ber security experts from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the nation’s service academies squared off last week in one of the nation’s most expansive and sophisticated cyber “war games,” the Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX). Lockheed Martin hosted the CDX command center and network hub at its Elkridge facility for the week-long event.
Lockheed Martin helped NSA establish a closed, secure network for the exercise, which links all the academies with CDX headquarters at the Lockheed Martin facility in Elkridge. The company is also providing technical support and expertise for CDX preparation and execution. This is the seventh year that Lockheed Martin is supporting and hosting the CDX.
Lockheed Martin currently supports NSA and a number of defense and intelligence customers with a wide array of cyber security technology and services. In October, the corporation announced the opening of the new Center for Cyber Security Innovation (CCSI) in Gaithersburg, Md., the centerpiece of its company-wide efforts in cyber operations. The CCSI joins the Wireless Cyber Security Center in Hanover, Md., which focuses on testing and evaluating the next generation of wi-fi, cellular and satellite technologies.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion.
sor Raytheon Company is building to detect and locate buried land mines and tunnels.
According to Nick Uros, vice president for Raytheon's Advanced Concepts and Technology group, the Morphable Networked Micro-architecture device will perform superbly in the role because of massive computing resources that can be used simultaneously to process data rapidly. Other advantages are a capacity for a large volume of data and efficient use of energy.
"Our MONARCH chip offers superior processing performance," Uros said. "It will ingest a vast amount of data from our sensor and process it with outstanding energy efficiency."
Many processors have greater computing power but use too much energy or can't accommodate enough data for this purpose, he said. Consequently, a condition known as input-output data starvation becomes a problem.
"That won't happen with MONARCH because of its balanced architecture," Uros said.
Raytheon will use the MONARCH-equipped sensor on the Seismic and Acoustic Vibration Imaging program, administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
The company is developing a sensor that will employ laser radar to find hidden targets by measuring ground-surface vibration. Algorithms (electronic instructions for calculation and processing) situated on the MONARCH chip and requiring substantial processing throughput will interpret the resulting data.
Raytheon Company , with 2008 sales of $23.2 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 87 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
The Boeing P-8A Poseidon completed a three-hour, 31-minute first flight on April 25, 2009. The aircraft is the U.S. Navy's newest anti-submarine warfare aircraft. Photo Credit: Boeing photo by Larry Trotter
"Today's flight is a clear demonstration of the program's commitment to delivering this critical capability on time and the result of a tremendous effort by the joint Navy/Boeing team. I commend Boeing for putting its 'A-Team' in place on this program and enabling the Navy to leverage Boeing's experience, expertise and, more importantly, dedication to make this aircraft a reality."
Prior to takeoff, the P-8A team completed a limited series of flight checks, including engine starts and shutdowns. During the flight, test pilots performed airborne systems checks including engine accelerations and decelerations, autopilot flight modes, and auxiliary power unit shutdowns and starts.
"This is an exciting day for the P-8A program and a tribute to the hard work of the entire team," said Bob Feldmann, Boeing vice president and P-8 program manager. "We understand the needs of the U.S. Navy and maritime patrol community, and we are dedicated to meeting every one of our future milestones on or ahead of plan."
The integrated Navy/Boeing team will begin formal flight testing of the P-8A during the third quarter of this year. Before that, Boeing will paint the aircraft, install additional flight test instrumentation and conduct a series of ground tests.
The P-8A, a derivative of the Next-Generation 737-800, is built by a Boeing-led industry team that includes CFM International, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Spirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation. The team currently is assembling and testing the first five P-8As.
The Navy plans to purchase 108 P-8As to replace its fleet of P-3C aircraft. Initial operational capability is planned for 2013.
Singapore Navy opens Information Fusion Centre at Changi Naval Base.
Chief of Navy, Rear—Admiral Chew Men Leong, who officiated at the inauguration ceremony on Monday said: "Since the interim IFC was set up in March 2008, we have had several encouraging incidents which bear testimony to the value of such (information—sharing) partnership."
He cited examples such as the MT Kraton, a ship hijacked in Indonesia in 2007.
He revealed that information shared among Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore led to successful rescue of the ship.
The IFC centre is part of the Changi Command and Control Centre or Changi C2 centre.
When fully operational next year, the C2 Centre will become a one—stop information and response coordination hub for Singapore’s maritime security.
It will also serve as a key node in the region’s information sharing network.
Navies from regional groupings such as the Western Pacific Naval Symposium Regional Maritime Information Exchange and Malacca Straits Patrols have been invited by the Singapore Navy to attach International Liaison Officers at the IFC.
Besides the Information Fusion Centre, the C2 Centre will house the Singapore Maritime Security Centre and the Multi—national Operations and Exercises Centre. — CNA/vm
President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday that Pakistani intelligence believes Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead but acknowledged they had no evidence.
unthinkable - now there's this: 
threatens no annihilation, it has launched no campaigns to organize in the West Bank and Gaza. 
The S-400 Triumf is a new generation air defense system developed primarily by the Almaz Central Design Bureau as an upgrade of the S-300 family. Jane's Information Group has reported that the S-400 may have been a joint development between Russia and the People's Republic of China, though this has not been confirmed. The Chinese designation for the system is HQ-19.
The S-400's NATO reporting name is SA-21 Growler, and the system was previously known as S-300PMU-3. It overshadows the capabilities of the other systems from the S-300 series, and its range is claimed to be at least two times greater than that of the MIM-104 Patriot system.
Russian sources have claimed the S-400 is capable of detecting and engaging targets out to a range of 400 km (250 miles), including aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, including those with a range of 3,500 km and a speed of 4.5 km/s. It has also been claimed that the S-400 is capable of detecting and engaging stealth aircraft.
Russia is exhibiting over 120 types of weaponry at the IDEF 2009 arms show in Istanbul on April 27-30. The biennial exhibition has been organized by the Turkish defense industry since 1993.
Aksenov, who leads the Russian delegation at the IDEF 2009 exhibition, said the possible deliveries of the S-400 to Turkey were discussed during talks with Turkey's undersecretary for defense industries, Murad Bayar.
A source in the Russian delegation later told RIA Novosti that the issue had a political aspect and strongly depended on the outcome of the ongoing dispute between Russia and NATO on the deployment of a U.S. missile shield in central Europe.
"We have explained to Turkish officials that S-400 is not just a simple air defense system but an element of strategic missile defenses, which can be placed in one country but protect the airspace over a number of neighboring countries," the source said.
The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the U.S. MIM-104 Patriot, and 2 1/2 times that of Russia's S-300PMU-2.
The system is also believed to be able to destroy stealth aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, and is effective at ranges up to 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) and speeds up to 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) per second. 
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