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CongressDefense Authorization On Tap In Senate, HAC Markup Postponed
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate could take up the Pentagon policy bill as soon as today, after an expected vote last night to end a Republican blockade of considering the […]
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Business/FinancialHerley Reviewing Strategic Alternatives
Herley Industries [HRLY] last week said that it has hired the investment banking services provider Jefferies Quarterdeck to assist the company in exploring its strategic alternatives, which typically refers to […]
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Business/Financial
GeoEye Satellite Launched From Vandenberg On Delta II
A new GeoEye [GEOY] satellite, GeoEye-1, on Saturday launched successfully on a Delta II rocket from United Launch Alliance, Boeing [BA] and GeoEye announced. Liftoff occurred from launch pad SLC-2W […]
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ArmyNew FCS Kit Aids Leader Capability, Army Officers Say
By Ann Roosevelt The first hard look at Future Combat Systems (FCS) Spin Out 1 equipment appears to offer soldiers the future tools that would improve situational awareness helping leaders […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Conducts Second Successful SM-6 Test This Summer
The Navy conducted the second test of Raytheon [RTN] Standard Missile-6 extended range anti-air warfare missile last week, the company reported. Just as in the first SM-6 test on June […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Canada Wins $2 Billion Contract For Halifax Mod Effort
By Geoff Fein A Lockheed Martin [LMT] Canada industry team was awarded a $2 billion contract from the Canadian government to design and build the combat system for that nation’s […]
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Homeland Security
CBP Uses Predator In Gustav Response And Recovery
As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s response to Hurricane Gustav, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week flew one of its Predator B Unmanned Aircraft Systems around the […]
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Congress
Obama Not Seen Taking Strong ‘Buy America’ Stance, Unlike McCain
By Emelie Rutherford While Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has made clear his disdain for "Buy America" provisions limiting foreign content of defense systems, Democratic hopeful Sen. Barack […]
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Business/Financial
Wideband Global Satcom Satellite Undergoes Tests
The third Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite is undergoing extensive tests, The Boeing Co. [BA] announced. Those tests in a thermal-vacuum chamber were completed in record time, Boeing stated, thanks […]
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Configuration Steering Boards Aim To Keep DoD Development Programs On Cost, Schedule
By Marina Malenic The armed services are heeding a call from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to institute specialized oversight boards for each major weapons program in development […]