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Army To Boost ISR Assets In Eastern Afghanistan After Large-Scale Attack
U.S. commanders plan to increase the number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets in eastern Afghanistan after Taliban forces launched a large-scale attack against an Afghan security outpost this week, […]
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MUSIC Exercise Will Offer Glimpse of Future Capabilities
This fall, the Army will host the Manned Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise, a showcase for “innovation, integration and ultimately interoperability” that lays the ground work for future capabilities, […]
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Combatant Commands Still See JCIDS As Inefficient, Unresponsive
While the Joint Staff has taken great strides toward getting the combatant commands more involved in the requirements process, the mechanism that turns those requests from the field into actual […]
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Army Special Operations, Navy Amphibious Forces Collaborate On Training Ops
Aboard the USS Gunston Hall – UH-60 Black Hawks from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) underwent a two-day maritime training operation here, allowing Army SOF and Navy amphibious […]
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SpaceKratos To Acquire Integral Systems For $236 Million
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. [KTOS] recently said it has agreed to acquire Integral Systems, Inc. [ISYS] for $235.5 million in cash and stock in a deal that significantly […]
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Space
Air Force, Lockheed Martin Continue AEHF Negotiations
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] remain in discussions regarding financial penalties for propulsion system malfunctions that prevented a new communications satellite from reaching its orbit last summer, a […]
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Space
Air Force Still Confident In EASE Despite HASC Setback
Air Force officials say they may still be able to institute a new satellite purchasing method, even if the Congress adopts language in the House Armed Services Committee’s markup curtailing […]
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Space
Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Finnish Army MLRS Launchers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and […]
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Space
Microsatellite Achieves Success During SpaceX Mission
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Applied Minds, LLC announced the success of a recent launch and orbit of a Mayflower test microsatellite. Data gathered from around the world was analyzed, showing […]
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Space
Air Force Launches Next-Gen Missile Warning Sat
The Air Force successfully launched the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle on May 7 from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]