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Business/FinancialAs A Measure of Last Resort, Raytheon Files Protest Over Lack of Aegis Competition
By Geoff Fein For the past several years, defense companies had been waiting for the Navy to open up the Aegis combat system modernization contract. In May, when the Navy […]
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DHS Readies First Standoff Technology Integration And Demo Program
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch this week will begin its first demonstration of an integrated standoff explosives detection architecture under a multi-year program created […]
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Global Hawk Provides Imagery In Ike’s Aftermath, Potential Future For Hurricane Tracking
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Navy flew one of its two Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) platforms to take pictures of damaged areas and search for survivors, […]
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iRobot Acquires UUV-Maker Nekton Research LLC
iRobot (IRBT) Sept. 8 acquired Nekton Research LLC, an unmanned underwater robot and technology company based in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Nekton has been instrumental in shaping the underwater marketplace during the […]
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New SATCOM Terminals Will Improve Navy’s Ability To Perform Missions, Quality of Life
In the coming year, the Navy is planning to outfit its surface fleet with the latest in commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to increase the amount of data transferred to […]
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SAC-D Gives Money To Restart DDG-51 Line; Taylor Prods Navy On DDG-1000 Production Problems
While the Navy snagged support from a key Senate panel last week for its new plan to build one more DDG-1000 destroyer before restarting production of the older DDG-51s, a […]
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Australian DSTO Conducts New Radar Detection Experiment
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) this week is conducting an international experiment in Sydney to develop technology for detecting new generation radar systems. The Minister for Defence Science […]
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Sypherlink Developing Ways To Share Data Across Hastily Formed Networks
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) in San Diego recently signed a three-year Cooperative Research Agreement (CRADA) with Ohio-based Sypherlink to find ways to rapidly share information across hastily […]
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Northrop Grumman To Acquire Geospatial Solutions Provider
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it has agreed to acquire 3001 International, Inc., a provider of geospatial data solutions for domestic and international government intelligence, defense and civilian customers. Terms […]
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ArmyBattelle, AMCOM, Changing Sustainment For Fielded Aviation, Missiles
By Ann Roosevelt Battelle and the Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) are working together on the Continuous Technology Refreshment (CTR) program to address the decades old problem of obsolescence […]