ISSU

E 24

/ 2

016 Published by

CONTENT

• Defence

• Technology

• Interview

• Industry & Trade

MASTHEAD

ESD SpotlightEmailnewsletterofthebimonthlymagazine“European Security & Defence” (ESD)

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Peter BossdorfDeputy Editor-in-Chief: Henning BartelsManaging Editors: Dorothee Frank (df) (newsletter)andStephenBarnard(magazine)Editors: Wilhelm Bocklet (wb), Gerhard Heiming(gwh),YuryLaskin(yl),LucaPeruzzi

Layout: daviscreativmediaGmbHPhotos front page: LockheedMartin

Published byMittlerReportVerlagGmbHA company of Tamm Media Group

MittlerReportVerlagGmbHBaunscheidtstrasse 1153113 Bonn, GermanyPhone: +49 228 350087-0Telefax: +49 228 350087-1Email:esd.spotlight@mittler-report.dewww.euro-sd.com

Managing Directors: Peter Tamm, Dr. Peter Bossdorf and Thomas BantleThe company is located in BonnDistrictCourtofBonn–HRB18658IdentificationnumberDE811223089

ItalyhasreceivedthefirstF-35Awithadeli-very ceremony at Italian MoD-owned but Fin-meccanica-Alenia Aermacchi operated F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility at Cameri, near Novara, in December.RolledoutofCameri’sFACOinMarchandfirstflownonSeptember7,2015,onemonthahe-adofschedule,thefirstItalianF-35ALightningII,knownasAL-1anddestinedfortheItalianair force, was delivered to Italian MoD by the US Defence Contract Management Agen-cy (DCMA) in the presence of the Italian Air ForceChiefofStaffGeneralPasqualePrezio-sa,NationalAirArmamentsandAirworthinessDirector General Francesco Langella, and F-35 JointProgramExecutiveOfficerGeneralChrisBogdan,inadditiontomilitaryandindustrialrepresentatives fromdifferentnations, inclu-ding US, UK, Netherlands, Canada, Turkey, Australia, Norway and Denmark.The AL-1 will remain at Cameri in order to allow ItalianpilotstofamiliarizethemselveswiththenewaircraftuntilFebruary2016,when itwillbeflownwithItalianAirForceKC-767AtankersupporttotheUS,LukeAirForceBase,inArizo-na, where Cameri-built F-35As will be delivered in2016tosupportpilottraining.The first flight of the second Italian F-35A,known as AL-2, was delayed due to foggy weatheruntilDecember,butitisreadytoflyif not already flown at Cameri air base. TheAL-2 aircraft delivery is planned within thefirstquarterof2016.Threemoreaircraft(AL-3, -4and-5)will followinUSwhiletheAL-6willbethefirstconventionaltake-offandlan-dingaircrafttoreachthefirstItalianairforce’soperationalunitonAmendolabase.The Italian MoD and Air Force, Alenia Aermac-chiandLockheedMartinareworkingtoreachthismilestonebeforetheendof2016.

Work is being car-ried at Amendola air base. Lockheed M a r t i n wasrecentlyawardeda€9.6millioncontractmodificationinsupportoftheF-35LightningIILowRateInitialProduction(LRIP)LotVIforthe Italian Government. This modificationprovidesfortheF-35ItalianNationalDataba-se,includingaDatabaseGenerationSystemtosupportdeliveryofthefirstItalianfullmissionsimulator.ThefirstF-35AdeliverymarkedamilestonenotonlyforItaly’snationaldefenceandaerospaceindustrybutalso forF-35programme. Infiveyears since the FACO contract award, the Itali-an F-35 programme has registered the passage fromagreenfieldtoafacilitywhichhasdeli-veredthefirst5thgenerationaircraft.InadditiontotheItalianAirForce’sF-35AsandNavy’sF-35Bs,CameriFACOhasbeenchosenundera‘implementingagreement’signedbet-ween the Italian and Dutch MoDs in April 2015, to assemble the remaining (out of Fort Worth production)F-35AsfortheDutchAirForceaspartofLRIP-11andfollow-onproductionlots.Italy is so far planning to buy 90 F-35s, inclu-ding60F-35Aand15F-35BsfortheAirForceand 15 F-35Bs for the Navy. the Italian Go-vernment has so far ordered eight F-35As. Ac-cording to the latest Defence White Paper pu-blishedinApril2015,Italy’sMoDwillbuy38F-35sbefore2020,afterwhichdate,a‘remo-dulationofplanning’fortheentireprogram-me inorder togenerate,by2026,a ‘furtheroptimization of expenditures’ will be intro- duced. Luca Peruzzi

