August 2009 Intelligence News

More than 170 Cases of Aerial Espionage Perpetrated against DPRK KCNA 31 Aug 2009 -- US and South Korean forces perpetrated more than 170 cases of aerial espionage against the DPRK in August.
Cheney Criticizes Probe of Bush-Era CIA Interrogators VOA 30 Aug 2009 -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney says the Obama administration's decision to open a criminal probe of U.S. interrogators in the war on terror is politically motivated and detrimental to America's national security.
Russian army officer gets 6 years in jail for spying for Georgia RIA Novosti 28 Aug 2009 -- A Russian military court on Friday sentenced an officer to six years in prison for high treason and espionage and stripped him of his rank.
New supercomputer supports ISR research, development AFNS 28 Aug 2009 -- Desch, one of the world's most powerful supercomputer's, will be dedicated during a ceremony here August 31.
Lockheed Martin Airborne Intelligence Test Bed Completes Maiden Flight; Receives FAA Certification Lockheed Martin 26 Aug 2009 -- Warfighters will receive critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities sooner, now that the airborne test bed developed by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has received its Experimental Airworthiness Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration.
UN human rights chief welcomes US investigation into alleged CIA abuses UN News Centre 25 Aug 2009 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has welcomed the decision by the United States Attorney-General to appoint a special prosecutor to look into whether Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers and contractors broke US laws while conducting interrogations outside the US, including at Guantanamo Bay.
Cheney Criticizes Obama Over CIA Probe VOA 25 Aug 2009 -- President Barack Obama for allowing the Justice Department to investigate CIA interrogations of terrorism suspects under the Bush administration.
White House Appoints Prosecutor To Probe Bush-Era Interrogation Practices RFE/RL 25 Aug 2009 -- The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is taking steps to review the U.S. government's past and future treatment of terrorism suspects, including the launch of a criminal investigation into CIA questioning of terror suspects during the Bush administration
Message from the Director: Release of Material on Past Detention Practices Central Intelligence Agency 24 Aug 2009 -- Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Leon E. Panetta on Release of Material on Past Detention Practices
Special Task Force on Interrogations and Transfer Policies Issues Its Recommendations to the President US Dept. of Justice 24 Aug 2009
Statement of Attorney General Eric Holder Regarding a Preliminary Review into the Interrogation of Certain Detainees US Dept. of Justice 24 Aug 2009
Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned and Unmanned Platforms Northrop Grumman 24 Aug 2009 -- A leader in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully demonstrated Joint STARS and E-2 Hawkeye interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms during a recent virtual joint military demonstration involving U.S. and coalition forces.
US Establishes New Interrogation Unit, Names Head of Prisoner Abuse Probe VOA 24 Aug 2009 -- The White House says it will directly supervise a new unit that is being set up to interrogate high value terror detainees. The announcement came Monday as the Obama administration named a federal prosecutor who will investigate past cases of detainee mistreatment.
Statement from the Press Secretary on the Department of Justice Inquiry The White House 24 Aug 2009
Report: CIA Threatened Detainees With Weapons VOA 22 Aug 2009 -- U.S. officials say a CIA report says intelligence officials threatened terrorist suspects with guns and in at least one case, with a power drill to try to get them to talk.
US Hired Contractors to Hunt, Kill al-Qaida Operatives VOA 20 Aug 2009 -- Two US newspapers reporting that the CIA hired contractors as part of a program to locate and kill top al-Qaida operatives.
Prague delayed expulsion of Russian diplomats - Ex-Czech minister RIA Novosti 20 Aug 2009 -- Prague put off expelling two Russian diplomats until the country's European Union chairmanship expired in July.
CACI Awarded Prime Position on $900 Million Contract With U.S. Army Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate CACI 19 Aug 2009 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today it has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity task order contract to continue its support for the U.S. Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate (I2WD) through the Technical Engineering Support Services (TESS) award.
Alleged Kazakh KNB Agents To Stand Trial In Austria RFE/RL 19 Aug 2009 -- Kazakh president's former son-in-law says agents from Kazakhstan's Committee for National Security will go on trial in Austria.
Russia says no official notice on diplomat expulsions from Prague RIA Novosti 18 Aug 2009 -- Russian Embassy in Prague received no official notification about the expulsion of 2 Russian diplomats.
British Paper Says Kazakh Ambassador 'KGB Spy' RFE/RL 18 Aug 2009 -- A British newspaper says it has evidence that the Kazakh ambassador to Britain has been a spy since 1988.
Enlisted sensor operators take flight in AF's newest career field AFNS 18 Aug 2009 -- USAF officially welcomed first class of 10 enlisted unmanned aircraft system sensor operators.
