Defense, Risk & Security
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5/13/13 12:38 pm EDT
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.(May 13, 2013)—Combo microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for automotive applications are off to another exhilarating ride this year as revenue continues to climb, spurred by rapidly accelerating use in car safety systems, according to an IHS iSuppli MEMS & Sensors Report from information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). Global revenue in 2013 for combo inertial sensors used in motor vehicles will reach a projected $163 million, up a notable 77more...English -
2/15/12 10:19 am ESTLondon (15 February 2012) – Shortlisted companies for the twelfth annual Jane’s ATC Awards were announced on 15 February 2012 by IHS Jane’s Airport Review. The awards celebrate the improvements to air traffic control over the past 12 months across seven areas important to the future of the industry. The winners will be announced at the CANSO ATM Dinner & Jane’s ATC Awards event on the 5 March 2012 at the Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam. Ben Vogel, editor of IHS Jane’s Airport Reviewmore...English
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2/14/12 12:51 pm ESTLondon (February 14, 2012) – China’s defence budget will hit $238.2 billion in 2015, more than the combined spend of all other key defence markets in Asia Pacific which is expected to reach $232.5 billion in 2015, according to information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). China’s defence budget will double by 2015, growing at a rate of 18.75% (CAGR) between 2011 and 2015, reaching around four times Japan’s defence budget, the region’s next biggest spender. Japan andmore...English
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7/13/11 3:00 pm EDT
Combined offerings support mission critical decision making in the global aerospace and defense industries
IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analysis, and JANSON Communications, Inc., a leading full service communications strategy and brand positioning firm, have joined forces to better serve the needs of the global aerospace and defense industries with integrated market analysis and enhanced market positioning. “IHS Consulting draws on more than 110 years of security, aerospace and defense market intelligence from IHS Jane’s, combined with an unmatched combinationmore...English -
5/20/11 12:17 pm EDT
Holding territorial gains, standing up Afghan army and police and solving the “Pakistan Enigma” among key developments at a crossroads, according to IHS Jane’s editor, Peter Felstead
LONDON (May 20, 2011) – Developments in Afghanistan are at a critical juncture and could make the 2011 fighting season the crucial test for the future of the allied mission in Afghanistan, according to a new analysis in IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly by Editor, Peter Felstead, who recently returned from the warfront.The report, based on more than a dozen interviews with key International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) officials and visits to ISAF headquarters in Kabul, the ISAF base at Kabulmore...English -
5/4/11 1:58 pm EDT
The U.S. military may have operated a hitherto undisclosed classified helicopter type in its recent raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, says IHS Jane’s Aviation Desk Editor, Gareth Jennings
IHS Jane’s has examined images of the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed during the operation, apparently due to an undisclosed technical malfunction, and have concluded that the wreckage does not conform to any helicopter types that are currently known to be in service or in development with the US military. The main body of the helicopter was destroyed at the crash site by U.S. special forces, leaving only the tail section of the helicopter. Aspects of the design of the tailmore...English -
3/25/11 12:41 pm EDTJane’s Defence Weekly, through the use of satellite imagery analysis, has discovered that Iran has been expanding its capabilities at the Semnan space centre and is likely to have a missile and satellite launch site capable of accommodating larger missiles and satellite launch vehicles ready for operation by mid-2013. Jane’s Defence Weekly has identified that a number of complex facilities are nearing external completion after only months of construction. Rapid construction thatmore...English
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3/25/11 7:03 am EDT
Human Tragedy and Turmoil Unlikely "to Derail" Global Economy
LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Economists and industry experts in automotive, energy, risk, security, shipping, and supply chain at IHS (NYSE:IHS), a leading global source of information and analysis, said today the triple disaster in Japan and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa likely would have only a limited impact on the global economy – provided the twin shocks of higher oil prices and the supply chain disruptions from Japan do not get much worsemore...English -
3/9/11 10:08 am ESTMajor achievers and innovators in air traffic control were hailed by Jane’s Airport Review on 7 March, at the CANSO ATM Dinner & Jane’s ATC Awards 2011. Reflecting its commitment to the ATC sector, IHS Jane’s joined forces with leading industry body CANSO to put on a gala awards evening at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel in Amsterdam. The Awards are a valuable platform for the industry, enabling it to showcase important initiatives making air travel safer, more efficient and less damagingmore...English
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7/21/10 5:00 am EDT
Satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jane’s Intelligence Reviewhas acquired commercially available satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe taken over sites in Myanmar reported to be nuclear sites, including two machine tool factories. These images corroborate evidence gathered by the Democratic Voice of Burma from Major Sai Thein Win, a defector from Myanmar, who worked as a deputy director at the two machine tool factories. Jane’s Intelligence Review Contributormore...English
