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123884
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2013.
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In this article, the author discusses strategic defense initiative for cyberspace citing reference to an address delivered by U.S. President Barack Obama who warned people of consequences of cyber-attacks. Also discussed is an announcement made by the cyber security company Mandiant Corp. accusing China of a sponsored campaigns of cyber-espionage.
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123853
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2013.
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Being one of the main illicit drug producers in the world, some Latin American countries have a very developed organization to fight against drug production and trafficking becoming an example for other regions of the world.
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130212
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123912
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2013.
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"We are literally at an evolutionery low in violence. State on state conflict is far less likely than it has been in the past. The problem is that other kinds of conflict, other kinds of violence, are exponentially more likely as technology spreades, as the information age allows aorganisations and individuals middleweight nations, if you will to have capabilities that heretofore were the purview of major nations states"
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ID:
123851
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2013.
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South America's indegenous defence market, alongside its international industrial cooperation, is growing year-on-year. The defence industry is capitalising on this to market their products a broad.
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ID:
123859
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Publication |
2013.
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In this article, the author discusses electronic warfare (EW) for rotary wing platforms. He talks about the importance of helicopters in a battlefield. According to him, helicopters can not survive in battlefield without adequate self protection systems. Also discussed is the modern self protection suite which includes radar warning receiver, laser warning receiver, and missile warning receiver.
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ID:
130211
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ID:
123863
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Publication |
2013.
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In this article, the author discusses the importance of convoy protection. The convoy protection includes improvements to vehicles, equipment and techniques. The technology includes gunfire/sniper detection which can indicate the source of incoming projectiles and cue remote and manned weapon stations. Also discussed is the convoy protection device RHINO from the U.S. military which uses a heat source to prematurely detonate passive infrared triggered improvised explosive device.
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ID:
123914
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In this article, the author discusses the role of grid computing on the battlefield. According to him, battlefield grid computing applications help military forces in transforming the capabilities of tactical networks by capacitating them to make use of logistic resources across the entire network. The grid model projects a large scale computing environment accessible at all system levels including networked laptops and the communications project Global Information Grid.
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ID:
123854
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2013.
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In this article, the author discusses the border security for Brazil. According to him, Brazil is the world's second largest consumer of cocaine. He discusses the importance of border security to stop drug and human trafficking, organised crime and poaching. Also discussed is the testing of the aircraft HERON from Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. under challenging weather conditions for operations related to border security in Brazil.
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ID:
123861
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2013.
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While deliveries of the V-22 to the USMC and USAF continue, Bell and Boeing part company on generation-3 tiltrotor development.
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ID:
123849
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Publication |
2013.
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Over the past few years, Brazil has developed their local defence industry to an high level offering very competitive products to the global and home market. Currently, Brazil's defence industry is growing and plays an important role in and for Latin America.
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ID:
130203
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ID:
123876
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Publication |
2013.
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Is conmplacency the biggest threat to counter terrorist strategies? Do we fully understand the dimensions of the threats and the most effective means of countering them? in times of economic instability, austerity and uncertainty, how do we fund the necessary resources? Can we agree on what these resources should be?
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ID:
123852
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Publication |
2013.
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The article offers news briefs related to naval procurement in Latin America as of April 2013. Argentina is to acquire six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) from the lifeboats maker Fassmer. The government of Brazil is offering the surface ship procurement programme PROSUPER. Venezuela has acquired the fourth economic zone patrol vessel PVOZEE from the shipbuilding company Navantia SA
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ID:
130202
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ID:
130200
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ID:
123913
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Publication |
2013.
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In this article, the author discusses the software defined radio (SDR) technology. SDR provides a platform to allow militaries to keep adding things to new waveforms and other radio frequency functions like electronic attack, signals intelligence and counter improvised explosive device jamming. Also discussed is the military programme SVFuA SDR from Germany which is to replace the legacy SEM family of radios. INSET: RUAG Defence: Tactical Telephony
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ID:
123850
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Publication |
2013.
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Summary/Abstract |
Airlifting consists of two distict types, strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving materiel long distances, whereas a tactical airlift focuses on deploying resources and material into a specific location with high precision.
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ID:
130216
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