Month: May 2011

The Defense Department yesterday approved the reassignment of certain critical U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) organizations and functions to designated combatant commands, military services and the Joint Staff. The Joint […]

By Calvin Biesecker Information sharing at times is lacking within a FBI-led multi-agency task force created to coordinate and integrate and share information at a national level for the investigation […]

By Carlo Munoz Development and construction work can finally begin on a new Virginia-class submarine, with the Navy awarding General Dynamics [GD] Electric Boat $1.2 billion in long-lead funding last […]

A remediation plan is recommended after a full diagnostic review of Australia’s MRH-90 Multi Role Helicopter Program. The review recommended that Defence work with the contractor, Australian Aerospace, to implement […]

The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours, the unit commander said. Commanding […]

ATK [ATK] yesterday said it has received awards totaling $13.4 million in new 25mm tactical ammunition contracts from a mix of allies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) […]

SRA International [SRX] yesterday said its 30-day “go shop” period to find an alternate buyer for the company under terms of its $1.9 billion merger agreement last month with Providence […]

The second F-35C Joint Strike Fighter carrier variant made its first flight last week, prime contract Lockheed Martin [LMT] said. The test aircraft, known as CF-2, took off from Naval […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers and pundits gave differing opinions yesterday on whether Osama bin Laden’s death will lead to greater reductions in the Pentagon budget and a faster contraction in […]

Once again, L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] and France’s Safran Group have voluntarily withdrawn the notification of their planned merger with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) […]