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Rare Photo Op. The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise that ended Aug.…
Exelis Posts Double-Digit Declines In Income, Sales
Exelis [XLS] on Friday posted lower earnings and sales in the second quarter driven by…
NRO Spends Billions Buying Satellites Faster Than Necessary, House Intel Committee Says
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) buys intelligence satellites faster than necessary in an effort to…
Army Late This Month Expects Future Vertical Lift Technology Selection
The Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) said the Army has reached…
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Exelis Posts Double-Digit Declines In Income, Sales
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NRO Spends Billions Buying Satellites Faster Than Necessary, House Intel Committee Says
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Army Late This Month Expects Future Vertical Lift Technology Selection
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DoD's Developmental Testers Pushing PMs to Think About Mission Context Sooner
The Defense Department’s developmental test community is encouraging more rigorous testing standards so as to…
RD-180 Study Committee Adviser Approves Of DoD’s Pace Toward New Engine
An adviser to the chairs of the Defense Department’s RD-180 study committee approved of the…
Hagel Asks Congress for $225 Million Now to Support Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense System
The Senate Appropriations Committee added $225 million to its Emergency Supplemental Funding bill for the…
Gilmore: 'Some Hope That Something Useful Will Emerge' From Acquisition Reform Effort
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation J. Michael Gilmore submitted a package of recommendations to…
Army Late This Month Expects Future Vertical Lift Technology Selection
The Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) said the Army has reached…
Raytheon’s Excalibur Ib Enters Full Rate Production
Raytheon’s [RTN] Excalibur Ib precision guided projectile has entered full rate production (FRP), officials said.…
Loc Performance Products Bests BAE Systems For ECP-1 Bradley Work
The Army has selected Michigan-based small business Loc Performance Products Inc. over BAE Systems with…
CyPhy Works To Deliver Tethered Aerial Robot To Army Rapid Equipping Force
CyPhy Works said it received a contract from Georgia Tech Research Institute, under funding from…
Navy Examining Ramping Up Solid State Lighting Program
The Navy is looking at aggressively implementing a solid state lighting program across the fleet,…
Navy Reviewing Task Force Findings For Next Small Surface Combatant
The Navy is reviewing the preliminary results from a task force created earlier this year…
Navy Needs To Think More Offensively, Analyst Says
The Navy should start thinking more offensively in terms of how it arms of the…
Stackley: Navy Won't Buy LPD-28 Without Full $2 Billion Appropriated; Would Rather Fund Ship Design Research
Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley told several lawmakers on Friday that he appreciates the money they…
Air Force Set For Friday’s GPS IIF-7 Launch
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Friday’s launch…
DoD Working To Improve Accident Probe Response Times
The Defense Department and its three services are working on a memo of understanding (MOU)…
Air Force Launches GSSAP Satellites After Days Of Delays
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) Monday successfully lifted a pair…
Air Force Studying How To Define Sixth Generation Aircraft, General Says
The Air Force is performing studies to figure out what defines a sixth-generation aircraft that…
Stackley: Navy Won't Buy LPD-28 Without Full $2 Billion Appropriated; Would Rather Fund Ship Design Research
Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley told several lawmakers on Friday that he appreciates the money they…
Senate Appropriators Concerned About Domestic Tactical Rocket Motor Industry
The health of the tactical solid rocket motor industrial base is a concern for the…
Hagel Asks Congress for $225 Million Now to Support Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense System
The Senate Appropriations Committee added $225 million to its Emergency Supplemental Funding bill for the…
Senate Appropriations Bill Addresses Corporate Inversion, Incentive Fees, Competition
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense spending bill addresses several aspects of how and with whom…
Exelis Posts Double-Digit Declines In Income, Sales
Exelis [XLS] on Friday posted lower earnings and sales in the second quarter driven by…
CBP Awards Mistral $50 Million Contract For Mobile Border Surveillance Systems
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awarded Mistral, Inc. a potential $50 million contract to on…
BAE To Acquire Small U.S. Firm With Imaging, Analytics Capabilities
Britain’s BAE Systems on Thursday said it agreed to acquire Signal Innovations Group, Inc. (SIG),…
Accounting Issue Sends L-3's Earnings, Shares Down
An accounting issue related to a logistics contract in L-3 Communications' [LLL] aerospace segment that…
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- Army Examines Black Hornet As Proxy For Future Squad ISR, SA
- Iraq Requests $700 Million FMS For 5,000 Hellfire Missiles
- Javelin Joint Venture Demonstrates Vehicle Launch Capability
- Iraq Requests $500 Million FMS For Aviation Sustainment Support
- Raytheon, Poland’s TELDAT, Sign Air Defense Letter of Intent
Space & Missile Defense Report
- AgustaWestland Inks U.K. Missile Integration Deal–First Of Anglo-French Collaborations
- DoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
- Bezos Invests About $500 Million In Blue Origin
- GAO Finds DoD Report On Homeland Missile Defense Offers Limited Insight
- Orbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS
Homeland Security Report
C4I News
- Raytheon, Poland’s TELDAT, Sign Air Defense Architecture Letter of Intent
- MEADS Completes Advanced Network Tests In Italy
- Military Video Surveillance Software To Launch Commercially, Following Civilian Drone Market
- House Passes Cyber Bills, Authorizes CBP
- BAE Systems, Mach 1 Development Team On Secure Document Management, Tracking
Helicopter News
- Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland Completes Optionally Piloted Helicopter Demo For Italy
- Kongsberg, AgustaWestland Extend Helicopter MRO Cooperation
- AgustaWestland Inks U.K. Missile Integration Deal–First Of Anglo-French Collaborations
- Raytheon Takes Boomerang Shooter Detection System To The Air
- Kendall: Bell Helicopter Overcharging DLA for Spares Appears to be Fraud