First F-35 delivered to Italy

2ISSUE 24 / 2016

Defence

Spain and Belgium take over Baltic Air Policing mission

(df) The 40th rotation ofNATO’s BalticAirPolicing mission took place on January 7 inLithuaniaandEstonia.Responsibilityforthe mission was transferred from Hungary and Germany to Spain and Belgium.SpainisleadingtheBalticAirPolicingmis-sionforthefirstfourmonthsof2016withfour Eurofighter Typhoon jets based atŠiauliai, Lithuania. Four Belgian F-16 figh-

ter jetsarebasedat theÄmariairbase inEstonia.NATOhasbeenprotectingtheBalticskiessince 2004, when Estonia, Latvia and Lit-huania joined the Alliance. Originally thiswas only an interim solution to give theBalticstatesenoughtimetomodernizeandbuild up their air forces. But since the three stateshavemadenoinvestmentinaircraftso far, keeping in mind that air force sys-tems are the most expensive technologies

inmostarmedforces,theBalticAirPolicingmission could become a quite long com-mitment.www.nato.int

Danish fighter programme

(df) On December 22, 2015, the Danish Defence Minister Peter Christensen wrote to the Defence Committee in the DanishParliament and - once again - delayed the down selection process of a new fighteraircraft. According to the Defence Minis-ter the Danish Government will present a recommendation in the spring of 2016.TheDefenceMinister told the committeethat the recommendation needed to be

consolidated, giving no more specific reason forthe delay; but experts believe the reasons are financing of the new aircraft.The economic evaluation of the DanishMinistry of Defence focusses on a com-parative assessment of the candidates’life cycle costs, including costs associated withtheacquisition.Theindustrialevalua-tion focuses on how the candidates cansupport major Danish security intereststhrough industrial relationships with theDanish defence and aerospace industry. Also the military evaluation focusses onthecandidates’abilitytoprovideoperatio-nal power and to keep the aircraft upda-ted through its 30- or 40-year long servi-

ce life and the risks associated with each candidate. Therefore the process will not be easy and solutions will not be found quickly.Thenewtimeline,withadecisioninspring2016, is quite demanding. On the otherhand the commitment of the Danish MoD to this timelinemakes a decision at leastseem reachable in this process, that has been ongoing since August 2005, when DenmarksentoutaRequestFor Informa-tiontothebiggestNATOmanufacturers.www.nytkampfly.dk

(Pho

to: N

ATO

)

International Oil & Gas Security Event 2016

The InternationalOil&Gas SecurityCon-ference-ExhibitionandMeetingswillpro-vide companies and businesses alike with afullycomprehensiveplatformforoilandgas security experts to meet and discuss emerging security concerns and current

incidentsinadiscreethigh-profilesetting.Through presentations, case studies andmanypaneldiscussionsattendeeswillhavethe chance to enhance their knowledge and consider new methods, technologies and emerging threats so as to be sure the strategies they put in place are as strong as canandaretailoredtothespecificsecuri-

ty concerns facing high risk regions. More information is available on the website:www.oilgassecurity.com. To request thefull agenda please email Cristina Riveroat CristinaR@irn-international.com with ‘MoreinfoOGS’inthesubjectlineofyouremail.http://oilgassecurity.com

(Pho

to: E

urof

ight

er)

3ISSUE 24 / 2016

(Pho

to: S

aab)

Technology

Framework contract to General Dynamics European Land Systems

(wb) The Danish Army has awarded a mul-ti-yearframeworkcontracttoGeneralDy-namics European Land Systems to provide on-goingsupportforitsfleetofPiranha3,DUROIIIPandEagleIVvehicles.The agreement covers the performance of general post-production support inclu-

ding maintenance, repair and overhaul, technical support, training and moderni-zation activities. It also sets the founda-tion for the parties to perform techni-cal studies, improvements, upgrades and configuration management for the vehicles.For more than 20 years, General Dynamics European Land Systems has been supplying

