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The U.K. Ministry of Defense has dropped plans to have defense acquisition delivered by a government owned-contractor operated (GOCO) entity because the effort was non-competitive–there was only one bidder. From […]

Just ahead of a reorganization set to stand up on Jan. 1, 2014, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) on Dec. 9 said it plans to cut nearly […]

Raytheon [RTN’s] Patriot Air and Missile Defense System test fired nine Patriot missiles at McGregor Range, N.M., during its annual Field Surveillance Program (FSP), successfully engaging inbound and outbound unmanned air […]

General Dynamics Canada [GD] and Colt Canada on Dec. 9 said they are working together to network Colt’s Sniper (Soldier) Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, which integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and […]

EADS’ Astrium space unit and Raytheon [RTN] on Dec. 9 said they signed a teaming agreement formalizing the companies’ plans to compete for the role as lead system engineers and integrators for […]

General Dynamics Canada [GD] said it has delivered the first of three deployable fast-time analysis systems for the CP-140 Aurora Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The portable system is designed to fit through […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes rapidly growing the capabilities of its electronics in a way that lowers the overall cost of ownership will well-position it in among future C4ISR capabilities, according […]

General Dynamics Canada [GD] and Colt Canada on Dec. 9 said they are working together to network Colt’s Sniper (Soldier) Weapon & Observer Reconnaissance Devices (SWORD) system, which integrates weapon-mounted surveillance and […]

Keeping in mind a dynamic and changing cyber threat landscape, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to have an accompanying roadmap to the forthcoming Cybersecurity Framework as […]

Federal agencies that previously relied on expensive, built-to-order software are now following a growing trend to embrace open source code. “Every company in the top 100 government providers uses open […]