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Georgia, Main defence Priorities, Programs and Activities for 2011-2014
The main goals of the Ministry of defence of Georgia are to strengthen peace, to modernize the armed forces and to continue contributing to NATO integration process. In order to achieve the aforementioned objectives Georgian Ministry of Defence has a budget plan of 330,580 thousand GEL for the year 2011 and the forecast budget plan for 2012 is 502,500 thousand GEL. With this budget the Georgian ministry of defence is planning to implement a series of updates.
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Georgian Armed Forces, Participation in International Peacekeeping Missions
The Georgian Armed Forces have been participating in peacekeeping missions (the Balkans, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan) since 1999. This clearly illustrates that there is a strong political will for the further integration of the country in the collective structures of NATO. The armed forces of Georgia are constantly changing in line with the transformation of NATO capabilities, and its doctrines are revised along with it. Thus, NATO has been transformed into an important “school” for the Georgian armed forces. By participating in several missions they gained considerable practical experience, which has contributed to the improvement of their operational capability and readiness.
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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 fully networked autonomous, unattended trailer equipped with surveillance sensors for homeland security applications and military camps protection.
A Hungarian company is willing to cooperate with a Prime Contractor and/or another company for the development of a lightweight autonomous trailer, which when equipped with appropriate sensors will be able to support several homeland security and peace keeping operations all over the world. In specific, the company proposes the development of an autonomous, lightweight trailer equipped with surveillance and detection sensors. The trailer will be equipped with IP based communication radio link in order to transmit high quality video to command centre located in different area. The trailer will act as a smart communication / surveillance / detection and reconnaissance node used for several applications. The trailer will be unattended and fully remote controlled.
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Vectronics integrated NBC reconnaissance system
NBC equipment manufacturer seeks collaboration for the integration of digital NBC detectors to modern intercoms and vehicle Battle Management Systems. Based on the fact that modern military and peace keeping forces are operating in areas and countries where protection against NBC warfare is necessary, the integration of a low cost digital, smart NBC detector to the vehicles intercom is a promising solution. The integrated NBC reconnaissance system will be able to detect radiation level, blister and nerve gases as well as meteorological parameters. The measured data will be sent via intercom data bus and BMS system to higher level Echelons. In parallel, alarm will inform all crew members for the present gases or any other type of environmental pollution. Through this system different NBC reports will be rapidly transmitted to upper Echelons providing enhanced situation awareness.
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NATO at 60: The Post-Cold War Enlargement and the Alliances Future (Nato Science for Peace and Security Series E: Human and Sociental Dynamics), by A. Bebler
At the age of 60, NATO has never been easier. The alliance has remained a key instrument for addressing pressing security challenges. But it also remains a unique transatlantic family of like-minded democracies. Though, a lot have been changed since 1949. NATO successfully transformed itself from a North American-Western European Alliance focused exclusively on territorial defence into a pan-European institution with new members stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea. NATOs missions have changed and its structures have been reformed accordingly. This book addresses these problems and must be regarded as a must read for those interested in international relations, global security and defence issues.
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Black Sea Security: International Cooperation and Counter-Trafficking in the Black Sea Region - Volume 74 NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - E: Human and Societal Dynamics, by F. Houston, W.D. Wood, D.M. Robinson
The Black Sea is perhaps best characterized as a critical corridor between East and West, providing transit routes for a variety of commodities, both legal and illegal. The Black Sea region comprises at least 10 countries. Amongst them is Georgia. The region has become a a hotbed of illicit trafficking in counterfeit goods, drugs, weapons and radioactive material from discarded former Soviet facilities. This book expands on the proceedings and subsequent contributions resulting from a NATO workshop held at Oxford University. The workshop on Black Sea security cooperation brought together key government and private sector stakeholders in the region. The first part of the book covers the security challenges to the Black Sea region.
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Air passenger demand up 6.2% but freight slumps: IATA
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International passenger air travel was up 6.2 percent in August from a year ago but freight demand accelerated its plunge with a 3.8 percent decline, industry association IATA said Monday.
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US to remain top player in Afghanistan: analysts
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The United States faces diminishing clout in Afghanistan as its troops pull out, but Afghan leaders will still turn to Washington as the most influential player over the next decade, analysts said.
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Boeing Projects $760 Billion Market for 7,530 New Airplanes in North America |
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Boeing (NYSE: BA) forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,530 new airplanes over the next 20 years at a market value of $760 billion.
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Russia to lease troubled nuclear sub to India in November
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A Russian nuclear submarine in which 20 people died during a 2008 sea trial will be leased to India in mid-November, a source in the Russian defense industry said on Tuesday.
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Russia-EU energy relations too politicized - EU official
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Energy relations between Russia and the European Union are heavily politicized, head of international relations at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy Jeffery Piper said on Tuesday.
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