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Etisalat to decide on Iraq market soon
Relevance Score: 5.696 2009-12-10 16:19:48
UAE-based telecom operator Etisalat will make a decision on how to get into the Iraqi market this month, a company executive told Reuters on Monday. Jamal Jarwan, head of Etisalat's international operations, said the company was considering bidding for a licence in the war-torn country or tying up with Kurdish ...
ATCi Integrates 3 Fly Away Broadcast Systems for Large Iraqi Broadcaster
Relevance Score: 4.008 2010-01-14 11:59:40
Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced that it has integrated 3 complete Fly Away Broadcast Systems for a major Iraqi broadcaster. ATCi provided 3 fully redundant, state-of-the-art Fly Away systems that this broadcaster will use to transmit news, sports and video throughout Iraq ...
$5.8M to Improve FOB Speicher, Iraq
Relevance Score: 3.525 2008-06-03 23:41:16
Wintara, Inc. in Fort Washington, MD received a $5.8 million firm-fixed price contract for replacement facilities for Forward Operating Base, Speicher near Tikrit, Iraq. Work is expected to be complete by Jan 31/09. 98 bids were solicited on Feb 4/08, and 12 bids were received by the U.S. Army Corps ...
Iraqis Take Lead in Tactical Ops With Up-Armored Vehicles
Relevance Score: 3.400 2009-05-19 21:46:47
The 6th Iraqi Army Division's military police frequently patrol the streets of Baghdad in light-utility vehicles that offer no more protection than a standard pickup truck. But thanks to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, MPs are getting a new, professional look this year. The 6th Iraqi Army Division's military police company ...
USA Looks to Bridge FMTV Truck Orders Until 2011
Relevance Score: 3.262 2009-05-28 10:47:15
Amateurs discuss tactics, professionals discuss logistics. A military force can have all of the flashy combat vehicles it wants, but without a solid underpinning of medium and heavy trucks to handle logistics, that combat force is either dependent or hollow. This truth has been vividly illustrated in Iraq, where the ...
Iraqi Network Slams Arab Suspension Of Al-Alam.
Relevance Score: 3.235 2009-11-26 19:44:17
Iraq-based Al-Nahrein radio and TV network has condemned two Arab-controlled satellite providers for taking Al-Alam off air, calling on them to apologize the Arabic-language channel. In a statement released on its website, the Iraqi network described the two Arab satellite providers' decision to drop Al-Alam as "a mistake" and ...
Iraq's hot, but a tourist hotspot?
Relevance Score: 3.149 2009-06-10 11:37:14
Iraq's first notable tourist, Jonah, hated it. Belched out of a whale and stuck under Ninevah's parching, sweltering sun, the Bible says he cared more for the plant that shaded him than for the city he was sent to save. Thousands of years later, it's cliché to say Iraq is not ...
Space technology assists Iraqi irrigation inventory project
Relevance Score: 2.986 2009-07-01 09:09:10
Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team's geospatial intelligence section are playing a role in helping Iraqi leaders prepare to expand irrigation and farming throughout Iraq. The Soldiers are teaching 20 Iraqi technicians on data processing procedures they will use to inventory the Iraqi farmland and irrigation infrastructure. Sgt. 1st Class ...
U.S. Moves to Replace Contractors in Iraq
Relevance Score: 2.783 2009-03-19 02:32:25
The decision not to renew Blackwater Worldwide's security contract in Iraq when it expires in early May has left the State Department scrambling to fill a protection gap for U.S. diplomats and civilian officials there. Two other U.S. security contractors with a far smaller presence in Iraq -- DynCorp International and ...
US Places Urgent Jammer Order for Navy Seals
Relevance Score: 2.721 2009-06-09 22:20:51
The US Department of Defense has placed a large order for new electronic jammers urgently needed by navy seals in Iraq working as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The $36.5m order will see electronics company Sierra Nevada Corporation produce joint counter radio-controlled improvised explosive device electronic warfare ...
