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InternationalExpert Panel Sees Directed Energy Attacks Against Satellites Likely, But Extremely Difficult To Detect, Retaliate Against
Analyst: U.S. Satellites Likely To Be Hit In A Hot War The United States must prepare for war in space, because any enemy nation will be tempted to offset the […]
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International
Tanker Top EADS Priority But No Bearing on Growth Strategy
HAMPSHIRE, England–Securing the KC-X tanker contract remains the European Aeronautic and Space Co.’s (EADS) number one priority, but the company’s vision for doubling revenues by 2020 and balancing defense and […]
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ArmyPentagon Orders 813 Mine-Resistant Vehicles From General Dynamics, BAE Systems
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon yesterday placed $612 million worth of orders with General Dynamics [DG] and BAE Systems for 813 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPS), according to a […]
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NNSA Downsizing Plan Hobbled By Lack of Warhead Strategy–GAO
By George Lobsenz The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) effort to develop a consolidation plan for the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons complex has been hobbled by the failure of the […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Expanding Deployment of Checkpoint Screening Technologies
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Tuesday announced additional planned purchases and deployments of various screening technologies by the end of 2009 that will used at aviation […]
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CongressDHS Remains On Track For BioWatch ‘Fly-Off’ Next Year
By Calvin Biesecker New technologies currently under development will compete beginning in April 2009 in an operational test and evaluation to see how well they performs in automatically collecting and […]
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Boeing A160 Hummingbird To Participate In C4ISR Tests
By Ann Roosevelt MESA, Ariz.–A Boeing [BA] A160 Hummingbird vertical take-off unmanned aerial system will be part of a command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) On-The-Move event […]
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GA-ASI Expands Cobham Ties With U.K. Reaper Support Partnership
By B.C. Kessner FARNBOROUGH, England–Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) giant General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Wednesday said it entered a teaming relationship with the United Kingdom segment of Cobham on […]
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International
Israel Looking To Spend $1.9 Billion For Four Littoral Combat Ships
Israel is seeking to buy four Lockheed Martin [LMT] or General Dynamics [GD] Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) for $1.9 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said recently. Each ship […]
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Congress
Murtha, Young: Air Force Tanker Concerns Slowing Markup of Defense Appropriations Bill
By Emelie Rutherford The House’s lead defense appropriators are crafting language in the Pentagon’s appropriations bill expressing frustration with allowing a $800 million expenditure for a new Air Force tanker […]