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ArmyAeroVironment To Work Small, Stealthy UAS For DARPA
AeroVironment Inc.(AVAV) yesterday 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" […]
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InternationalIraq Signs Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Iraq Aug. 19 became the 179th state to sign the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the treaty organization says. "We welcome the decision by Iraq to sign the CTBT," […]
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Ballistic Missile Defense Programs Comprise 10 Percent Of Lockheed Revenues
Sales of ballistic missile defense systems and components have grown to make up 10 percent of the revenues in Lockheed Martin [LMT], the largest defense contractor, a senior official said […]
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Homeland Security
NORAD, NORTHCOM Leader Cites Challenges With Maritime Warning Role
By Emelie Rutherford The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) burgeoning maritime-warning role "doesn’t come easy," said its leader, who talked yesterday about challenges with sharing situational-awareness data with partners […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Developing Path Forward For Open Architecture Implementation
By Geoff Fein 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 […]
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DOD Reports Small Decrease In Major Acquisition Costs, Highlights Cuts To C-5 Re-engineering
By Marina Malenic The Pentagon this week announced a slight reduction in the cost of major defense acquisitions, according to a recent report to Congress on program cost, schedule, and […]
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Homeland Security
NAVFAC Seeks Small Businesses for Antiterror Help
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Engineering Service Center, Antiterrorism Services Team, is soliciting small businesses who have an interest in providing services related to antiterrorism to include performing quantitative […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of Fourth F-38B STOVL
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed assembly of a fourth F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) for the Marine Corps. The company now has one F-35 Lightning II aircraft in structural testing, […]
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Homeland Security
NRL Seeks R&D Support
The Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement to provide research and development (R&D) support for a wide range of research activities that include, but are not limited to: systems engineering […]
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Army
DoD Preps For Last MRAP Order, Assesses Theater Request For Lighter Vehicles
By Emelie Rutherford As the Defense Department assesses an urgent request from theater for smaller mine-deflecting vehicles, the Marine Corps is planning to place the final order next month for […]