Defense Focus: Future wars
Relevance Score: 2.678 2009-06-02 10:05:13
Recent wars involving major powers over the past decade have usually pitted them against small or technologically limited opponents. Some of the lessons learned from these wars are extremely important, but others are misleading. The most misleading lesson to be learned from quick "clean" wars against over-matched opponents is that war ...
U.S. faces logistics nightmare in Iraq
Relevance Score: 2.467 2009-07-27 20:45:47
The U.S. military is grappling with a logistics nightmare as it starts to withdraw from Iraq -- how to move an incredible amount of weapons and equipment from 283 military installations across the country. The Los Angeles Times recently dubbed the withdrawal of most of the 140,000 U.S. troops from Iraq, ...
A Higher-Tech Hog: USAF A-10C Upgrades and Refurbishments
Relevance Score: 2.330 2009-06-17 11:05:56
The Precision Engagement modification is the largest single upgrade effort ever undertaken for the USA’s unique A-10 “Warthog” close air support aircraft fleet. While existing A/OA-10 aircraft continue to outperform technology-packed rivals on the battlefield, this set of upgrades is expected to make them more flexible, and help keep the ...
Biometrics Track Bad Guys
Relevance Score: 2.317 2009-06-01 11:23:24
Northrop Grumman is developing a “biometric” intelligence system to help U.S. troops keep tabs on suspected terrorists and insurgents. The system, which identifies people by their fingerprints, iris patterns or other biological metrics, is meant to meet a need identified by U.S. forces in Iraq. On February 5, 2006, soldiers from ...
Iraq to impose controls on satellite Internet
Relevance Score: 2.314 2009-12-08 15:27:15
The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on satellite Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that has been strongly criticized by freedom of speech advocates as a dangerous first step toward political censorship. The plan to strengthen government control ...
Combat Aviation Brigade wraps up error-free Iraqi deployment
Relevance Score: 2.293 2009-07-02 11:09:33
The 4th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade found another reason to celebrate its recent return from a successful year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - everyone returned home to their families. The "Iron Eagle" brigade didn't lose one Soldier or aircraft during its deployment to Taji, Iraq, said Col. ...
atrexx @ The Forefront Of Additional Iraqi SATCOM For Troops And Personnel.
Relevance Score: 2.248 2009-10-05 12:18:44
German provider of telecommunications and broadcast solutions, atrexx Ltd. & Co. KG, has confirmed that it will be offering satellite-based communications services via the Eutelsat EUROBIRD™ 4A satellite to the Iraq region. The company is responding to the continued strong demand for communications services, including for security forces and for ...
atrexx @ The Forefront Of Additional Iraqi SATCOM For Troops And Personnel.
Relevance Score: 2.178 2009-10-03 13:04:26
German provider of telecommunications and broadcast solutions, atrexx Ltd. & Co. KG, has confirmed that it will be offering satellite-based communications services via the Eutelsat EUROBIRD™ 4A satellite to the Iraq region. The company is responding to the continued strong demand for communications services, including for security forces and for ...
Sale of F-16s to Iraq raises issues
Relevance Score: 1.914 2009-07-29 22:12:45
As U.S. forces move toward for a gradual withdrawal from Iraq, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was in Baghdad Tuesday to discuss pressing security issues with government leaders, including the possible purchase of Lockheed Martin F-16 combat aircraft. That's a highly sensitive issue. The Americans want to build up Iraq's ...
Paratroopers learn battlefield forensics
Relevance Score: 1.856 2009-06-18 10:50:00
Using computers and enormous databases, information analysts are better than ever at weaving together a flow of biometric data-mostly fingerprints-collected from the field to identify individual insurgents. Many of the fingerprints are extracted from bomb-making materials by experts after buildings are cleared by Soldiers, but there aren't enough experts to do ...
