Defense, Risk & Security
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1/8/10 8:00 am ESTLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Date: Wednesday 20 January 2009 Time: 9.00am (UK) / 5.00pm (Singaporemore...English
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1/8/10 8:00 am ESTLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Security authorities in the UK and U.S. are planning to roll out whole-body scanners at international airports following the failed attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 as it began making its descent into Detroit Metro Airport on Christmas Day. The suspected bomber is understood to have moved undetected through airport security at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, and Amsterdam’s Schipholmore...English
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12/16/09 8:00 am EST
Latest Issue Examines Global Defence Issues and Industry in 2009; Looks to What Extent There Will be More of the Same in 2010.
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jane’s Defence Weekly, in its 2009 Annual Defence Report being issued today, writes that in military-geopolitical terms, 2009 will perhaps be most remembered as the year that Afghanistan – like Iraq before it – was subject to a surge of US and allied troops to effect a more substantial grasp on stability. The publication reviews major events and trends around the globe in 2009 and examines whether in 2010 there will be more ofmore...English -
12/9/09 8:00 am EST
Matthew Bell Writes that Most New Vehicles in Afghanistan Have Input from UK Motorsports Industry
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jane’s Defence Weekly reports in its next edition about the unlikely partnership between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the UK motorsport industry to develop innovative land vehicle solutions for harsh environments like Afghanistan and to satisfy Urgent Operational Requirements (UORs). Jane’s Defence Weekly’s Matthew Bell reports most new vehicles in Afghanistan have had some input from the motorsport industry. Bellmore...English -
10/30/09 8:00 am EDT
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--1st November 2009 will be 100 years since the first edition of All the World’s Aircraft went on sale. During the 100 years their have only been six editors who have documented the changing world of aircraft from the Bleriot to Concorde, they have all appeared on its pages together with their statistics and technical specifications. Jane’s All the World’s Aircraft is celebrating 100 years as the premier publication on technical andmore...English -
10/28/09 8:00 am EDT
The Only National Awards for Recognising and Rewarding Excellence in Policing in the United Kingdom
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For more information about Jane’s Review Police Awards please see: http://www.janes.com/events/awards/policereview/. Winner Community Police Officer of the year Award 2009: PC Shaun Brady Force: Merseyside Police Career highlights: PC Shaun Brady is a cornerstone of Liverpool's Riverside community who has managed to forge a relationship of trust between the police and residents in the area asmore...English -
10/20/09 8:00 am EDTLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Jane’s warned the spike in mergers and acquisitions (A&M) activity in the defence industrial markets witnessed during the second quarter of the year may have been a false dawn as activity slid back sharply during the three months to 30th September. For charts showing quarterly activity and top 10 deals click here :Or paste into the browser: http://press.ihs.com/images/10006/M&AReview_Q309.pdfmore...English
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8/20/09 8:00 am EDT
Jane’s Intelligence Review Investigates
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Jane’s reports that, despite an unexpected delay on the scheduled launch date of 19 August, South Korea is on the threshold of launching a satellite using its first domestically constructed launch vehicle. The development of South Korea's space programme has largely been shaped by the inter-Korean security dilemma and United States constraints on missile technology. Although development so far has been encouraged bymore...English -
8/20/09 8:00 am EDT
Jane’s Police Review Reports
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Officers at West Midlands Police could not believe their eyes last week when they walked into their station canteen to find known criminals tucking into lunch, Jane’s Police Review has discovered. Bobbies taking a break in Erdington police station, north of Birmingham, were 'outraged' to find offenders they had arrested just months before making themselves comfortable in the staff canteen, one told Police Review. A groupmore...English -
6/23/09 8:00 am EDT
IHS Jane’s Aviation Analyst Chris Yates Comments
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Jane’s Aviation Analyst, Chris Yates, explained, "Speculation earlier today that flight recorders aboard the stricken Air France FL447 may have been found on the seabed in the South Atlantic ultimately turned out to be incorrect. However, it did emphasis the importance attached to these devices and the limited time now available for their recovery. The sonar beacons will fall silent in just six days time meaning answers to the cause of thismore...English
