The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to North American Surveillance Systems and L-3 Communications valued at $40 million and $14.2 million, respectively, to provide services and updates to Cessna 208B aircraft. The Defense Department said Monday the contract NASS landed requires the company to modify and integrate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance features into the Cessna aircraft as well as […] More

A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says military spending worldwide in 2015 posted a year-to-year increase for the first time since 2011 at a rate of 1 percent to $1.7 trillion total. SIPRI said Tuesday the figure reflects a rise in spending in Eastern and Central Europe, Asia and Oceania and some countries in […] More

Harris Corp. will supply tactical vehicular radios, handheld radios and intercom systems to the Philippines’ armed forces under a $12 million contract. The contract covers the provision of Falcon III RF-7800V Combat Net Radio, RF-7800I intercom systems and handheld Falcon RF-7800V VHF Combat Net Radio to the Philippine army’s light armored division, Harris said Tuesday. […] More

Andy Strampach serves as vice president of business development for the global services group at Leidos, where he oversees the organization’s business pursuits, growth strategy and capture activities in the U.S. defense and intelligence markets. He joined the company in May 2015 after more than three years of work as a division vice president of BD and strategy at Parsons‘ […] More

ThreatConnect and Defense Group Inc. have released a joint report that attributes a cyber espionage campaign focused on disputes in the South China Sea to a unit of the People’s Liberation Army in China. The “Project CAMERASHY: Closing the Aperture on China’s Unit 78020” report covers the companies’ investigation into the activities of a group they […] More

Executive Mosaic formally launched its operations in the Philippines Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Jim Garrettson, president and founder of Executive Mosaic, presided over the event attended by local staff with a speech that outlined the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based company’s start in the country and intentions for growth. Executive Mosaic […] More

Technavio projects that the global smart security market will climb in value at a compound annual growth rate of 18 percent through 2019 due to the increasing number of terrorist attacks around the world. “Terrorism has increased significantly in areas like the Philippines in the last few years, resulting in an increased number of deaths from […] More

FireEye said an advanced persistent threat group known as APT 30 has been targeting corporations and government entities in India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia since 2005. According to FireEye’s report, the Chinese government is the likely sponsor of APT 30, which the company says has maintained its attack tools, tactics and procedures since the […] More

FireEye and Singapore Telecommunications have opened a joint Advanced Security Operations Center that collaborates with Singtel’s network operations center and FireEye’s global ASOC network to offer their combined security and “info-communications” technologies. FireEye said Wednesday the ASOC is located in Singapore and houses 50 security professionals who work to deliver threat detection, prevention and response services to Asia-Pacific customers. “We are […] More

6Wresearch has released a report that projects the global biometrics market to hit $21.9 billion by 2020. The report cites the Asia-Pacific region as an emerging market leader due to what 6Wresearch notes as  “increasing government spending” on information security and biometric projects, the research firm said in November. 6Wresearch lists China, Japan, South Korea […] More

The government of the Philippines has requested to buy $61 million in C-130T transport planes and related equipment through a U.S. Defense Department-run foreign military sale program. The Philippines’ air force is interested in acquiring two Lockheed Martin-made C-130s from DoD’s existing stock, The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. According to DSCA, the Philippine […] More

IBM and the Philippines’ department of science and technology have collaborated to build a central hub for coordinating emergency response and relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster in the Philippines. The Quezon City-based Intelligent Operations Center was built through the company’s impact grant program and will work to help Philippine government agencies with disaster […] More