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AFRICOM Chief Sees Need for ‘Predictable, Reliable’ Lift Capability For New Command
By Marina Malenic Heavy lift capability remains at the top of the requirements list for the nascent U.S. Africa Command, its top official said yesterday. “Predictable, reliable inter- and intra-continental […]
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Air ForceU.S. Joint Forces Command Creates Irregular Warfare Center
By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) June 1 created an Irregular Warfare Center (IWC), expected to be fully operational late summer or early fall, with 30 […]
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GAO Upholds Boeing Tanker Protest, Recommends Air Force Reopen Bidding
By Marina Malenic Citing “significant errors” committed by the Air Force, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday upheld Boeing‘s [BA] challenge of the service’s decision to award a multi-billion-dollar aerial-refueling […]
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Boeing’s Hill Backers Demand Air Force Rebid Tanker Contract Or Give To Boeing
By Emelie Rutherford Boeing supporters in Congress warned yesterday if the Air Force does not heed the Government Accountability Office’s call to reopen the tanker contract competition between Boeing [BA] […]
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PEO C4I’s Open Architecture Effort Reaches Out To Small Companies
Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) is looking at ways to lower the barrier for entry for small businesses looking to compete for command, control, computer, communication and intelligence (C4I) contracts. […]
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General Dynamics UK Takes Part In CWID This Month
General Dynamics UK [GD] is demonstrating the latest capability for allied forces at the 2008 Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrator (CWID) at Portsdown that runs from June 13-20. CWID 2008 will […]
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Brits Net Gains Through Air-Land Interface Lessons Learned
ROME–The British military has made great strides delivering network enabled capabilities (NEC) to forces working at the Air-Land Interface (ALI) and has identified key steps toward additional interoperability, a Ministry […]
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Northrop Grumman Calls Open Architecture Key To IBCS Bid
Open architecture is key to the Northrop Grumman [NOC] team bid for prime contractor in the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition to be awarded […]
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DHS Planning Information Fusion Demonstration Using Stand-off Sensors
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will conduct a pilot test this summer involving the use of different types of stand-off sensors to screen people […]
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GD Acquires Healthcare Technology Services Business ViPS, Inc.
General Dynamics [GD] recently said it has agreed to acquire ViPS, Inc., a healthcare technology services business unit of HLTH Corp. [HLTH], for $225 million to expand its capabilities and […]