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• 7th Annual Counter-IEDs 76 Portland Place, London, United Kingdom June 24 - 26 2013   June 24 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• 10th Annual Global MDA: Coastal Surveillance 2013 Singapore Expo, Singapore November 11 - 14 2013   November 11 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• Armoured Vehicles Africa 76 Portland Place, London, UK July 2 - 4 2013   July 2 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• 	Col (Ret) Cobux van der Merwe of SAAB speaks about Active Armored Vehicle Protection In this presentation you will learn about: Active Vehicle Protection • The protection padadox - more with less • Protection options and challenges • Survivability by Alternative means - APC Concepts and Play-offs Col (R) Cobus van der Merwe  Executive Manager, Land Forces Saab Avitronics
  Tags: Active Protection | armored vehicle protection | vehicle protection

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• Future Ground Forces Interview with Dr. Carole Teolis The following interview was conducted by Nick Younker, Senior Editor of the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement with Dr. Carole Teolis, the Chief Technology Officer of TRX Systems Inc. Q. (NY):  What do you see as the biggest difficulty for tracking and monitoring dismounted ground forces is in our current wars? A. (CT):  In Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers are increasi....Read more

  Contributor:  Carole Teolis Tags: Future Ground Forces | Army Ground Forces | Infantry Technology 08/13/2010  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Maritime Search & Rescue Asia 2013 Singapore Expo, Singapore November 11 - 11 2013   November 11 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• SAPI Plates and Saving Lives in the US Military Body armor has been used by warfighters for millennia. As with any weapons systems, countermeasures are developed. Body armor (depending on type) provides protection to the body from varying kinds of attacks from blunt force trauma, edged weapons, bullets and fragmentation. Historically body armor was leather, bronze or steel. The Romans were known for very high quality scale steel armor over 2,000 years....Read more

  Contributor:  Jason Verdugo Tags: SAPI | ESAPI | MTV 11/17/2009  12:00:00 AM EST

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• Lieutenant Colonel Myles of PEO Soldier Discusses Advanced Combat Helmets heading Downrange Lieutenant Colonel Myles served as the Product Manager for Soldier Survivability Items at PEO Soldier. PEO Soldier is charged with the responsibility of developing, equipping and fielding soldiers with the very best technology possible. Based at Fort Belvoir, VA the scope of Program Executive Office Soldier

  Contributor:   Sean Pillai Tags: LTC Myles | PEO Soldier | ACH 09/30/2009  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• 	Dr. Ling Rothrock on Diagnostic Vehicle Systems Watch as Dr. Rothrock walks you through the processes of system diagnostics as it applies to the vehicle community. You'll learn about sustainments systems and how they fit in with the DOD Open Architecture.
  Tags: Ling Rothrock | Diagnostic Vehicle Systems | JLTV

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• Cyber Defense & Network Security Waterview Conference Center, Arlington, VA June 24 - 26 2013   June 24 Register Now | View Agenda | Learn More

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• 	Bob Lusardi, Deputy Program Manager LAV, USMC Talks about Protecting the LAV In this keynote presentation you will learn about: Protecting Light Armored Vehicles • Base vs. add-on systems • Mission role protection kits • Expanding the protection envelope Dr. Bob Lusardi Deputy Program Manager, Light Armored Vehicles
  Tags: MARCORSYSCOM | LAV Armor | LAV Protection

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• Developing Integrated Strategies for Coastal and Harbor Protection
  

  What is 'information fusion capability' within the maritime domain? Captain Kevin Kiefer, Sector Commander Baltimore, USCG defines what this means, and how it applies across USCG, CBP and DHS. Read on to explore the current focus areas, challenges, threats and technological requirements for coastal and harbor protection...   Speak about ways in which the USCG is looking to incre....Read more

  Contributor:  Kevin Kiefer
  Tags: Maritime Security | Homeland Security | Harbor Protection
  03/04/2013  12:00:00 AM EST