Air Guard should keep UAS missions AFNS 17 Aug 2009 -- The Air National Guard should remain in the unmanned aircraft systems business now and in the future.
Russia reacts angrily to diplomat expulsions in Prague RIA Novosti 17 Aug 2009 -- Russian FM condemned the Czech Republic's decision to expel two Russian diplomats accused of spying.
WATCHKEEPER completes major flight trials milestone Thales 13 Aug 2009 -- Thales UK is pleased to announce that the WATCHKEEPER unmanned air system (UAS) successfully completed a key set of inaugural flights in June 2009, which will allow the system to progress to a series of ground system and flight trials in the UK.
General Calls for Quicker Fielding of Unmanned Systems AFPS 12 Aug 2009 -- The Defense Department and unmanned systems developers must do a better job fielding unmanned capabilities to servicemembers on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan, a senior military officer said here yesterday.
Convention Showcases Unmanned Capabilities AFPS 12 Aug 2009 -- Senior defense officials are getting a glimpse this week of the latest in unmanned systems technologies, which many concede is the way of the future for the U.S. military.
Boeing, Schiebel to Pursue Opportunities in Unmanned Airborne Systems With CAMCOPTER S-100 Boeing 11 Aug 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Schiebel Industries AG of Austria today announced they have signed a teaming agreement to pursue marketing and support opportunities for Schiebel's S-100 CAMCOPTER.
Northrop Grumman Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes RSTA/ISR Demonstration Northrop Grumman 11 Aug 2009 -- A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) owned land-based MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS), designated P7, successfully demonstrated its reconnaissance surveillance and target acquisition/intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (RSTA/ISR) capabilities this week at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Ariz.
Northrop Grumman Awarded Airborne Sensor Demonstration Contract Northrop Grumman 10 Aug 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract to conduct a maritime airborne sensor demonstration using a company owned MQ-8B Fire Scout tactical Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) by ABS Group, a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center.
Northrop Grumman-Developed U.S. Navy Unmanned Fire Scout Nears Operational Evaluation Northrop Grumman 10 Aug 2009 -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed (NYSE:NOC) MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (VTUAV) recently completed flight tests aboard the USS McInerney.
Boeing to Demonstrate Unmanned Cargo Aircraft for US Marine Corps Boeing 10 Aug 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $500,000 contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory on Aug. 5 to demonstrate the company's A160T (YMQ-18A) Hummingbird for the Marines' Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration Program.
Britain's Intelligence Chief Denies Use of Torture of Terror Suspects VOA 10 Aug 2009 -- The head of Britain's secret intelligence service, MI-6 denies that there has been torture or the complicity to torture by the service in connection with arrests and interrogations of terrorism suspects abroad.
Air Force, academic community come together for future of unmanned aircraft systems AFNS 07 Aug 2009 -- Officials of the Air Force and national academic community attended an unmanned aircraft symposium.
Army Aviation - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Army News 06 Aug 2009 -- The Army operates a fleet of fixed wing unmanned aircraft systems that are critical assets to fight and win at the tactical level of warfare.
Ex-intelligence chief to be posted to EU CNA 05 Aug 2009 -- Former Taiwanese National Security Bureau Director-General Shi has been named the bureau's new representative to the EU.
Northrop Grumman-Built Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Reaches 25,000 Combat Hours Northrop Grumman 05 Aug 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) recently reached a major milestone -- 25,000 combat hours -- during an operational sortie July 8-9 from a deployed location.
Parliamentary Committee Calls for Inquiry into Alleged British Torture Complicity VOA 04 Aug 2009 -- British human rights parliamentary committee called for an independent inquiry to be established to examine claims that British intelligence was complicit in acts of torture on terrorism suspects during rendition.
Russian company develops heavy UAV for military use RIA Novosti 04 Aug 2009 -- Russia's Kronshtadt defense company has developed a new- generation heavy unmanned aerial vehicle for military purposes.
Successful Demonstration in Brazil of IAI's Heron UAV Israel Aerospace Industries 03 Aug 2009 -- A successful demonstration of Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System took place last week in Brazil. The demonstration was done at the request of the Brazilian federal police, which is testing UAV use for several purposes, including border security, and smuggling, natural resource theft, and drug trafficking concerns.
CACI Awarded $133 Million in Previously Unannounced Contracts to Support National Security and Intelligence CACI 03 Aug 2009 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CACI) announced today that it has been awarded approximately $133 million in previously unannounced contracts with federal government clients in the national security and intelligence communities.
Air Force officials to host UAS Symposium AFNS 01 Aug 2009 -- Air Force officials will host the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Symposium Aug. 4 to 6 at the University of North Dakota, in which participants will address representatives of academic institutions and industry as well as local military leaders regarding the Air Force UAS vision

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