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Air Force Reevaluating Cyber Command Plans Under New Chief
By Marina Malenic 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 […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Preps for Free-Electron Laser Contracts, Eyes Two-Part Development
By Emelie Rutherford As the Navy prepares to launch a project aimed at ultimately developing a three-megawatt free-electron laser (FEL) for ship defense, an official said the service will assess its […]
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InternationalDoD Orders 43 More BAE Systems’ M777 Howitzers
BAE Systems announced it has received additional orders from the Defense Department of Defense for 43 M777 lightweight towed howitzers, worth a total of $85.6 million, not including DoD-supplied components. […]
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JFCOM Examines Information Sharing In Latest Phase of Homeland Defense Experiment
U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) recently conducted the third phase of a multi-year effort to improve the joint force commander’s ability to operate with interagency, international and non-government partners during […]
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NetFires LLC PAM Missile Prepares For Guided Test Flights
NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon [RTN] Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Missiles and Fire Control, announced a successful July 22 launch of another Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System (NLOS-LS) […]
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QinetiQ To Acquire U.S. Firm Serving Intel Customers
Britain’s QinetiQ recently said it has agreed to acquire Northern Virginia-based Dominion Technology Resources, Inc. (DTRI), a provider of various professional services to the United States intelligence community, for upward […]
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Lockheed Martin To Lead Vuit-2 Apache Program Through 2009
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it will lead the Apache Video from Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Interoperability Teaming-Level 2 (VUIT-2) program through September 2009. The Apache VUIT-2 system receives streaming […]
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CAE To Acquire Canadian Aerospace And Defense Software And Systems Business
Canada’s CAE recently said it has agreed to acquire the aerospace and defense business unit of Toronto-based regional communications provider Bell Aliant for up to $24.9 million. The initial purchase […]
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Early Warning Satellite Decommissioned After Insertion To Wrong Orbit, Limited Use
An early-warning missile detection satellite that was launched into the wrong orbit nine years ago was decommissioned, Northrop Grumman [NOC] said recently. The Air Force Flight 19 satellite was launched […]
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Pentagon Seeking To Spend Up To $2.2 Billion More On ISR
Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently approved another package of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) initiatives, which includes 30 more C-12 Huron aircraft and more personnel to process battlefield surveillance gathered […]