vehicles and related life-cycle support to the Danish Army. www.gdels.com

Another order of Carl-Gustaf

(df) Saab has signed a contract for the pro-ductionanddeliveryofammunitionfortheCarl-Gustaf man-portable weapon system, but due to circumstances concerning the productandcustomer,furtherinformationabout the customer will not be announced, the company stated.Total order value is approximately €151 million. Deliveries will take place during 2016-2019. The contract comprises pro-duction and delivery of three differenttypes of ammunition for the Carl-Gustaf

system. The contract also includes possibi-litiesforadditionalorders.The Carl-Gustaf has been constantly mo-dernisedandenhancedtomeetusers’ch-anging needs. The latest version, the Carl-Gustaf M4, reduces the weight from 10 kg to 7 kg. Carl-Gustaf is a combat proven systemforsoldiersoperatingindemandingenvironments.Employing a wide range of ammunitiontypes, the Carl-Gustaf system allows dis-mounted soldiers todefeatmultiple chal-lenges – from neutralising armoured vehi-

cles to clearing obstacles and engaging enemies in buildings.www.saabgroup.com

(Pho

to: M

oD D

K)

European lightweight vehicle

(gwh/df) Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, SpainandGermanyastheleadnationhaveinitiatedanewprojectundertheauspicesof the European Defence Agency (EDA) the aimofwhichistoinvestigateopportunitiesand challenges of lightweight construc-tionsforArmouredMulti-PurposeVehicles(L-AMPV).Governmental experts from participatingMember States and ten industrial and

research entities involved in the projectexecution (coordinator KMW, Airborne,CamattiniMeccanica, CEIIA, IABG, IVECO,ScaniaNetherland,Tecnalia,TNOandURO-VESA)convenedforakick-offmeetingheldat the EDA. TheL-AMPVprojectaimsatdeliveringde-tailed information (material, weight, sizeand price) of vehicle components/parts currently used; determining the items which contribute most weight and rec-

ommending how to reduce the weight of these parts taking into account the need for solutions to last throughout the life- cycle.TheoverallobjectiveofthisResearchandTechnology (R&T)project is to investigateopportunitiesandchallengesoflightweightconstructions for Armoured Multi-Purpo-se Vehicles, including new constructiontechniques.www.eda.europa.eu

Skyguard systems for the Thai Army

(df) The Royal Thai Army has awardedRheinmetall a major contract for air de-fence technology. The multi-million euroorder encompasses four latest-generati-on Skyguard systems. In this contract the Swiss subsidiary Rheinmetall Air Defence

will be supplying Thailand with four Oer-likon Skyguard 3 fire control systems andeight 35mm Oerlikon GDF007 Twin Guns. TheorderalsoincludesRheinmetall’stried- and-testedanduniqueAheadairburstam-munitionandadditionalservices.Oerlikon Skyguard 3 is technically able to connectuptofoureffectors,OerlikonTwin

GunGDF007, VSHORADmissile launchersandOerlikonRevolverGunMk2Towed.www.rheinmetall-defence.com

(Pho

to:R

heinmetall)

4ISSUE 24 / 2016

Northrop Grumman wins DARPA TERN programme

(wb) Northrop Grumman will demonstrate thatanMQ-9Reaper-sizedunmannedairvehicle(UAV)canoperateatseafromshipssmallerthananaircraftcarrier,undera$93million contract awarded on December 24.The Defense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) eliminated AeroViron-ment last September as Northrop’s onlyremainingcompetitorfortheTacticallyEx-ploitedReconnaissanceNode (TERN)pro-gramme.Northrop revealed a model of the compa-ny’s secretivedesign toahandfulof jour-nalists touring thecompany’sEl Segundo,California, research and manufacturing facilities.ThemodelshowedNorthrophadselectedaflying-wingtailsitterdesignwithanose-mountedcounter-rotatingpropellersystem.

The12.2m(40ft)-spanvehicleappearedre-miniscentofthetail-sittingLockheedXFV-1and Convair XFY-1 Pogo fighters researchprojectsofthe1950s.ButNorthrop’sTERNdiffered in design with the absence of afuselage and a much larger set of coun-ter-rotating propellers that measured asmuch as one-third of the wingspan.The model also showed that Northrop envisioned mounting weapons and otherstores externally on hard points under the wing.DARPAlaunchedtheTERNprogram-me to solve a capability problem for the US

