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In a deal that expands its commercial business and broadens its portfolio of advanced electronics, Britain’s Cobham plc on May 20 said it has agreed to acquire New York-based Aeroflex Corp. [ARX], which […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently demonstrated the successful firing of a Javelin missile from a turret at the U.K. Cranfield Ordnance Test & Evaluation Center (COTEC). The turret was designed […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it recently received two contracts totaling $34.3 million from the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force for Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR) production. […]

The Pentagon’s effort to create a unified, interoperable and secure IT framework across the full spectrum of operations may be more of a concept than a biddable contract, but industry has […]

The Navy’s chief information officer, Terry Halvorsen, will replace Teri Takai as the Pentagon’s acting CIO on May 21, according to DoD spokeswoman Lt. Col. Valerie Henderson.  Halvorsen has served […]

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has approved the Android 4.4 operating system (OS) and the Samsung Knox security container for use on unclassified defense networks, the agency said May […]

The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Boxer (LHD-4) Amphibious Ready Group returned from the Middle East on April 24 after an eight-month deployment that involved a high number of exercises en […]

Defense and security company Saab May 12 said it is extending its surface radar portfolio, introducing five all-new complementary Giraffe radars for land and sea.   For the first time Saab’s Giraffe radars […]

Following the Pentagon’s lead on creating a joint information technology environment, the Intelligence Community’s version is operational after several years of investment, its chief information officer said May 13.  “What […]

L-3 Sonoma EO [LLL] said May 15 it has successfully completed an end-to-end demonstration of its DragonEyes Tactical Overwatch Wide Area Airborne Surveillance System, flown on a Cessna Caravan.  This surveillance […]