Northrop Grumman demonstrated two tactical decision aids that work to help troops detect hostile maritime threats at the 2017 Intelligence and National Security Alliance Innovators’ Showcase held May 4 in McLean, Virginia. The company said Tuesday it presented the Automated Real-Time Maritime Detection and Analysis and Blue Wide Area Situational Processor platforms before a panel of […] More

The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has appointed Barbara Humpton, Randy Forbes and Adam Frankel to its board of directors. CSBA President and CEO Thomas Mahnken, said in a statement that the convergence of military and economic instruments is crucial to the national security debate and the new board members’ experiences reflect this intersection. Humpton is the […] More

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has appointed executives from industry and academia to its boards of directors and advisers. The six new directors will oversee INSA’s strategic planning and business operations, while the five new advisers will offer additional guidance for alliance-related activities, INSA said Wednesday. “These new board members have a deep understanding of […] More

Larry Hanauer, a former senior international policy analyst at RAND Corp., has joined the Intelligence and National Security Alliance as vice president for policy. He will oversee the nonprofit organization’s councils, task forces and other member-driven groups that aim to address national security issues through thought leadership and collaborative, public-private recommendations, INSA said Wednesday. At RAND, Hanaeur analyzed […] More

Security Magazine has unveiled its list of the 19 Most Influential People in Security for 2016 in an article published Sept. 1. Diane Ritchey writes colleagues and associates nominated the top security leaders based on leadership qualities and the impact of their security projects and programs on shareholders, their organizations, their peers, the public and the overall security landscape. The […] More

L-3 Communications‘ MAPPS division has received a contract from China-based joint venture Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power to help update the reactor core model on the Hongyanhe Phase I nuclear power site’s simulator. MAPPS said Tuesday it will provide the Orchid Core Builder graphical utility that will work to create and validate the simulator’s cycle-specific reactor core data. The updated Comet Plus reactor […] More

Boeing and Mahindra Defense Systems have launched a new facility at the Flight Simulation Technique Center in Gurgaon, India, to support C-17 pilot and loadmaster training for the Indian air force. The full-service center is designed to train  C-17 aircrews for military airlift operations, humanitarian missions, aerial refueling and emergency procedures through simulation, courseware and computer-based training, Boeing said Friday. The company added that the facility will […] More

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has added five new members to its executive committee that includes former senior government officials and senior executives from the private sector. INSA said Wednesday it welcomed the five subject matter experts and senior-level executives to advise the organization’s leaders on prospective research initiatives, membership activities, events and strategic planning […] More

Suzanne Wilson-Houck, formerly vice president of business development at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, has been appointed as the first chief operating officer of the public-private nonprofit organization. She will lead the alliance’s strategic direction, planning, marketing and business development initiatives in her new position, INSA said Friday. “Thanks to her leadership, business acumen, and commitment […] More

Thales has been selected to update the telecommunications networks of France’s military inside the country and overseas locations under two separate contracts. Under one contract, the company will update the SOCRATE network and deployment through 2021 in order to interconnect more than 250,000 users at Paris’ new MoD headquarters, Thales said Wednesday. Thales will also incorporate […] More

Chuck Alsup, vice president for policy at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, has been selected to succeed Ambassador Joseph DeTrani as president of INSA, effective Jan. 1. INSA said Monday Alsup will oversee the organization’s daily activities, external partnerships, membership and implementation of policies crafted by task forces and councils. DeTrani will continue to […] More

The Intelligence and National Security Alliance has elected leaders from industry and academia as new members of its board of directors and board of advisers. The six new directors will oversee INSA’s strategic planning and operations over a two-year term while the nine new advisers will each serve a term of one year, INSA said […] More