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Pentagon Begins Constituting Special Operations Command To Support AFRICOM Efforts
By Marina Malenic The Pentagon has begun creating a theater Special Operations command to support its sixth and newest regional command, its top general said yesterday. “We’re going to stand […]
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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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General Dynamics’, Elbit’s Skylark UAVs Making Inroads With Army, Marine Corps
General Dynamics [GD] and Israel’s Elbit Systems‘ [ESLT] are hoping their Skylark II Long Endurance (LE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will capture the contract for the joint Navy and Marine […]
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Homeland Security
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The Coast Guard estimates the total cost–including long lead materials, construction, test and evaluation, and program management–for the fourth National Security Cutter (NSC) will be about $100 million more than […]
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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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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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Donley Confirmed Air Force Secretary
Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has been officially confirmed for the post he has held since June 21. The Senate voted to confirm Donley’s nomination as air service secretary […]
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Obama And McCain Target Government Contracting During Fiscal Crunch
Presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are proposing contracting reforms as cost savers in the wake of the U.S. credit crisis, with McCain last month calling for an end […]
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Apache Unit Equipped With New ISR Data Links To Deploy In Coming Weeks
The first AH-64 Apache helicopters equipped with systems that allow aircrews to view streaming video from unmanned aerial systems, as well as Air Force and Navy video from advanced targeting […]
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Legislation Creating DoD Acquisition Oversight Shop On Hold For Now On Hill
A congressional proposal to create a new Pentagon director of independent cost assessment is on hold for now, after powerful supporters were not able to attach a provision creating the […]