April 2008 Intelligence News

General Dynamics and Elbit Systems of America Conduct First U.S. Demonstration of Unmanned Aerial System for U.S. Armed Forces 30 Apr 2008 -- General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products and Elbit Systems of America, LLC, recently conducted the first U.S. demonstration of the Skylark® II Small Tactical /Tier II-class Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for representatives of the U.S. armed forces.
Special investigator raps Berlin's probe of CIA flights IRNA 30 Apr 2008 -- An independent investigator criticized the German government for its woeful probe of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) flights, the online site of the weekly stern news magazine reported Tuesday.
Boeing-Insitu Achieves ScanEagle Service Milestones for U.S. Marine Corps, Navy Boeing 29 Apr 2008 -- The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft (UA), a joint effort of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Insitu Inc., this month logged a pair of service milestones as it surpassed 50,000 combat flight hours with the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) in Iraq and 1,000 shipboard recoveries with the U.S. Navy.
Northrop Grumman Awarded Translation and Interpretation Services Subcontract Northrop Grumman 28 Apr 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) was awarded a subcontract as part of the Global Linguist Solutions LLC (GLS) team to provide management of translation and interpretation services for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Northrop Grumman to Provide New STARLite Radar for U.S. Army Unmanned Vehicle Application Northrop Grumman 28 Apr 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command to produce the new multi-function radar for the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Radar program.
US Lawmakers Criticize Bush Administration Over Intelligence on Syria VOA 27 Apr 2008 -- U.S. legislators of both political parties are criticizing the Bush administration for only recently disclosing intelligence it possessed about an alleged secret Syrian nuclear reactor that Israel bombed last year
US Justice Department Sends Letters to Congress Defending Interrogation Techniques VOA 27 Apr 2008 -- The U.S. Justice Department has sent correspondence to Congress which defends the use of controversial interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects.
Smithsonian puts UAVs on display AFPN 25 Apr 2008 -- Officials at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum unveiled a new exhibit April 24 of military unmanned aerial vehicles representing each branch of service.
Berlin plays down scandal over spying on Afghan minister IRNA 25 Apr 2008 -- The German government here Friday played down a scandal involving allegations that its foreign intelligence agency BND had eavesdropped on Afghan Trade and Industry Minister Amin Farhang.
Transcript: Background Briefing with Senior U.S. Officials on Syria's Covert Nuclear Reactor and North Korea's Involvement Office of the Director of National Intelligence 24 Apr 2008
SYNTHETIC DEMONSTRATION DEVELOPS UNMANNED VEHICLE COMMAND CAPABILITY BAE Systems 23 Apr 2008 -- BAE Systems has shown, for the first time, how multiple unmanned air and land vehicles can work under the command of a number of battlefield commanders to deliver vital reconnaissance and surveillance information to front-line troops.
Boeing Statement on U.S. Navy BAMS Decision Boeing 22 Apr 2008 -- Boeing has been informed that the U.S. Navy has chosen another company for its Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft system contract.
Man Arrested for Disclosing National Defense Information to Israel US Department of Justice 22 Apr 2008 -- Michael J. Garcia, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mark J. Mershon, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Weysan Dun, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Newark Office of the FBI, in conjunction with the U.S. Army, announced today the arrest of Ben-Ami Kadish on charges that he participated in a conspiracy to disclose to the Government of Israel documents related to the national defense of the United States and, in connection with that unauthorized disclosure, that he participated in a conspiracy to act as an agent of the Government of Israel.
Former US Army Engineer Accused of Spying for Israel VOA 22 Apr 2008 -- A former U.S. Army engineer has been arrested and accused of passing American military secrets to Israel during the 1980s
Navy Awards Northrop Grumman Unmanned Aircraft System Contract 22 Apr 2008 -- The Department of the Navy announced today that the Northrop Grumman Corp. has been awarded the system development and Demonstration (SDD) contract for the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS).
