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Homeland Security
FEMA Plans Industry Day for Disaster Assistance
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host an Industry Day in Washington, D.C., this Friday, Sept. 19, to help plan the strategy for the recompete of the Individual Assistance/Technical […]
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Homeland Security
Army Seeks Quotes on RF Technology to Detect, Locate IEDs
The Army Materiel Command has issued a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for prototype, technically mature, radio frequency (RF) technology to participate in an experiment in a mission-relevant environment related to […]
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ArmyU.S. Helicopters For Canada Reflects Partnership, Interoperability Goals, Officials Say
By Ann Roosevelt Canadian Forces will receive six U.S. Chinook helicopters, an essential capability supporting their Afghanistan operations, while the U.S. Army supports a coalition partner and interoperability under a […]
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EADS Tiger Helicopter Has Successful Firing Campaign With Spike Missile
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.’s (EADS) Eurocopter unit recently said it had successfully completing a firing campaign using the Spike air-to-ground missle as part of the development of […]
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New Tanker Contract Could Be Up To Four Years Away, Air Force Chief Says
By Marina Malenic A new contract to build the Air Force’s next generation aerial refueling aircraft fleet could take up to four years to finalize, service Chief of Staff Norton […]
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U.S. Helicopters For Canada Reflects Partnership, Interoperability Goals, Officials Say
Canadian Forces will receive six U.S. Chinook helicopters, an essential capability supporting their Afghanistan operations, while the U.S. Army supports a coalition partner and interoperability under a Letter of Offer […]
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Air ForceSenate, House Defense Appropriations Panels Clash On Troubled Aircraft Efforts
By Emelie Rutherford Senate defense appropriators have staked out different stances than their House counterparts on troubled aircraft efforts, including calling for greater funding reductions to the presidential helicopter and […]
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Technical Issues Lead To Boeing Australia TUAV Contract Termination
Technical problems and delays on a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) system led to the Sept. 4 announcement that the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing [BA] Australia agreed […]
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New National Guard Lakota Helicopters Mission-Ready
New UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters (LUH) fielding to the Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida National Guard units are mission ready, according to officials. Mississippi and Lousiana each now have four […]
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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, […]