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Press Releases 2009
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IDGA's Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference
IDGA's Defense Finance Transformation
IDGA's 4th Annual Military Armor Protection
IDGA's Military Logistics Summit 2009
IDGA's HR for Defense Summit
IDGA's 2nd Annual Heavy Vehicles Summit
IDGA's Unmanned Systems Summit 2009
IDGA's 5th Annual Border Management Summit
C5’s 2nd Advanced Conference on ITAR Compliance
UNI's Information Operations
DIMDEX 2010
IQPC's Joint Military Logistics 2009
IQPC's Disaster Management & Crisis Response Middle East
IQPC's UAE 2nd Annual National Security Summit Middle East
IQPC's United Arab Emirates Air and Missile Defence
IQPC's UAE Defence Partnering & Alliances Middle East
IQPC's Defence Logistics 2010
IQPC's Defence Simulation Training & Wargaming 2009
IQPC's Network Centric Operations 2009
SMi's Mission Planning 2009
SMi's Fighter Training 2009
SMi’s 9th annual International Software Radio
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IQPC's DEFENCE SIMULATION, TRAINING & WARGAMING 2009
![Underwater Laser Sensing/Robotics Technology: Armed Forces News](http://www.defence-guide.com/front-page/@@internal_feed_view?title=Underwater Laser Sensing/Robotics Technology: Armed Forces News&descr=<!-- Generated by XStandard version 2.0.0.0 on 2009-07-03T16:22:50 --><p><img alt="The new underwater technology will feature within the US military's arsenal" height="130" src="http://www.armedforces-int.com/images/industrynews/SXP%20-%20USN%20Aircraft%20Carrier.jpg" title="Image of US Navy aircraft carrier " width="175" />US scientists are developing hi-tech military technology designed to be able to act as an underwater radar, in essence, and detect things like mines. The scientists are working within Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's Ocean Visibility and Optics Laboratory - sited at Florida Atlantic University - and their technology could surpass existing technologies' abilities to quickly establish and transmit data relating to potential seaborne threats. </p><h2>Underwater Technology </h2><p>Upon reaching maturity, the intention is for this underwater technology to be integrated into robots which will be deployed as a fleet, and for it to feature prominently within the US military's arsenal. </p><p>The Florida scientists were recently provided with two million dollars in funding from the Office of Naval Research (a branch of the US DoD - Department of Defense) to take their underwater laser sensing/robotics technology to the next level. As well as military applications, it will have environmental uses too - in being able to highlight the state of the ocean.</p><h2>Underwater Mines</h2><p>Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute's assistant research professor, Dr Fraser Dalgleish, highlighted how the technology being worked on could benefit military operations, especially in terms of countering underwater mines.</p><p>"Underwater mines pose a major threat to U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and merchant fleets", he said. </p><p>"Using intelligent, adaptive laser imaging and communication techniques with swarms of co-operating underwater robots could provide identification-quality underwater imagery in real-time across much greater regions of seabed than current technology allows, and will therefore be vital for effectively classifying both military and environmental threats to our coastal regions in the future."</p><p>The venture is a three-phased one, with the ultimate aim being to develop simultaneous imaging/data transmission technology deployed within hi-tech robots operating within an underwater environment. During their trials, Dr Dalgleish and his colleagues will employ hi-tech computer simulation software to forecast how the technology can be expected to perform within different oceanic states. </p><p>Using this data together with calculations from live, physical tests of the technology, they hope to gain comprehensive knowledge of how this kind of technology has a place within future military missions. </p>&link=http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/2009/07/03/underwater-laser-sensingrobotics-technology.asp){kind=link}
![New Award for Armed Forces Killed in Action: Armed Forces News](http://www.defence-guide.com/front-page/@@internal_feed_view?title=New Award for Armed Forces Killed in Action: Armed Forces News&descr=<!-- Generated by XStandard version 2.0.0.0 on 2009-07-02T11:11:07 --><p><img alt="The Victoria Cross was the last medal to be created with a British Queen's name" height="175" src="http://www.armedforces-int.com/images/industrynews/Image%20of%20Victoria%20Cross.jpg" title="Image of Victoria Cross" width="81" />Queen Elizabeth II has given her approval for the creation of a new medal for UK military personnel who lose their lives while serving their country. To be known as the Elizabeth Cross, the award will be presented in recognition of UK troops killed on the front line, or in instances of terrorism. </p><p>Launching the new award, the Queen referred to it as "a right and proper way of showing our enduring debt." The cross-shaped award will feature depictions of the national flowers of all four countries within the United Kingdom, the rose (England), thistle (Scotland), shamrock (Northern Ireland) and the daffodil (Wales). This makes the point that soldiers from all four countries have been deployed in action both historically and in more recent times. </p><p>British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the award on July 1st, highlighting his confidence that it would be "a very special and fitting tribute indeed for the great debt we owe to all those who die on operations and the enduring loss shouldered by their families."</p><h2>UK Soldiers Killed </h2><p>The award will be retrospectively given to the families of UK soldiers killed from 1945-to-date. On this basis, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), it could be given to as many as 8,000 families. The ministry has set a threshold in terms of the families it will contact directly, and those that will need to contact it. Specifically, relatives of soldiers fatally wounded after the year 2000 will be contacted, while those related to UK personnel killed between 1945 and 2000 will have to take first action. In both instances, the option will be there to receive the Elizabeth Cross in public or behind closed doors. </p><h2>British Military Award</h2><p>Almost 70 years have passed since a British military award was created that incorporated the reigning monarch's name. This was the George Cross, established in 1940, while some 80 years earlier, the Victoria Cross was incepted by Queen Victoria. </p><p>"The Elizabeth Cross was recommended by the military chiefs to Her Majesty to recognise the huge debt this country owes to the families those brave individuals have left behind", Bob Ainsworth, UK Defence Secretary, stated. </p><p>The head of the armed forces, Sir Jock Stirrup, meanwhile, spoke of how the families of those eligible for the Elizabeth Cross could wear it with "immense pride."</p><p>"It is a reminder not just of the ultimate price their loved ones have paid while safeguarding our security and freedom, it is also a lasting symbol of the nation's recognition of and gratitude for their sacrifice", he added. </p>&link=http://www.armedforces-int.com/news/2009/07/02/new-award-for-armed-forces-killed-in-action.asp){kind=link}