Month: May 2011
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Air ForceWhite House Threatens To Veto DoD Bill Over F-35 2nd Engine
President Barack Obama could veto the Pentagon authorization bill now before the House because of language intended to keep alive the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine, the White House […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Cancels Solicitation for Financial Management System Amid New Requirements
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this month canceled a solicitation for a financial management system that it had awarded to CACI International [CACI] last fall, an award that was […]
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Homeland Security
Georgia Tech to Lead $10M DHS Effort Related to Open Cyber Security
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate selected the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to lead a five-year, $10 million effort for researching open source software. […]
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Homeland Security
Environmental Tectonics gets Award from Maryland County for Simulator
Environmental Tectonics Corp.‘s [ETCC] ETC Simulation Division has received a contract from Carroll County, Md., for an Advanced Disaster Management Simulator (ADMS). ETC says that its ADMS-COMMAND US training system […]
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TAI, Lockheed Martin Reveal First of New Turkish-built F-16s
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies yesterday at TAI’s facility near Ankara. The F-16 program has […]
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At Sea U.K. Apaches Sucessfully Fire Hellfires For First Time
In a significant milestone in proving the capability of the British Army’s Apache helicopter to operate and strike from the sea, 30mm rounds and Hellfire missiles were successfully fired against […]
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Boeing, GD Win A-12 Round In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a 2007 decision by a federal appeals court that upheld an another federal court’s decision that the Navy was justified in terminating for default a […]
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MUSIC Exercise Will Offer Glimpse of Future Capabilities
This fall, the Army will host the Manned Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise, a showcase for “innovation, integration and ultimately interoperability” that lays the ground work for future capabilities, […]
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SAIC Tapped To Provide Air Force Fighter OT&E Services
SAIC [SAI] yesterday said it was awarded an Air Force prime contract with a five-year base period of performance with a potential ceiling value of $85 million to provide fighter […]
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Air Force Receives Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS Model Radio
The Air Force C-130 Systems Integration Laboratory has received an initial Small Airborne Joint Tactical Radio from the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Airborne, Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System team, the […]