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Need for Modernisation and Portuguese Defence Procurements
Portugal, is trying to adjust to the existing strategic environment by taking into consideration two important facts. The security of its own territory and the fact that is a member of several international organisations, such as the United Nations, the European Union, the North Atlantic Alliance and the Commonwealth of Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Portugal fully acknowledges the aforementioned ascertainment and undertakes the interests and responsibilities derived from this. In recent years, its armed forces have been actively involved in the activities of international missions organised by these organisations. In order to facilitate participation Portuguese authorities allocate significant amount of funds in defence. In 2010 this amount rose to 3,805 million Euros from 3,463 million that was in 2009. The majority of these funds are spent on revenue expenditure such as the salaries and pensions of armed personnel and operational and maintenance costs.
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Portuguese Defence Industry and Exports
Portuguese defence industry expanded during the 1960s. The reason was that the country needed to meet the specialized requirements of the anti guerrilla operations in Africa. A stable base was created upon which the Portuguese defence industry had slowly built. Even after the end of the fighting in the middle 1970’s and the subsequent scaling down of the armed forces, the capabilities of defence industry exceeded the country's needs, resulting in a modest level of sales abroad. Nowadays, Portugal’s defence industry is trying to establish the basic conditions for modernization and sustained development. As a result a moderate industry has been developed and some companies are even exporting part of their production. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) for the period 2008-2010, Portuguese companies exported equipment amounted to 133 million US dollars expressed at constant (1990) prices.
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Epicos "Industrial Cooperation and Offset Projects"
Epicos "Industrial Cooperation and Offset Projects" provides a unique set
of online tools enabling the structure, identification and implementation
of comprehensive Offsets programs, through a searchable database.
By introducing different offset projects and ideas proposed
by local A&D industry it ensures the optimum cost for Prime
Contractors and reassures that the priorities of local industry
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Development of a CCTV Surveillance and Biometrics Access Control System for Homeland Security and/or Military Applications
A company active in the fields of video technology and biometrics-based entry control is proposing the development of a CCTV Surveillance and Biometrics Access Control System for Homeland Security and/or Military applications. This system will be based on a combination of legacy sub-systems already developed and fielded in several customers but it could also include the latest advances in video surveillance and biometrics-based entry control technologies.
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Provision and Installation of an Airborne Video Surveillance System for Homeland Security applications to a targeted country
A company excelling in the area of embedded systems and avionics is willing to undertake the task of collaborating with a local partner in a targeted country for the provision and installation of its Airborne Video Surveillance System to be used on Homeland Security (HLS) platforms (UAV, UGV, stationary posts). The system can be installed as stand-alone equipment or integrated in a major HLS system.
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Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems, by Norman Friedman
Written by one of the world’s leading naval analysts, World Naval Weapon Systems is recognised as one of the most comprehensive references on the domain of naval weapon systems. It describes the weapons currently in service in ships, submarines, and naval aircraft around the world and examines the crucial relationship between them. Additionally, it provides a thorough analysis of the development that the naval weapons have undergone in order to tackle with the strategic challenges that international naval forces are facing today. World Naval Weapon Systems is probably the most complete and up-to-date source about weapons in every navy in the world and it is an essential work that, in effect, can serve as a textbook of modern naval technology.
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The Relations between Defence and Civil Technologies, by Philip Gummett and Judith Reppy
Technology is becoming ever more crucial for economic competitiveness. While earlier European fears of the “American challenge” were being replaced on both sides of the Atlantic by concern over Japanese performance, awareness was growing in all industrialised countries about the need for a healthy, growing technology base. An important element of this awareness has been the attention paid to the relationship between civil and defence technology. The relationship is problematic for several reasons, not least the fact that whereas most large industrialised nations spend heavily on military research and development programmes, Japan spend very little. At the same time there has been an increased concern about how to manage the rising cost and complexity of military equipment.
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SIA takes bold gamble with new budget carrier
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Singapore Airlines' decision to launch a long-haul budget carrier is a risky but necessary gamble as it comes under growing pressure at both ends of the market, aviation analysts said.
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Russia delivers another batch of naval fighters to India
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Russia's MiG aircraft maker delivered a new batch of five MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters to the Indian navy in May, the company said."
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Russia joins NATO in submarine rescue drills |
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A task force form the Russian Black Sea Fleet, led by diesel submarine Alrosa, is taking part in NATO naval drills off the coast of Spain, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Turkmenistan creates own space agency
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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has signed a decree authorizing the creation of a National Space Agency, national television reported.
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China Southern Airlines to buy six Boeing B777Fs
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China Southern Airlines, one of China's major carriers, said Tuesday it has agreed to buy six Boeing 777 freighters, to be delivered between 2013 and 2015, to boost its cargo business.
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