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• U.S. Border Authorities Eye Next Gen Mobile Surveillance Systems The U.S.Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is looking to invest in next generation mobile surveillance systems as it steps up the fight against illegal smuggling and trespassing. The CBP is expected to release a request for proposals (RFP) in the next month after a lengthy period of market research that began in December 2011. The agency has identified mobile surveillance systems (MVSS) has a cr....Read more

  Contributor:  Mike O'Brien Tags: Border Management Southwest | Night Vision | Customs and Border Protection 04/25/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Iraq to Receive Lockheed’s Super Hercules Airlifters THE IRAQI Air Force (IQAF) is set to receive its final three Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules airlifters. Aircraft number 5721 was the first of these aircraft to be ferried from Lockheed Martin’s production facility here on April 23, 2013. All three C-130Js were ferried to U.S. Air Force bases prior to delivery to the IQAF.   The IQAF, a legacy C-130 operator, received its first C....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Lockheed Martin | Raytheon | U.S. Air Force 04/29/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• In Brief: USAF’s Big New Contract; Suicide Shocker; Rethink on Syria THE AIR Force has awarded a contract to Flight Safety Services Corporation on May 1, taking a major step forward in achieving its top acquisition priority - delivering a new aerial refueling capability to the warfighter. The contract, which is valued at $78,369,818, includes an initial obligation of $1 million for engineering, manufacturing, and development of the KC-46A Aircrew Training System (ATS)....Read more

  Contributor:  Mike O'Brien Tags: U.S. Air Force | DoD/VA Healthcare | Syria 05/03/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Air Force Strips 17 Officers of Missile Launch Duty After Test Failings In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Air Force has stripped 17 officers of their authority to control and launch nuclear missiles because of alleged incompetence and code violations. The secret sidelining happened in April, a month after an inspection of the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. Related: F-35: The Weapons The unit earned a “D” in a test of Minutem....Read more

  Contributor:  Mike O'Brien Tags: U.S. Air Force | Nuclear missiles 05/08/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Boeing-Built Satellite Enhances Tactical Communications for Warfighters Boeing has received the first on-orbit signals from the fifth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite it is delivering to the U.S. Air Force to give warfighters greater access to fast, secure communications that help them complete their missions more safely and effectively. After reaching final orbit, WGS-5 will complete several maneuvers and tests before beginning operations. WGS-5, part of the u....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: SATCOM | U.S. Air Force | Boeing 05/28/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Letter Sent to Fairchild Air Force Base is Being Tested for Ricin UPDATE: The FBI has confirmed that tests proved that the lethal poison ricin was in the letter sent to Fairchild Air Force Base. Original story is below: A letter sent to Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, is being tested for possible ricin contamination, the FBI has revealed. The letter was intercepted on May 22, the same day a similar letter was stopped from reaching Preside....Read more

  Contributor:  Mike O'Brien Tags: U.S. Air Force | Ricin | President Obama 05/31/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• Afghan Airmen Gain New Airpower Capability As the 2013 fighting season continues in Afghanistan, the Afghan National Security Forces can add yet another airpower capability to their ever increasing list: air attack from an Afghan air force Mi-35 HIND attack helicopter. Members of the 377th Rotary Wing Squadron from the Kabul Air Wing fired 23 mm rounds from newly mounted twin-barreled Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 guns on an Mi-35 for the first tim....Read more

  Contributor:  IDGA Editorial Staff Tags: Afghanistan | U.S. Air Force | NATO 06/03/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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• In Brief: Navy’s Next-Gen Amphib; F-35 Victory; Oklahoma Relief THE U.S. NAVY is getting ready  for final tests for the amphibious assault ship America (LHA-6), the first of 11 next-generation “America-class” hybrid-electric amphibs that will enter the fleet. The USS America is now nearly 90 percent complete at a Huntington Ingalls Industries facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and is expected to begin work in September 2016. The America-cla....Read more

  Contributor:  Mike O'Brien Tags: U.S. Navy | Armed Services Committee | U.S. Air Force 06/04/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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