Navy. The service regularly operates small, tacticalunmannedairsystems,suchastheBoeing/Insitu Integrator from frigate-class ships,usingacatapulttolaunchtheaircraftand a crane to recover it. But carrying pay-loads larger than about 30kg requiredusing an unmanned helicopter, such as the Northrop MQ-8C Fire Scout, which can car-ry heavier loads but lacks the range and en-duranceofaGeneralAtomicsAeronauticsSystems MQ-9.TheTERNattemptstobridgethatgapwitha vehicle that can carry a 272kg payload on missionsupto900nm(1,670km).The Phase III contract awarded to North-rop on 24 December requires the com-pany to build a demonstrator, perform ground testing and demonstrate theaircraftatsea.www.darpa.milwww.northropgrumman.com

EW systems for Israeli fighters

(df) Elbit Systems was awarded a contract bytheDirectorateofProductionandProcu-rement of the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD)valuedatapproximately€64.7mil-lion for the supply of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. The systems, developed and manufactured by Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT - Elisra Ltd., to be delivered over a 5-year period, will be installed on board all typesofIsraeliAirForcefighterjets.

BezhalelMachlis,PresidentandCEOofEl-bit Systems, commented: “We are proud toprovidetheIsraeliAirForce,recognizedas one of the world‘s most advanced air forces, advanced EW systems, covering the

fullrangeoffighterjets,andwetrustthatthiswinwill furtherenhanceourpositionas one of the world‘s leading EW manufac-turers. The modern global air combat are-na is extremely challenging, and pilots are facing many new threats. Our systems pro-videasolutiontoawidevarietyofcurrentand future threats, and we hope that other customers will follow the IMOD and the Is-raeli Air Force and select our EW systems.”www.elbitsystems.com

(Graph

ic:D

ARPA

)

EW system for the US C-130J fleet

(df) BAE Systems has been selected by the U.S. Special Operations Command (US-SOCOM) to develop a new electronic war-faresystemforthefleetofC-130Jaircraft.The contract, worth more than €18.5 million, is the first phase of a multi-pha-se programme to upgrade aircraft systemsurvivability and the capability to detect, identify,locate,deny,degrade,disruptanddefeatthreatsystemsinoperationalsigni-ficantenvironments.Thelifecyclevalueofthecontractisexpectedtoexceed€369.9million.

The chosen Radio Frequency Counter-measure (RFCM) system offers fully in-tegrated,precisiongeo-location,andradiofrequency countermeasure capabilities.The advanced system will enhance the electronic threat protection capability oftheC-130J, increasingtheaircraft’sabilityto detect and defeat both surface and air-borne threats in signal-dense and highly contested environments.Designed to be integrated into both the MC-130J Commando II and the AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft, the RFCM systemwillsupport the varied and critical missions

of Special Operation Forces. Thesemissi-ons include the use of C-130Js for armed over-watch and refueling of helicopters in denied territories, and for close air support andinterdictionmissionsinthemostsen-sitiveandhostileofterritories.www.baesystems.com

(Gra

phic

: Elb

it Sy

stem

s)

5ISSUE 24 / 2016

Upgraded assault amphibious vehicles for Brazil

(df) BAE Systems has been awarded an €75.8 million contract to modernise and deliver 23 upgraded Assault Amphibious Vehicles(AAV7A1)fortheBrazilianMarineCorps. The vehicleswill be theReliability,Availability,andMaintainability/RebuildtoStandard(RAM/RS)variant.Under the terms of the contract, BAE Sys-temswillprovide23AAV7A1RAM/RSvehi-

cles and supply all tools and test equip-ment to support vehicle maintenance. BAE Systems will also provide an initialsustainmentcapabilitytotheBrazilianMa-rineCorpstoincludesparepartsandfieldservice support, as well as training for the vehicle users.The AAV7A1 RAM/RS variant provides amore powerful engine and drive train, as well as an upgraded suspension system, al-lowing the vehicles to meet or exceed ori-

ginal AAV7A1 performance requirements.The RAM/RS variant also provides impro-vedmobility and repair capabilitieswhiletransportingtroopsandcargofromships. www.baesystems.com

American-German RAMprogramme continuous success

(df) The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a€61.6million firm-fixed-price contract forfiscal year 2016 for Rolling AirframeMis-sile (RAM) Block 2 guided missile roundpack requirements. This contract includesoptions which, if exercised, would bringthecumulativevalueto€132million,andincludesanoptionforforeignmilitarysalestoaninternationalcustomer.

