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DoE Consolidates Bettis, Knoll Contracts Under Bechtel
In a double win for Bechtel covering some $6 billion in work for the government, the Energy Department and the Navy said Friday that they have awarded the operating contracts […]
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SpaceLaser Joint Direct Attack Munition On B-52H
A Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition for the first time was loaded onto a B-52H bomber for a demonstration flight. Another demonstration flight is scheduled for later this year. LJDAM […]
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Homeland Security
DHS, Navy Say Drug Smugglers Increasingly Turning To Semi-Submersible Craft
By Calvin Biesecker Through the first nine months of Fiscal Year 2008 United States Government homeland security forces have reported thwarting 62 events involving the use of semi-submersible craft to […]
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Business/FinancialElectronic Units Integrated Into AEHF Satellite
Electronic units of the payload module have been integrated into the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite, Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] announced. Northrop is under contract to […]
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Navy Rolls Out LCS Anti-Submarine Warfare Mission Package
The Navy last week rolled out its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). This first LCS ASW package adds to other, already-developed LCS packages that […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Missile Completes 1st Captive Carry Flight
An Air Force F-15C completed the first captive carry test of the AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missile, Raytheon Co. [RTN] announced. The infrared-guided AIM-9X Block II missile faced the same […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Out of Line. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz last week took aim at retired military officers […]
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Space
Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope Completes On-Orbit Checkout
The Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescope built for NASA completed its on-orbit checkout, General Dynamics Corp. [GD] announced. The company completed the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the telescope. Fermi, […]
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CongressDefense Authorization Conferees Weighing Changes To LCS Cost Cap
By Emelie Rutherford As the Navy struggles with industry proposals for building the next batch of Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), a key lawmaker said late last week he was not […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Delivers 200,000th JDAM Tailkit
The Boeing Co. [BA] delivered the 200,000th Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tailkit, just 10 years after JDAM guidance tailkit deliveries to the United States and allied countries began. Boeing […]