<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Homeland Security</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/homeland-security/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:43:20 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Surgically Planted Bomb Idea is Back</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/07/06/surgically-planted-bomb-idea-is-back/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/07/06/surgically-planted-bomb-idea-is-back/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:09:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terror Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=13587</guid> <description><![CDATA[And from the department of really, again? The government is worried about terrorists walking aboard jetliners with surgically implanted bombs. So, what’s the TSA’s reaction going to be? From the AP: The U.S. government has warned domestic and international airlines that some terrorists are considering surgically implanting explosives into humans to carry out attacks, The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/07/06/surgically-planted-bomb-idea-is-back/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>44</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DHS’ Sea Scanning Radar-Equipped MQ-9</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/21/dhs-sea-scanning-radar-equipped-mq-9/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/21/dhs-sea-scanning-radar-equipped-mq-9/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:54:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Coasties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=13393</guid> <description><![CDATA[I was wandering around the U.S. aircraft corral at the Paris Air Show today when I noticed this MQ-9 ‘Guardian’ in Department of Homeland Security colors equipped with a crazy looking Raytheon SeaVue multimode maritime search radar pod attached to the bottom. Here’s U.S. Coast Guard Captain James Sommers explaining the aircraft’s mission.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/21/dhs-sea-scanning-radar-equipped-mq-9/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DHS Wants to Scan You For Mal-Intent</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/10/dhs-wants-to-scan-you-for-mal-intent/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/10/dhs-wants-to-scan-you-for-mal-intent/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:27:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Bro's Watching]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terror Tech]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=13256</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sister site Kit Up! just posted this great piece on how DHS is set to field stand-off sensors to predict if a person is about to commit a crime or terrorist act. As Kit Up! Editor Christian Lowe describes it, the system, developed by MIT spin-off Draper Labs, (developer of the Inertial Navigation System and employer of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/10/dhs-wants-to-scan-you-for-mal-intent/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tip of the Spear Video: USCG Taking Down Ships’ Doors</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/03/tip-of-the-spear-video-uscg-taking-down-ships-doors/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/03/tip-of-the-spear-video-uscg-taking-down-ships-doors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:55:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Coasties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commandos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Lounge]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=13161</guid> <description><![CDATA[Happy Friday, here’s the latest in Military.com’s Tip of the Spear video series. This clip shows how the U.S. Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Response Team will get to you no matter where you hide on a ship.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/06/03/tip-of-the-spear-video-uscg-taking-down-ships-doors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>End of an Era, USCG Retiring Hamilton Class Cutters</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/05/23/end-of-an-era-uscg-retiring-hamilton-class-cutters/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/05/23/end-of-an-era-uscg-retiring-hamilton-class-cutters/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 20:56:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Coasties]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=13000</guid> <description><![CDATA[After almost five decades of service, the U.S. Coast Guard has started retiring its Hamilton class cutters this month and replacing them with the National Security Cutter class, sister site DoDBuzz pointed out today. As Buzz points out the Hamiltons have served the Coasties for a long time and were extremely tired, the arrival of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/05/23/end-of-an-era-uscg-retiring-hamilton-class-cutters/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>47</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Generation of Narco Subs Could Carry Terrorists</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/08/new-generation-of-narco-subs-could-carry-terrorists/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/08/new-generation-of-narco-subs-could-carry-terrorists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:28:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Assymetric Warriors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terror Tech]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=11400</guid> <description><![CDATA[Remember that fully submersible drug smuggling submarine found in a remote jungle shipyard by Ecuadoran authorities last year? Last month, we reported how the advent of full-on submarines has prompted U.S. and Latin American officials to up their game for hunting drug runners. Now, it seems counter-drug officials have a new worry regarding the stealthy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/02/08/new-generation-of-narco-subs-could-carry-terrorists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Human Relationships Still Key to Fighting Terrorism</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/01/human-relationships-still-key-to-fighting-terrorism/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/01/human-relationships-still-key-to-fighting-terrorism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:29:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Assymetric Warriors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloak and Dagger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terror Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=9524</guid> <description><![CDATA[A good article in today’s New York Times about the effort by Al Qaeda to ship bombs disguised at printer cartridges via commercial freight planes out of Yemen reinforces the ‘can’t stress it enough’ factor that’s key to intelligence gathering and exploitation; human collaboration. While the U.S. and its allies have invested billions of dollars in anti-terror technology in the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2010/11/01/human-relationships-still-key-to-fighting-terrorism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>MRAPs Won’t Stop Underwear Bombers</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2010/01/08/mraps-wont-stop-underwear-bombers/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2010/01/08/mraps-wont-stop-underwear-bombers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:47:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>christian</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=5372</guid> <description><![CDATA[I couldn’t resist folks. I penned an op-ed piece for Military.com yesterday based on the Obama administration’s reaction to the Great Christmas Day Underwear Bombing Caper. Bottom line is that everyone discussing this attempted terrorist attack and the responses to it are talking about defense, and we hear nothing about offense. I use the analogy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2010/01/08/mraps-wont-stop-underwear-bombers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>31</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>VH-71 Conundrum</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2009/07/30/vh-71-conundrum/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2009/07/30/vh-71-conundrum/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:01:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>jnoonan</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://deftech.usmilblog.com/2009/07/30/vh-71-conundrum/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’m not sure how I feel about this story, but I think it’s worth discussing here. So the White House launched a program to replace its ageing fleet of VH-3D Marine One helicopters with a Lockheed/Augusta version several years ago. All the whistles and bells were included on the newer version, including all that expensive [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2009/07/30/vh-71-conundrum/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>37</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Problems Crop Up During Deepwater Trials</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2008/04/22/problems-crop-up-during-deepwater-trials/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2008/04/22/problems-crop-up-during-deepwater-trials/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:02:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ward</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Homeland Security]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2801</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sea trials have found eight major concerns with the Coast Guard’s new National Security Cutter, but service officials say they are confident the ship, christened Bertholf, will pass acceptance tests soon. Northrop Grumman Corp. is building the Bertholf as part of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Modernization program, a $24 billion effort to upgrade the agency’s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2008/04/22/problems-crop-up-during-deepwater-trials/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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