“RAM Block 2 adds important enhance-ments to counter a bigger set of targets andgiveourwarfightersanunfairadvan-

tage,” said Rick Nelson, vice president ofRaytheon‘sNavalAreaandMissionDefen-se product line. RAMisacooperativeprogrammebetweenthe U.S. and German governments with industrysupportfromRaytheonandRAM-SYS.Thecontractcallsforproductionworkto be shared between both companies. Work outlined in the contract is expected to be completed by February 2018.www.raytheon.com

(Pho

to: A

usta

l USA

)(P

hoto

:BAE

Sys

tem

s)(P

hoto

: Airb

us H

elic

opte

rs)NSPA awards maintenance

contract to Airbus Helicopters

(df) NSPA awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters to provide on-site mainten-ancesupport to theGermanNavy’sfleetof 21 Sea King MK41 helicopters. Al-though the original manufacturer of the Sea King MK41 is Westland in the UK, Airbus Helicopters acts as the nationalsystem support partner for maintenance, overhaul and development. The contract aims to improve the operational availa-

bility of the helicopters and to provide threeyearsof supportwithanoption toextend for an additional two years if re- quired.A team of nine Airbus Helicopters specia-lists will assist with scheduled and un-scheduled maintenance tasks within this contract. The team includes dock chiefs, avionics technicians, mechanics, metal sheet workers and a works manager.www.nspa.nato.intwww.airbushelicopters.com

Launch of the new US littoral combat ships

(df) GE Marine reports that the United Sta-tes Navy has commissioned and launched two Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) of the INDEPENDENCE-variant. Both ships, the USS Jackson and the USS Omaha, are po-wered by two GE LM2500 marine gas tur-bines.

GE will provide 20 LM2500 gas turbines for the Austal USA LCS programme in total. This is part of a contract for up to ten ships to be built by Austal USA over a five-year period. The LM2500s are ar-ranged in a combined diesel and gas turbine configuration with two diesel engines.www.ge.com/marine

(Pho

to:R

aytheo

n)

6ISSUE 24 / 2016

Full system simulation

(df) Doo Technologies announces the crea-tion of a New Channel Partner ProgramWorldwide starting end 2015. The XsG isalready running with more than 15 of the world’sleadingVMS,andisfullycompliantwithONVIFProfile-S.TheXsGWizardisduefor release soon and will be available as an OEM to Manufacturers wishing to bundle their Hardware or Software. By allowingIntegrators and End-Users to run full end-

to-end simulations of systems consistinghundreds of cameras with the pre-installed XsG Wizard, it is possible to ensure thatevery system works as intended before it is installed.TheXsGsimulatesthebehaviourofarealsystembyvirtualizingcamerasthroughthenetwork without the need to buy or ins-tallasingleIPcamera.Withfivepowerfulmodules to capture, transmit, view and monitor configurable real-world came-

ra streams, theXsGenables thenetwork,servers,storageandVMStobetestedandvisualizedinreal-time.www.dootechnologies.com

FLIR acquires DVTEL

(wb) FLIR Systems announced that it hasacquired DVTEL, a developer of softwareand hardware technologies for advanced video surveillance specialized in enter-prise-class security and surveillance solu-tions. The company develops and dist-

ributes integrated video management system (VMS) software, advanced videoanalytics software, visible and thermalsecurity cameras, and related servers and encoders.The combination enables FLIR, with itsexisting FLIR-branded thermal and visible

cameras as well as its Lorex-branded secu-rity systems, to be a full-spectrum end-to-end security system provider, serving the consumer, small and medium busi-ness, enterprise, and infrastructure-level markets.www.flir.de

(Gra

phic

: Doo

Tech

nolo

gies

)(Pho

to:R

UAG)Israels CyberShield simulator

goes to Switzerland

(df) CYBERBIT, a subsidiary of the Israelicompany Elbit Systems, was awarded a contracttoprovidetheSwitzerland-basedcompanyRUAGDefence,with itsCYBER-BIT’s CyberShield-Cyber Security Trainerand Simulator (T&S). The contract is in an amount that is not material to either party and the T&S will be supplied in the coming months.The CyberShield Simulator enables users, individually or as a group, to detect, re-

spond and prevent cyber attacks, whileexperiencing advanced up-to-date at-tacks,underrealnetworkprotectioncon-ditions. The simulator provided to RUAGDefence will also present various network protection scenarios, conduct follow-updebriefing and evaluate the results. Thesystem will enable simultaneous training formultiple users on attacks directed atIT networks as well as industrial control networks (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition-SCADA)usedinmostutilities.RUAG Defence will use the CyberShield

