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InternationalBAE Gains $3.8 Billion MoD Munitions Contract; May Grow To $5.6 Billion
The United Kingdom awarded BAE Systems a munitions contract initially worth about US$3.76 billion, the company announced. Over the next 15 years, the contract may grow to be worth approximately […]
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UncategorizedDefense Daily :: Navy Developing Path Forward For Open Architecture Implementation
While the Navy continues its internal debate on which direction to pursue for surface ships, the service has begun to lay down the ground work, schedules and goals for implementing open systems architecture in order to reduce the cost and speed
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Business/FinancialFreedom Is A Sound, More Capable Ship, Navy Official Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s first Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) came through its first round of acceptance trials, receiving fewer trial cards than many first of class surface combatants get […]
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Air ForceSerco’s $423 Million Deal For SI International Boosts Federal Presence
By Calvin Biesecker Serco Group said yesterday that its United States-based division Serco Inc., has agreed to acquire federal services provider SI International [SINT] for $423 million in cash in […]
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Interoperability Seen As Key To Future Fighter Platforms
Network integration of fighter aircraft is fast becoming the central effort of the fighter defense industrial base, a top Air Force official on the Joint Strike Fighter program said last […]
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Navy Developing Path Forward For Open Architecture Implementation
While the Navy continues its internal debate on which direction to pursue for surface ships, the service has begun to lay down the ground work, schedules and goals for implementing […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes First Two Romanian Radar Upgrades
Lockheed Martin [LMT] announces it has completed upgrading the signal processing and data processing capability on the first two of five AN/FPS-117 long-range, air surveillance radars for the Romanian Air […]
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Air Force Reevaluating Cyber Command Plans Under New Chief
The Pentagon has halted all manning and budget transfers for Air Force Cyberspace Command–a move that is expected to delay the command’s planned Oct. 1 unveiling and could even lead […]
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Goodrich and Rolls-Royce Propose Engine Controls Joint Venture
Goodrich Corp. [GR] and Rolls-Royce plc Aug. 14 announced they have signed a Letter of Intent proposing the formation of a joint venture company, which would develop and supply engine […]
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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 […]