Security and Surveillance White Papers

Real-Time Advanced Situational Awareness with the FastGate™ Grasp FastGate™ Grasp is a handheld computer that engages security personnel in the access control and tracking...

Optsys Video Module for Night Vision and LSAS The Optsys video module is the best economic and quality solution for night vision and LSAS. The product is dedicated for drivers, gunners and...

Applications for Fiber Optic Microphones SOM3/SOM4/SOM5 Winkelmann manufactures a wide variety of fiber optic microphones, suitable for a broad range of settings and...

Applications for Specialist Visual Search Products Winkelmann provides the government, military and security markets an innovative and pioneering portfolio of remote visual inspection...

Applications for HAWK XTS & SEARCHER-2500 Non Linear Junction Detector The HAWK XTS is lightweight, utilizes modern technology shaped to allow easy handling; single-body design containing transceiver, antenna and display assembly on a single extendible...

Applications for RAPTOR RXi Counter Surveillance Receiver Winkelmann's new TSCM spectrum analyser solution has been developed in response to increasing market demand for a reliable system that has the capability to detect threat signals (bugging...

Building Your Strength From Within Building upon a wealth of experience and depth of knowledge, we blend a culture of innovation and a broad spectrum of technologies to engineer flexible and scalable solutions matched to...

Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Missile Proliferation Sanctions: Selected Current Law The use of economic sanctions to stem weapons proliferation acquired a new dimension in the 1990s when Congress imposed sanctions against US or foreign persons who engage in chemical,...

The Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise: Operational Overview and Oversight Challenges for Congress The primary mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is to "prevent terrorist attacks within the US, reduce the vulnerability of the nation to terrorism, minimise the damage and...

Video Periscope with Day and Night Vision Capability for Driving and Detection Our latest innovation is the day and night video periscope. This sytem offers the possibility of choosing between the direct daytime channel (through optical prism) and a video...

Citadel Versatile Providing increased safety for the entire vehicle crew of armoured vehicles is of prime importance in the battlefield....

Spectrel 121000/336 Long Range Camera System The Spectrel 121000/336 is an integrated unit, based on a highly sensitive colour CCD camera and a powerful zoom lens, ideal for day/night coastal surveillance, camp perimeter...

Spectrel 12750/336 Long Range Camera System The Spectrel 12750/336 is an integrated unit, based on a highly sensitive colour CCD camera and a powerful zoom lens, ideal for day/night coastal surveillance, camp perimeter protection,...

Spectrel 12375/336 Long Range Zoom Camera System The Spectrel 12375/336 System is an integrated unit, based on a highly sensitive colour CCD camera and a powerful zoom lens, ideal for day/night coastal surveillance, camp perimeter...

Citadel Panoramic By mounting an array of cameras on armoured vehicles, an unobstructed 360° view over the near surroundings of the vehicle can be maintained with the hatches closed, providing safety for the...

Citadel Compact Providing increased safety for the entire vehicle crew of armoured vehicles is of prime importance in the...

High-Security Solutions with DualCam From FaliTec The DualCam Camera series combines an un-cooled thermal camera module with a Sony IOP camera. This PTZ camera system has a vandal-resistant body with a rugged and stylish design, offering...

HESCO Concertainer 2012 Range HESCO upgrades its Mil units across the range. The HESCO Mil recoverable unit provides a product that has the same proven protection characteristics as the existing HESCO barrier...

Global Military Spending 2011 Infographic With the help of detailed defence budget infographics, army-technology.com reports on the top ten spenders for 2011, covering regional spend, with special focus on Asia as well as those...

Products of EVPÚ Defence EVPÚ Defence, founded in 2001, specialises in the development, design and production of special fixed and mobile monitoring, and surveillance systems intended for the protection and control...

JIEDDO Counter-IED Strategic Plan 2012–2016 Improvised explosive devices (IED) have emerged as the threat weapon of choice but are one of the greatest challenges facing coalition forces in current theatres of operation. To encounter...

North Korea's 2009 Nuclear Test: Containment, Monitoring, Implications On 25 May 2009, North Korea revealed it had conducted its second underground nuclear test, but unlike in its first test, conducted in 2006, there is no public record that it released...

National Guard Bureau Implementing the Army Force Generation Model in the Army National Guard Post 9/11, the US Army National Guard entered a period of sustained deployments that required mobilising more than 430,000 citizen soldiers as an operational force, requiring the US Army to...

Project BioShield: Authorities, Appropriations, Acquisitions and Issues for Congress Following the terrorist attacks of 2001, both the US Administration and Congress encouraged the private sector to develop medical countermeasures against chemical, biological, radiological...

The Effects of an Exoskeleton on Oxygen Consumption and Kinematics The purpose of this study was to investigate the metabolic cost of wearing a prototype exoskeleton (EXO) while walking with a range of heavy loads, and to analyse the associated...

Turkey-US Defense Cooperation: Prospects and Challenges US Congress and the Obama administration are seeking to manage longstanding bilateral and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato)-based defence cooperation with Turkey, at a time when a...

