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InternationalBoeing Launches Another Italian Satellite
The Boeing Co. [BA] launched the third of four Italian Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation (COSMO), or SkyMed, spacecraft. A Delta II rocket procured from United Launch […]
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TSA Taps Accenture To Help Implement Secure Flight
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last month awarded Accenture [ACN] a potential $55.9 million contract to help the agency take on passenger watch list matching currently being done by commercial […]
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B-2 Bomber Fleet to Get Digital Makeover By 2013
Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] effort to upgrade the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber’s computer and electronics systems is well under way, the company said recently. “We’ve never had a processor upgrade,” Dave […]
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FLIR Aims to Expand Military Market Share, Announces $125.3 Million Navy Sensor Contract
FLIR Systems [FLIR], a manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, has received a U.S. Navy contract worth just over $125 million for its BRITE Star II sensor systems, […]
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DHS Making Strides In Information Security, IG Finds
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making progress in complying with federal security regulations for information security, although component agencies are still not implementing all of the department’s policies, […]
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ITT Gains Telemetry, Tracking And Command Contract Worth Up To $1.26 Billion
NASA selected ITT Corp. [ITT] to perform telemetry, tracking and command services for near-Earth missions under the Space Communications Network Services contract worth up to $1.26 billion, NASA said yesterday. […]
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DCNS Automatic System Lands UAV On Underway French Frigate
French naval defense contractor DCNS recently landed a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aboard the French navy frigate Montcalm while the vessel was underway in the Mediterranean Sea, DCNS said […]
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Smiths Upgrading Checkpoint X-Ray To Distinguish Innocent From Threat Liquids
ATLANTA–In its own testing Smiths Detection has demonstrated that its HI-SCAN 6040aTiX X-Ray system can distinguish between innocent liquids and “liquids of interest” as part of its plans to deliver […]
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Air Force Lab Issues Long-Term BAA For Cyber Defense Research
The Air Force Research Laboratory yesterday issued a long-term Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeking research proposals in six focus areas related to cyber defense. Despite the fact that the Air […]
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SAFRAN To Acquire Motorola’s Biometric Matching Business
France’s SAFRAN Group yesterday said it has agreed to acquire the biometrics business of Motorola [MOT] in a deal that would expand its already robust fingerprint matching business in the […]