A new Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 disappeared over Jakarta, Indonesia during a demonstration flight Wednesday (05/09). There were 44 people onboard, all of whom are said to be invited guests. The wreckage has now been found on the side of Mount Salak near the town of Cicurug. There have been no signs of survivors. The aircraft is currently used in the fleets of Russia's Aeroflot and Armenian carrier, Armavia.

A new Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 disappeared over Jakarta, Indonesia during a demonstration flight Wednesday (05/09). There were 44 people onboard, all of whom are said to be invited guests. The wreckage has now been found on the side of Mount Salak near the town of Cicurug. There have been no signs of survivors. The aircraft is currently used in the fleets of Russia's Aeroflot and Armenian carrier, Armavia.

Details of "Exercise Olympic Guardian", a major security exercise designed provide security for the upcoming 2012 Olympics, have been revealed to the public. Taking place between May 2-10, it involves Royal Navy ships, Royal Air Force helicopters and jets, as well as the possible deployment of surface-to-air missiles at various sites around the city. Officials say there will be 13,500 military personnel involved in protecting the Olympic games.

As a result of the downing and/or crash of the highly secret and advanced U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone last December in Iran, Iranian officials are now claiming their experts have decoded some of the intelligence gathering systems and memory from that aircraft. A high-ranking Iranian military officer said he wanted to reveal some information they had gathered to respond to U.S. Pentagon officials who said Iran would never succeed in decoding any information from the spy drone. Another Iranian official says that China and Russia, among other countries, have made repeated requests for information about the RQ-170 Sentinel.

Malaysia is negotiating with Russia for the purchase of a variety of arms including antitank missile systems, portable anti-aircraft missiles, and is looking to license the rights to build the Molniya-class guided missile boats and Mirazh-class patrol boats in their own shipyards. Russian state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport is handling the deal.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last Friday (4/13) began testing what it describes as "new technologies designed to enhance TSA's ability to identify altered or fraudulent passenger identification documents and boarding passes."

The pilot test of this new technology is taking place at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and will soon be tested at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and at Puerto Rico's Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU).

TSA - "In October, 2011, TSA awarded limited contracts to BAE Systems Information Solutions, Inc., Trans-Digital Technologies, LLC, and NCR Government Systems, LLC to provide pilot testing of fraudulent document detection technology to a limited number of airports. Each selected airport will receive a total of six detection units, two units from each vendor."

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on Monday (4/16) its agents confiscated two shipments of counterfeit money orders and checks totaling more than $7 million at John F. Kennedy Airport International Mail Facility.

The parcels in question arrived from Ghana and Nigeria on March 23.

Vladimir Putin, Russia's Prime Minister recently stated a national strategy was needed for the development of that country's space launch centers. About $5 billion will be budgeted for space programs with most of this funds going to the new space center being built in Vosochny located in the eastern part of the country. That new facility is scheduled to be completed in 2016 and will include two launch pads among other facilities.