North Korea's Second Nuclear Test: Implications of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 The UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1874 on 12 June 2009, in response to North Korea's second nuclear test, placing a series of sanctions on North Korea's arms sales, luxury...

China's Strategic Behaviour This white paper assesses China's strategic behaviour and what it means for the US while highlighting China's strategic outlook, including the key political, economic and military...

Securing Nuclear Materials: The 2010 Summit and Issues for Congress The 2010 Nuclear Security summit resulted in a joint statement saying that international cooperative action is necessary to prevent an act of nuclear terrorism, as well as pledging to...

China and nuclear arms control: current positions and future policies As the global nuclear arms control and non-proliferation agenda reaches a critical turning point, expectations begin to rise for China to take on a more proactive and constructive...

The proliferation security initiative (PSI) The proliferation security initiative (PSI) was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems and...

Monitoring and verification in arms control The US and Russia signed a START Treaty on 8 April 2010, which included an annex to permit the continuation of some monitoring and verification...

Proliferation Control Regimes: Background and Status The US has historically led the international community in establishing regimes intended to limit the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and...

Cluster Munitions: Background and Issues for Congress Cluster munitions were developed in World War II and currently form part of several nations' weapon...

Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services are responsible for property reuse, precious metal recovery, recycling, hazardous property disposal and the demilitarisation of...

MilsVPN: VPN / Firewall solution for perimeter defence at the highest protection level Leading communication security provider mils electronic has released information about Mils VPN solutions for governmental institutions....

HESCO Mil Units 2012: The All-New Range The Concertainer unit from HESCO is already acknowledged as the most significant development in field fortification since WW2. Now we're changing the game again: the all-new completely...

Strategic Arms Control After START: Issues and Options The US and Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in 1991, which entered into force in December 1994 and expired on December 5, 2009. Both the nations have negotiated...

The Army's M-4 Carbine: Background and Issues for Congress The M-4 carbine is the US Army's primary individual combat weapon for infantry units. While there have been concerns raised by some about the M-4's reliability and lethality, some studies...

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments In 1996, the UN General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which would ban all nuclear explosions, but was rejected by the Senate in...

Purchase Card On-Line System (PCOLS) The government-wide Commercial Purchase Card Program was created to provide an efficient means for federal agencies to purchase goods and services directly from vendors and replace the...

F-35 Alternate Engine Program: Background and Issues for Congress US Congress has rejected administration proposals to terminate the programme to develop the General Electric / Rolls-Royce F136 engine as an alternative to the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine,...

Terrorism Information Sharing and the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Report Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress The 2004 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the US (the 9/11 Commission) cited breakdowns in information sharing and the failure to fuse pertinent intelligence (connecting the dots)...

The UAE Defense Industry – Market Opportunities, Entry Strategies, Analyses and Forecasts to 2016 This report offers insights into the market opportunities and entry strategies adopted by foreign OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to gain a market share in the UAE defense...

Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations China, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States have developed and currently deploy nuclear weapons, with North Korea and Israel also declaring possession...

Iran's Nuclear Program: Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations In 2002, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began investigating allegations that Iran had conducted clandestine nuclear activities....

China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues US Congress has long been concerned about whether policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the China in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles...

Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons Non-Strategic Nuclear...

Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: US Programmes in the Former Soviet Union Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: US Programmes in the Former Soviet...

The Hesco Re-Deployable Security Fence THE HESCO REDEPLOYABLE SECURITY...

Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Science, Technologies, Observations Detection of Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Science, Technologies,...

Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Foreign Countries: Issues for Congress Nuclear Energy Cooperation with Foreign Countries: Issues for...

Army Future Combat System (FCS) 'Spin-Outs' and Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV): Background and Issues for Congress Army Future Combat System (FCS) 'Spin-Outs' and Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV): Background and Issues for...

'Dirty Bombs': Technical Background, Attack Prevention and Response, Issues for Congress 'Dirty Bombs': Technical Background, Attack Prevention and Response, Issues for...

Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security...

Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process Arms Sales: Congressional Review...

Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for...

US Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and Issues US Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments and...

Jamming the Global Positioning System: A National Security Threat: Recent Events and Potential Cures Jamming the Global Positioning System: A National Security Threat: Recent Events and Potential...

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Acquisition: Issues for Congress Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Acquisition: Issues for...

Guinea: Reforming the Army Guinea: Reforming the...

Arms Control and Nonproliferation: a Catalogue of Treaties and Agreements Arms Control and Nonproliferation: a Catalogue of Treaties and...

Countering Terrorism in East Africa: The US Response Countering Terrorism in East Africa: The US...

Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and...

China's National Defence in 2010 China's National Defence in...

US National Security Strategy US National Security...

A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security Strategy A Strong Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The National Security...

Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions: A Review of the Historical Record Ballistic Missile Defense and Offensive Arms Reductions: A Review of the Historical...

Egypt in Transition Egypt in...

Building and Maintaining Value in the National Security Space Industrial Base Building and Maintaining Value in the National Security Space Industrial...

The Imperative Military Need for Portable Power and the Critical Problems with Power Today The Imperative Military Need for Portable Power and the Critical Problems with Power...

Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions...

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