CAATnews Oct/Nov 2005 - Shorts In Brief

Colombians for hire to Iraq

A US company has signed up approximately 1,000 police and military staff to work in Iraq for less than half of the salaries of their US counterparts. The Colombians have been recruited by the company Epi Security and Investigation.
AFP, 13/8/05

Mindboggling

This year's DSEi saw the launch of the first private company to provide pyschological warfare support "psyops" to the military. The former political communications consultancy attributed the surrender of nearly 90,000 troops in the first Gulf war to the tactic of psyops.
THE OBSERVER, 11/9/05

MoD deal with Thales

The Ministry of Defence and Thales UK have signed a £700 million contract for development of the Watchkeeper unmanned vehicle system. Thales. chief executive Alex Dorrian said that the company expected to "secure export sales of at least £400 million over the next ten years".
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 9.15 AUGUST 2005

Lockheed Martin buys INSYS

Through its UK subsidiary, the Lockheed Martin Corporation has agreed to buy INSYS Group Limited, a UK-based supplier of military communication systems, weapons systems, and advanced analysis services. INSYS supplies both the UK Ministry of Defence and the US Defense Department.
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, 16/8/05