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ArmyBattle Command A Major Focus For Army Operations, General Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s new operational doctrine, Field Manual 3-0, requiring forces to be able to conduct simultaneous offense, defense and stability operations reflects and goes beyond the new […]
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CongressPrice Outlines Shortcomings In DHS Budget Request
The chairman of the House panel that oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday said that the FY ’09 budget request for Homeland Security is essentially flat […]
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Army
From Factory To Front Line, 5,000 MRAPS Delivered
As of April 5, more than 5,000 mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles to protect troops have been delivered to U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, according to U.S. Transportation Command. […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin DAGR Successful In Recent Testing, Company Says
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently completed another series of successful tests of the Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) semi-active laser guidance kits for 2.75 inch/70mm rockets. […]
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Army
DoD Approves Funds To Start Stryker Product Improvement Program
By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department’s chief acquisition officer has approved up to $10 million in FY 2008 research, development test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds to initiate a Stryker Product […]
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Business/FinancialCanada Rebuffs ATK’s Attempt To Acquire MDA’s Space Business
By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems’ [ATK] plans to bolster its capabilities and offerings for the space market took a hit this week when Canada rejected the company’s pending $1.3 billion […]
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UncategorizedCoast Guard Takes Delivery of First of 180 New Response Boat Mediums
Coast Guard Takes Delivery of First of 180 New Response Boat Mediums April 8, 2008 By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard yesterday unveiled its new 45-foot Response Boat Medium (RB-M), […]
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Business/Financial
New LCS RFP Extends Build Time To 32 Months
By Geoff Fein The Navy last month issued its request for proposals (RFP) to teams led by General Dynamics [GD] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] for one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]
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Correction
In the April 8 edition of Defense Daily, a story about Symantec’s cyber security report should have read that government accounted for 60 percent of the identities exposed globally, an […]
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Business/Financial
Turkey To Spend $227 Million For Six MK 41 VLS
Turkey is looking to buy six Lockheed Martin [LMT] MK 41 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said yesterday. […]