November 2007 Intelligence News

Former Russian FSB officer Trepashkin released from prison RIA Novosti 30 Nov 2007 -- A former security service officer convicted of divulging state secrets, was released Friday after his four-year prison term expired, a human rights group spokesman said.
National Security Agency Certifies New 'Sectéra® vIPerT' Phone by General Dynamics for Top Secret Communications General Dynamics 29 Nov 2007 -- General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that the Sectéra vIPer Phone has been certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) to protect classified communications via voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks at the Top Secret level and below.
UNITED KINGDOM AWARDS LOCKHEED MARTIN $4.8 MILLION FOR DESERT HAWK III UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS Lockheed Martin 28 Nov 2007 -- The United Kingdom's Defence Equipment & Support Organization in the Ministry of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $4.8 million contract to procure additional Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
Boeing Demonstrates Maturity of TSAT Encryption System Boeing 28 Nov 2007 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated the communications and transmission security architecture of its proposed Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT).
Suspect in Litvinenko murder rejects BBC theory that he was used RIA Novosti 26 Nov 2007 -- Britain's main suspect in the November 2006 murder of former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko dismissed on Monday a BBC claim that he may have been tricked into the poisoning of the Kremlin critic.
A Year After Litvinenko's Death, A Legacy Of Mistrust And Fear RFE/RL 23 Nov 2007 -- Just over a year ago, KGB defector Oleg Gordiyevsky received a phone call from his friend Aleksandr Litvinenko.
Litvinenko Family Remains Convinced Of Kremlin Role RFE/RL 23 Nov 2007 -- Today marks one year since Aleksandr Litvinenko, the former Russian security officer and Kremlin critic, died in a London hospital after being poisoned with a radioactive substance.
Litvinenko remembered on anniversary of death RIA Novosti 23 Nov 2007 -- Relatives and friends have paid tribute to Alexander Litvinenko, a former FSB officer and Kremlin critic, who died in London exactly a year ago.
Murder suspect in Litvinenko case mocks British special services RIA Novosti 22 Nov 2007 -- Andrei Lugovoi, an ex-Kremlin bodyguard who London accuses of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, a former FSB officer and Kremlin critic, mocked British special services on Thursday.
Litvinenko murder suspect settles dispute with Russian paper RIA Novosti 21 Nov 2007 -- Andrei Lugovoi and Kommersant, a leading Russian business daily, agreed on Wednesday on an out-of-court settlement on the businessman's $800,000 lawsuit against the newspaper.
US Justice Department Reopens Probe of Domestic Spying Program VOA 14 Nov 2007 -- The U.S. Justice Department is reopening an investigation into the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program, marking a major reversal in policy under new Attorney General Michael Mukasey.
BAE Systems Wins Unique Approval For Unmanned Air Systems BAE Systems 12 Nov 2007 -- BAE Systems has become the first UK-based aerospace business to gain design approval under the UK MOD Design Approved Organisation Scheme (DAOS) for Unmanned Air Vehicle Systems without a weight limit.
BAE Systems' HERTI Makes Middle East Debut at Dubai 2007 BAE Systems 12 Nov 2007 -- Fresh from an RAF deployment to Afghanistan, one of the world's first fully autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAV) will make its Middle East debut at Dubai 2007
The Raven puts more eyes in the sky AFPN 12 Nov 2007 -- The little cousin of the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper is making a big splash here as the RQ-11B Raven program takes flight.
UAV DET Launches Final Pioneer Flight Navy NewsStand 08 Nov 2007 -- Pioneer, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform that has served the fleet for more than 20 years, flew its last operational training flight Oct. 25 at Naval Air Station Whiting Field's outlying field Choctaw in Navarre, Fla.
Unmanned Air System Project For South Coast Formally Launched BAE Systems 07 Nov 2007 -- Unmanned aircraft could be used for police and coastal patrol work on Britain's south east coast from as soon as 2012, following the launch of new project that sees BAE Systems partnering with a range of government bodies.
US Senate Panel Approves Attorney General Nominee VOA 06 Nov 2007 -- A U.S. Senate panel has voted to send President Bush's nomination of Michael Mukasey as attorney general to the full Senate for a confirmation vote next week
BAE Systems' HERTI A Success In Frontline Trials BAE Systems 06 Nov 2007 -- The deployment of the BAE Systems HERTI UAV system into an operational environment has been hailed a success by both the RAF and BAE Systems - partners in the unique Project Morrigan.
Successful launch of the 3rd German SAR-Lupe satellite, equipped with SAR sensor electronics units Thales 01 Nov 2007 -- Thales Alenia Space applauds the successful launch of the third SAR-Lupe satellite that will provide high-resolution images to the German Ministry of Defence.
Over 170 Cases of Aerial Espionage Committed against DPRK KCNA 01 Nov 2007 -- More than 170 cases of aerial espionage were committed against the DPRK in October of which over 110 by the U.S. imperialist aggression forces and more than 60 by the south Korean forces, according to a military source.
Unmanned Aircraft Joins Operation Enduring Freedom AFPS 01 Nov 2007 -- A new, sleek, toy-like airframe is now a part of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade fleet of aircraft traveling the skies of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduing Freedom.
Russian witness says Litvinenko death could be accident RIA Novosti 01 Nov 2007 -- Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko could have died of radioactive poisoning through his own negligence, a Russian witness in the case said on Thursday.

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