U.S. DoD report identifies hundreds of cyber security vulnerabilities; Boeing delivers an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to Turkey after several years of delay
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    • (FEBRUARY 3-9)

    According to reports, findings of a report of US Department of Defence, put more than 400 cyber security vulnerabilities across dozens of Defense Department programs, including the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) and the DoD Automated Biometric Identification System. Half of the 400 security vulnerabilities were identified as category one, meaning they could allow “debilitating compromise” to DoD systems. As per the report, as of November 2012, CANES had 29 category one vulnerabilities and 172 less severe vulnerabilities. However, it is not clear how many of those issues have been resolved, but the report’s most recent recommendations suggest the Navy mitigate outstanding cyber vulnerabilities prior to initial operational test and evaluation. 1
    In another development, according to reports, after several years of delays, Boeing has delivered an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to Turkey after several years of delay. Boeing, however, faces penalties now being negotiated with the Turkish government. The aircraft, the first of a batch of four, has arrived in Turkey for acceptance tests. Under a July 2003 contract priced at more than US $1.6 billion, Boeing was to develop and deliver four AEW&C aircraft to the Turkish Air Force in 2008. The program involved the delivery of the 737-700 airframe, ground radar and control systems, ground control segments for mission crew training, mission support and maintenance support. Turkey had threatened in 2013 that it would impose sanctions on Boeing for major delays in the spy plane program. However, the nature of the sanctions is not clear as yet. 2

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