Paratroopers learn battlefield forensics
Relevance Score: 1.856 2009-06-11 08:48:32
Using computers and enormous databases, information analysts are better than ever at weaving together a flow of biometric data-mostly fingerprints-collected from the field to identify individual insurgents. Many of the fingerprints are extracted from bomb-making materials by experts after buildings are cleared by Soldiers, but there aren't enough experts to do ...
US Navy Beefs Up Commercial Satellite Capacity for Ships
Relevance Score: 1.685 2010-01-27 13:21:39
In the early weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US military satellite communications capacity was overwhelmed by the demand from US troops for satellite bandwidth to transmit voice and data communication. In response, the US military dramatically increased its use of commercial satellite capacity to meet the explosion of demand. A ...
US Aborts Tests Of Israeli Missile Defense System After Communications Glitch.
Relevance Score: 1.529 2009-08-01 15:38:13
Tests of a missile-defence system meant to shield Israel from Iranian attack were terminated over the past week on three occasions because of various malfunctions, Israeli defence officials said Thursday. In the latest case, an upgraded version of the Arrow II - a system being developed by state-run Israel Aerospace Industries ...
Colbert Goes Commando in Iraq
Relevance Score: 1.382 2009-08-11 14:28:35
To get a taste of what it means to be part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Comedian Stephen Colbert subjected himself to the full Army experience—soldiering up, pushing through basic training, eating dust in Baghdad, and even getting a buzz cut. While his efforts to enlist failed to impress the military, the ...
PLS vehicle: Backbone of distribution
Relevance Score: 1.359 2009-07-17 15:42:24
CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - The Palletized Load System is odd looking but is touted as the vehicle backbone of the Army's distribution and resupply system. The 89th Transportation Company from Fort Eustis, Va., inherited sixty PLS after driving M915 tractor-trailer vehicles for two of four deployments. Traditionally an M915 company, the 89th ...
Proactive Communications, Inc. (PCI) - Secure Satellite Communications and Remote Tactical Access Networks
Relevance Score: 1.230 2009-07-30 13:56:46
Proactive Communications (PCI) has a military heritage that makes the company uniquely qualified to assist with information communications technology (ICT) in support of the diverse and challenging missions being confronted by today’s military. PCI is an all-conditions satellite communications (SATCOM) provider with worldwide service-delivery capabilities, even in harsh environments such ...
Dragon Runner
Relevance Score: 1.217 2009-04-07 14:36:11
NREC collaborated with Automatika, Inc. (AI) to develop Dragon Runner, an ultra-rugged, portable, lightweight reconnaissance robot for use by the U.S. Marine Corps in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) for urban reconnaissance and sentry missions. Dragon Runner represents the state-of-the-art in rugged ultra-compact, ultra-portable mission-capable mobile robotics platform for use with wireless ...
Flash point Hormuz: Countering mine peril
Relevance Score: 1.215 2009-06-17 10:39:09
Britain's Royal Navy has reinforced its mine-hunting capabilities in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the only way in and out of the strategic waterway through which some 40 percent of the world's oil supplies pass. The deployment has coincided with concerns that Iran would retaliate against any U.S. or ...
DEFENSE: Service deal awarded
Relevance Score: 1.092 2009-07-26 20:52:53
General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command to service 330 Stryker infantry combat vehicles. The contract has a maximum potential value of $55.2 million. Through this contract, General Dynamics will service, repair and modify Stryker vehicles ...
Airpower Report For July 5, 2009.
Relevance Score: 1.083 2009-07-08 01:24:22
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations July 5, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials. In Afghanistan, a UK Royal Air Force GR-4 Tornado conducted a strafing run in a wooded location near Gereshk ...
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- Jacob: Currently located in United States, anticipating deployment to Afghanistan early 2010. Would like to procure a system prior to deployment so I have it ready to set up upon arrival.
- Spc wilson: I would like to seee a vid as well, but it says it has the latest in light weight independant suspension so it may have good controll, but all in all im liking what i see, having been to iraq myself i would like to see it in action and looks to be safer than the MRAP, and the 1115 series HMMWV’s