July 31, 2006


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Welcome to the July 31st edition of the TransSec/Sentinel e-newsletter. Now logging more than 16,000 hits a month!
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Nuke terror plan announced
At the G8 summit held recently in St. Petersburg, Russia, Russia's President Putin and U.S. President Bush announced the joint "Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism."
UPDATED 31 July 2006




Unmanned aircraft stars in naval drill
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft and high-resolution surveillance and radar imaging systems
UPDATED 31 July 2006


"Port security" dogs U.S. trade debates
The issue of port security in other nations was a factor in the recent passage of two pieces of legislation
UPDATED 31 July 2006


Public-private ventures featured at trade show
"PPP for Security" is the name of a series of events that will take place as part of the massive SECURITY ESSEN international trade fair
UPDATED 31 July 2006


Security woes bite El Al
Israeli airline El Al says it looks as if 2006 will be a losing year
UPDATED 31 July 2006


Smiths for new Dubai terminal
Smiths Detection has received its first substantial contract from Dubai's Department of Civil Aviation
UPDATED 31 July 2006


Aerial threat interceptor
Northrop Grumman Corp. says it has developed a laser-based air defense system
UPDATED 31 July 2006

U.S. chooses radiation detectors
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has selected Thermo Electron Corp. to deliver high performance advanced spectroscopic portal (ASP) monitors
UPDATED 31 July 2006


Reusable e-seals
Brantano Ltd., a Belgian footwear distributor, has selected Unisto's Crypta 2K electronic seals
UPDATED 31 July 2006


New ticket machine detects explosives
Cubic Corp., a provider of fare systems to the transportation sector, has teamed with GE Security
UPDATED 31 July 2006


Customs copters start to arrive
The first of ten EC120 helicopters ordered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
UPDATED 31 July 2006



OSI Geospatial Inc. and the Marine Systems division of L-3 Communications Corp. have teamed up to pursue opportunities in the naval market including homeland security systems. For more shorts, click here
UPDATED31 July 2006


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UPDATED 31 July 2006

 


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