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UncategorizedBriefing
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has awarded two contracts worth a combined $4.4 million related to biological threat detection technology. S&T awarded ENSCO, Inc. an 18-month, […]
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ArmyAVX, L3 Reveal Design Of US Army Future Attack Helicopter Hopeful
AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies [LLL] on April 15 unveiled a compound coaxial helicopter design with forward facing ducted fans and a side-by-side cockpit as the team’s pitch for […]
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UncategorizedSpaceX’s Historic Falcon Heavy Arabsat-6A Launch Is a Success
The Arabsat-6A satellite is on its way to its intended orbit at 30.5 degrees East after its successful launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket, the Saudi operator said. The Arabsat-6A […]
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UncategorizedBWXT Blunder With Columbia Missile Tube Welds Chewed Two-Thirds of Program’s Margin
BWX Technologies’ [BWXT] mistake last year welding ballistic-missile tubes for the first Columbia-class submarine consumed 15 of the 23 months of schedule cushion built into the Common Missile Compartment program, […]
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UncategorizedBusiness Opportunities
TSA Issues RFI for Accessible Property Screening Requirement The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Acquisition Program Management Office has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to determine market interest and capability […]
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UncategorizedContract Awards
Rapiscan Awarded $4M to Provide Trace Detection Systems to International Airport OSI Systems [OSIS] says its Rapiscan Systems security division has received a $4 million order from an international airport […]
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UncategorizedTech Developments
Australian Airport Trials Smiths Detection CT Checkpoint Scanner Smiths Detection says that Gold Coast Airport in Australia completed a six-week evaluation of the company’s HI-SCAN 6040 CtiX computed-tomography scanner for […]
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UncategorizedCBP Considers Contractor Owned and Operated Aircraft for Surveillance and Recon
Taking a page out of the Coast Guard’s playbook, Customs and Border Protection is considering acquiring contractor-owned and operated aircraft services for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. The Coast […]
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UncategorizedCBP Plans to Bring More Inspection Technology to Entry Ports to Screen Cargo, Cars
SAN ANTONIO—With more than half a billion dollars provided by Congress in fiscal year 2019 for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to spend on technology to scan vehicles and cargo […]
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UncategorizedBorder Patrol Looking to Acquire New Capabilities Rapidly, Official Says
SAN ANTONIO—To meet rapidly evolving threats on the nation’s borders, the Border Patrol wants to obtain new technologies and capabilities faster than ever using non-traditional procurement processes so that front […]