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Navy/USMCConway Wants More Marines, But Not Big MRAPs, In Afghanistan
By Emelie Rutherford As the Marine Corps eyes a shift from Iraq to Afghanistan, its commandant indicated yesterday he does not favor having more of the current iteration of Mine […]
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Business/FinancialFormer Navy Admiral Rep. Sestak Probing Navy’s Altered Destroyer Plans
By Emelie Rutherford Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), a former three-star Navy admiral, said he hopes the service’s recent decision to seek one more DDG-1000 destroyer next year will give him […]
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ArmyBoeing, Northrop Grumman Continue Army Laser Work
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] were awarded options to continue advancing work on a High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD) able to counter rockets, artillery […]
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Business/Financial
Freedom 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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Business/Financial
Raytheon Stays On Course For Zumwalt Plan of Record, Eyes Issues For DDG-51 Rebuild
By Geoff Fein While there has been much speculation over how many more DDG-51s the Navy might ask for in its new path forward for surface combatants, a top Raytheon […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Conducts Successful Test of Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missiles
The Navy Monday conducted a successful test launch of two unarmed Trident II D-5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs), Lockheed Martin [LMT] reported. The Lockheed Martin-built missiles were launched from the […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin Acquires Tenix’ Interest In RLM Holdings
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said that it has completed its acquisition of Tenix Group’s interest in RLM Holdings Pty Ltd, which had been a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and […]