T&S as a basis for further development, before integrating it into the company’scomprehensive Cyber Training capabili-ties.www.elbitsystems.comwww.ruag.com

New Peli Guardian Phone Case

(df) Many military forces seek to close the gap in smartdeviceswith commercial offthe shelf (COTS) products. But one main disadvantage of COTS has always been the lacking robust technology.Peli Products, manufacturer of high-per-formance protective case solutions andadvanced portable lighting systems, nowpresented the New Peli Guardian Phone CasefortheiPhone6and6S,iPhone6Plusand6SPlus,SamsungGalaxyS6andSam-

sung Galaxy Note 5, so that these systems will be betterprotectedwhen used by soldiers.Peli Products has been trusted by military, fireand industrial safety personnel since 1976. The same DNA that has protec-

ted the most sensitive equipmentis now available to protect mobile phones.With its advanced shock absorptioncore, the Peli Guardian phone case isoneof thethinnestprotectionca-ses on the market. It meets the mi-litary certification “MIL-STD 810G”which means high-end protectionfor precious mobiles from drops

and falls.www.pelimobileprotection.com

7ISSUE 24 / 2016

(Pho

to: S

olar

Win

ds)

ESD Spotlight: Could you tell us a little bit about the history of your company?

Dolisy: SolarWinds provides powerful and affordable IT management software togovernment agencies worldwide, inclu-dingtheUK’sNationalHealthService,Eu-ropean Parliament, NATO, Health and So-cial Care Information Centre, Ministry OfHealth-Turkey, and nearly every U.S. civili-an agency, Department of Defense branch, and intelligence agency. Since our founding in 1999, our products have always been designed to solve the problems government IT professionals face every day, and eliminate complexity from every IT process imaginable such as net-work management, system management, securityinformation&eventmanagement,and database performance.

ESD Spotlight: What benefit could your solutions provide to military customers?

Dolisy: SolarWinds solutions, particularlyoursecurityofferings,canbeusedtoproac-tivelyidentifysecuritythreatsandanalysedatatohelppreventcyber-attacksandtakeautomatedactiontoquarantine.Oursecu-rity solutions and continuous monitoringtools correspond closely with many go-vernment security strategies, including the Risk Management Framework (RMF) de-velopedby theNational InstituteofStan-

dards and Technology, play a critical role inInformation SecurityContinuous Monito-ring and other govern-ment cybersecurity strategies.

ESD Spotlight: How could your monitoring tools be implemented into different surroun-dings?

Dolisy: Whether in the field, in the datacentre or in the agency’s offices, ourtechnology offers government and mi-litary agencies powerful yet simple-to-use solutions for IT management challenges,includingcontinuousandprotectivemoni-toring, cybersecurity, networkoperations,compliance, and data centre operations,andITconsolidationacrossarangeofsec-tors.Theseinclude:nationalandfederalgo-vernment, defence, civilian and state, local and education.We’ve beenworkingwiththeHellenicMinistryofCitizenProtection,the government department responsible for Greece’s public security services, pro-viding network visibility and server health.

ESD Spotlight: Speaking about network security, what do you think are the main challenges for the future?

Dolisy: Cybersecurity will continue to re-main a top priority for government and military agencies, and as both internal and externalthreatscontinuetobecomemoresophisticated,andmorecommon,protec-tingcriticaldataandnetworkswillonlybe-comeincreasinglymoredifficult.Given today’s current political landscapethat surrounds acts of terrorism and go-vernmenthacks,includingthisyear’sBun-destag hack which saw sensitive govern-ment material compromised, malicious external threats will continue to remaintop cybersecurity threat sources.However, we are seeing more and more fe-deral IT professionals report that careless and untrained insiders are their greatest source of cybersecurity threats.SolarWinds research revealed that nearly two-thirds (64%)believemalicious insiderthreats to be as damaging as or more da-maging than malicious external threats. Furthermore, nearly half of respondents said government data is most at risk of breach from employee’s computers. Ci-ting the top causes of accidental insider

breaches as phishing attacks, data copiedto insecure devices, accidental deletionormodificationofcriticaldataanduseofprohibited personal devices.

ESD Spotlight: Will there be any solutions to these challenges or will there always be trade-offs?

