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Missile Defense Agency Runs Hardware In Ground Test
Components of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system (BMDS) recently passed several tests, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said yesterday. That Integrated Ground Test (GTI)-03 checked hardware, software, and communication […]
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Pentagon’s Pre-War ISR Planning Was Deficient, Mullen Says
By Marina Malenic The Pentagon did not move quickly enough in developing Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities prior to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and must still do more […]
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Business/FinancialSAFRAN Counters L-1’s Bid For Digimarc
By Calvin Biesecker France’s SAFRAN yesterday said it has made an unsolicited offer to acquire Digimarc Corp. [DMRC], the leader in the United States drivers’ license credentialing market for $300 […]
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CongressObering: MDA Seeking Efficiencies To Fit Significant SM-3, THAAD Boost In POM ’10 Request
By Emelie Rutherford The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is looking for savings within its forthcoming longterm budget request so it can seek funds to double the number of Aegis Standard […]
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Homeland Security
Cyber Security Survey Finds IT Risks Rising
By Calvin Biesecker Most information technology (IT) executives and officials in the federal, state and local government, and private sectors are reporting increased cyber threats and are placing a higher […]
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Korea Spending $200 Million On Multiple Aircraft Munitions
South Korea is seeking to spend upward of $200 million on a variety weapons including 125 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) as well as associated equipment and services, […]
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Business/Financial
Navy UCAS Vital For Future Threats, But Lack of Support Could Doom Effort
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s effort to develop an aircraft carrier based unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS) is absolutely critical to the service, but the Navy must demonstrate that the […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Launches New Effort To Better Coordinate Airside Security Partners
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently launched a new security initiative aimed at enhancing coordination among the various security authorities that operate on the secure, or airside, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Likely To Change CG(X)’s Procurement Schedule, Official Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday acknowledged a pending change in schedule for its next-generation cruiser, as service officials continue to scour the CG(X) analysis of alternatives (AoA), the head […]
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ArmyMattis: Irregular Warfare Is The Key Today, But Not To Exclusion of All Else
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–While irregular warfare (IW) is the key problem today, the military must not succumb to tunnel vision and lose competency in other areas of military […]