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop New SIGINT Capability for the Predator MQ-1 and MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Systems Northrop Grumman 22 Apr 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center for the development and flight-testing of a signals intelligence sensor payload for the U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and for the preliminary design of an expanded sensor package for the MQ-9 Reaper UAS.
Northrop Grumman Receives $79.4 Million Contract for Global Hawk MP-RTIP Sensors Northrop Grumman 22 Apr 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a $79.4 million contract for Global Hawk Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensors as the first element of the lot 7 production contract.
Gates Forms Task Force to Promote Intelligence, Surveillance for Warfighters AFPS 21 Apr 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates established a new task force last week to ensure the Defense Department is doing everything possible to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to support warfighters, he announced today.
U.S. 'turned blind eye' to torture of Afghan prisoners RIA Novosti 18 Apr 2008 -- A U.S. civil rights group said it has obtained documents from the defense department that confirm the U.S. ignored the use of torture by special forces in the interrogation of Afghani prisoners.
Israel's Shin Bet Admits It Held Palestinian Suspects' Relatives as Pressure Tactic to Win Confessions VOA 14 Apr 2008 -- Israel's internal security agency admits that, in order to extract confessions from Palestinian suspects, it has arrested prisoner's relatives on false charges.
German suspected of spying for Russia pleads guilty RIA Novosti 12 Apr 2008 -- German national Werner Franz G., 44, accused by German prosecutors of spying for Russia, has pleaded guilty, a source in a Munich court said Saturday.
Predator crashes in Iraq AFPN 09 Apr 2008 -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed northwest of Balad, Iraq, at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time April 9.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Completes Testing for GeoEye’s Next-Generation Earth Imaging Satellite General Dynamics 09 Apr 2008 -- General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today the completion of satellite integration and environmental testing for GeoEye’s next-generation earth imaging satellite, GeoEye-1.
South Korean spy plane crashes, pilots survive RIA Novosti 07 Apr 2008 -- Two pilots safely ejected as a South Korean military plane crashed on Monday during a routine patrol flight near the border with North Korea, the Xinhua news agency reported.
SAIC Awarded DIA Intelligence Analysis Contract SAIC 07 Apr 2008 -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it was awarded a prime contract in December by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). This multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support the Solutions for Intelligence Analysis (SIA) program.
Predator mishap occurs on Balad runway AFPN 04 Apr 2008 -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator ran off of the runway here while landing at approximately 12:40 p.m. local time April 4.
New Intelligence Report Says Iraq Situation Improving VOA 04 Apr 2008 -- U.S. officials say a new U.S. intelligence report on Iraq shows that conditions there are improving and that progress is being made toward healing political rifts.
CACI Awarded Prime Contract on $1 Billion, Multiple-Award Program With Defense Intelligence Agency CACI 03 Apr 2008 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract to support the multiple-award Solutions for Intelligence Analysis (SIA) program with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
U.S. lawmakers urge Russia to assist Britain in Litvinenko case RIA Novosti 02 Apr 2008 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously endorsed a resolution that urges the Kremlin to aid Britain in the investigation into the death of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko.
CACI Awarded $26.8 Million Task Order With U.S. Army C4ISR On-The-Move Product Management Office CACI 01 Apr 2008 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it has been awarded a $26.8 million task order contract by the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command to provide engineering support for the Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) On-The-Move Product Management Office.
U.S. and S. Korean Forces Commit Over 200 Cases of Air Espionage in March KNCA 01 Apr 2008 -- The U.S. imperialist aggressor forces and the south Korean forces committed at least 200 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in March with strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes of different missions, aggravating the situation of the Korean Peninsula, according to a military source.
Litvinenko family asks U.S. to urge Russia to aid murder probe RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2008 -- The widow and father of Russian security defector Alexander Litvinenko have asked U.S. Congress to back a resolution urging the Kremlin to aid his murder investigation, a London-based pressure group said.
Beijing Denies Involvement in China Spy Case VOA 01 Apr 2008 -- China is denying any involvement in an espionage case in which a U.S. defense analyst pleaded guilty to passing on classified information to an alleged Chinese government agent.