-hardware-delivery-enables-deployment-of-crucial-missile-defense-radar-48517/

DefenceTalkIndra has created i-CSOC (CyberSecurity Operations Center), a new center specialized in cybersecurity operations, from which it provides protection for systems and networks for companies, organizations and institutions that require it. Indra’s centre was founded with the aim of becoming an international benchmark. It has approximately 100 experts working together in a 500-m2 facility fitted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indra-creates-an-advanced-cybersecurity-operations-center-48494/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company’s (RTN) 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3rd Gen FLIR) Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) and fire control successfully achieved proof of concept in a series of laboratory and field tests. Preliminary evaluation of the impact of firing all versions of the TOW missile was also performed. “Raytheon’s FLIR improvement program provides warfighters with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-demos-high-definition-two-color-3rd-generation-flir-system-48492/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea’s defence ministry said Monday it has ordered its staff to install a smartphone application that restricts key functions like the camera in an attempt to prevent military leaks. The ministry said that, from Monday, its 1,500 staff are no longer allowed to bring smartphones into their offices without installing the app, called “Mobile […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-enforces-smartphone-app-to-curb-military-leaks-48482/

DefenceTalkThrough a five-year, 66.7 million Australian dollar ($60.45 million) contract with the Australian Department of Defence, Boeing will provide enhanced support services for Vigilare, the air defense command and control system that is giving the Australian Defence Force unparalleled ground and airborne situational awareness. Through remediation of the multiyear performance-based contract, signed on July 1, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-receives-contract-to-support-australias-vigilare-system-48473/

DefenceTalkQinetiQ North America, Waltham, Mass., is being awarded a $7,772,646 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of Talon IV vehicles, spares and training. This contract will support Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Pakistan (100 percent). The Talon IV robot provides the military’s explosive ordnance disposal technicians with a man transportable capability to remotely perform reconnaissance. Work […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-orders-talon-iv-eod-robots-for-pakistan-48466/