Aerospace Diary

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Sept 24, 2012 Raytheon Company has entered into a distribution agreement with Monument Capital Group. Under the agreement, MCG will engage potential Indian partners to provide mass notification and non-lethal systems to solve challenging security problems and emerging safety requirements. Applications of these products include high-value asset and critical infrastructure security, protection against terrorism and piracy, explosives detection, and innovative emergency response solutions for natural disaster management. Security solutions are aimed at enhancing border, port, maritime and aviation security. “Our agreement with MCG will help to expand Raytheon’s global reach in homeland security, national defense and commercial security markets,” said Mike Booen, Raytheon Missile Systems’ vice president of Advanced Security and Directed Energy Systems. “The agreement also enables our customers to set up local operations for full services,...

Neelam Mathews July 3, 2011 Finally a report one can keep close to one’s laptop for regular reference! Sponsored by Assocham, Aviotech has done a brilliant job in outlining the background of the homeland security environment in India. It points on unresolved issues relating to internal stability on the role, responsibility and jurisdiction of the Center versus States during disaster management and major outbreaks of communal violence, insurgency, or any other social conflict leading to prolonged and escalated disturbance. Due to evolving nature of threats, the scope (HS) has evolved beyond policing and border management to include coastal surveillance, anti-insurgency, counter-terrorism, protection of sensitive infrastructures, cyber security and disaster management. Some facts the report confirms: Corporates are likely to scale up their security budgets by 35-40%. According to the industry estimates, security installations for manufacturing hubs in sectors, such ...