Dolisy: Government agencies need to be able to defend against known threats, re-spond to new threats immediately, and quickly recover from cyber incidents,whether they are the result of an external or internal threat. IT professionals can mo-nitorconnectionsanddevicesonthenet-work and maintain logs and data of user activitybyusingavarietyoftoolssuchas:• Solutions thatmonitor network perfor-mance for anomalies, track devices offernetwork configuration and changemana-gement, and monitor IP addresses keeping militaryagenciesawareoftheobjectsandtrafficontheirnetworks.•Userdevicetrackingsoftware,IPaddressmanagement, security information andevent management (SIEM), and log and eventmanagement software canpoint towho and what are responsible for certain activity on the network and acceleratethe identification and termination of su-spiciousactivity.

The interview was led by Dorothee Frank. More information about SolarWinds on:www.solarwinds.com

Joel Dolisy is CIO/CTO of SolarWinds

Landscape surrounds terrorism and government hacks

8ISSUE 24 / 2016

Industry & Trade

Tosubscribe/unsubscribefromthisnewsletterpleasewriteanemailwith“Subscribe“or“Unsubscribe“inthe reference line to: esd.spotlight@mittler-report.de

(Pho

to: I

ndra

)Stronger position for Indra

(df) Indra won contracts worth a total of some €200 million under programmes al-located during December by the Spanish Ministry of Defence, with the backing of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, as part of a drive to modernise the Spanish armed forces.As part of a joint venturewithNavantia,Indra is involved in technology program-mes to develop combat systems for the future F-110 frigate, having been awarded contractsworth€94millionthatrununtil2020. Under the F110 programme, Indra will be responsible for developing radar

systems, electronic defence systems and infrared systems. Successful development will pave the way to these systems being installed on future Spanish Navy frigates. The sensors may also be sold for other mi-litary ships.Meanwhile, under a joint venture runwith GDELS-SBS and SAPA, Indra will work on technology programmes to develop a forthcomingwheeledcombatvehicle(VCR8x8), in a contract worth €28 million and runninguntil2018.The company will also develop the NH90 simulationsystem,inacontractworth€77millionthatwasawardedinitsentiretyto

Indra and extends to 2020. The simulators will be installed at the Agoncillo helicop-ter base (La Rioja) and be operationallyintegrated with helicopter simulators, also provided by Indra, at bases in Colmenar Viejo(Chinook,CougarandH135)andAl-magro (Tiger Helicopter).www.indracompany.com

IAI formes joint venture with Lingyun Group

(df) Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has formedajointventurewithLingyun(Yich-ang) Science and Technology Group to establish its first local Chinese mainten-ance,repairandoverhaul(MRO)enterpri-se in the Hubei Province.This jointventurewillbededicatedtoex-panding civil maintenance services and cargo conversion, as well as laying the groundwork for additional business. ThisJointVenturebetweenthetwocompanieshas received strong support from the Chi-nese People‘s Association for Friendshipwith Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), as well as

from local municipal and provincial govern-ments.The joint venture isnamedBedek Lingyun(Yichang)AircraftMaintenanceEngineeringCo. and with the planned investment of €253 million it could have a capacity of 120 aircrafts each year and the annual outputvalueofaircraftmaintenance,manufactureandrefitcouldreachupto€210million.IAIisIsrael’slargestaerospaceanddefencecompany specialized in developing andmanufacturing advanced, state-of-the-art systems for air, space, sea, land, cyber and homeland security with systems, like the HeronUAV,beinginusewitharmedforcesthroughout the world.

Sun Jian, the Board Chairman of Lingyun, said:“TheestablishmentoftheJVdemons-trates the concepts of complementary advantages andwin-win cooperation.Wewill cherish this opportunity to cooperate, and will make full use of resources from both sides, tomake our JV business pro-sperous.”www.iai.co.ilwww.lingyun.com

(Pho

to: J

FD)JFD expands in UK

(df) JFD announced the expansion in UK with theopeningofnewoffices inBristoland Glasgow. This is a direct result of the growing businesses, for example was JFD recentlyawardeda€16.1millioncontractby the UK Ministry of Defence for the pro-visionoftheNATOSubmarineRescueSys-

tem (NSRS), encompassing all aspects ofoperationandthrough-lifesupport.

The announcement of the NSRS contractcame also shortly after the companywasawarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia for the long-term provision of theRoyalAustralianNavy’ssubmarinees-cape and rescue capability for five years,withfurtheroptionsthroughto2024.www.jfdefence.com

(Pho

to: I

AI)

http://sofexjordan.com