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Homeland Security
Army Solicits for Biometric Technologies
The Army Material Command Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center West has a requirement for three-dimensional facial recognition and multi- spectral fingering technology for the Army Language and Technology […]
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Homeland Security
JMAR Looks to Break into Rad/Nuc Detection Market
JMAR Technologies [JMAR], which has developed a biological water monitoring system to meet security and safety concerns, plans to enter the market for radiation and nuclear detection products in the […]
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Homeland Security
Battelle Issues RFI for Rad/Nuc Detectors for DoD Installations
Battelle Memorial Institute, operator of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the Department of Energy, has issued a Request for Information (RFI) about commercial or government available equipment, or near-term […]
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ArmyAerojet THAAD Boost Motor Passes Final Qualification Static Test
Aerojet [GY] said its boost motor passed the final qualification static test firing for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program. The THAAD program is managed by the Missile […]
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Nuclear Weapons Safety Concerns Raised At Pantex
By George Lobsenz The Energy Department’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is deviating from its normal safety review process for nuclear weapons assembly operations to accommodate an unusually accelerated production […]
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Successful First Flight For Sikorsky’s X2 Technology Demonstrator
Sikorsky [UTX] recently successfully completed the first flight of its X2 Technology Demonstrator, maneuvering the prototype aircraft through hover, forward flight, and a hover turn, in a test flight that […]
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Pentagon Reports Schedule Slips For Navy’s AH-1Z And MH-60S AMCM
Two Navy helicopter programs are each facing schedule slips of up to two years in the most current round of the Pentagon’s Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) recently released. Bell Helicopter […]
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Air Force Pegs Cost of CSAR-X Contract Re-bid At Just Over $1 Billion
The Air Force expects to spend over $1 billion in its effort to rebid the combat-search-and-rescue (CSAR-X) replacement helicopter contract, according to a top acquisition official for the service. “There […]
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Team Stellar UAV And UGV Win U.K. MoD Grand Challenge
The U.K. Ministry of Defense announced Team Stellar is the winner of the teams competing in the Grand Challenge, the major competition to produce a vehicle capable of identifying threats […]
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AeroVironment To Work Small, Stealthy UAS For DARPA
AeroVironment Inc.(AVAV) recently announced it received $4.6 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) capable of performing “hover/perch and stare” […]