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Homeland Security
GE Completes Credentialing Solution for Florida Seaports
General Electric [GE] has completed the deployment of its Identity Commander identification credentialing solution to all 12 of Florida’s deepwater seaports and its Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Expanding Use of Canines For Air Cargo, Mass Transit Security
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said last week that it will train and certify 400 new explosive detection canine teams for use in mass transit systems and for sniffing out […]
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White House Wants VH-71 Increment 2, But Redesign Will Lead To Cost Increase
The White House has decided to move forward on Increment 2 of the next presidential helicopter, VH-71, citing that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] aircraft provides the capability requested by the […]
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ArmyFCS Common Control Node Phase II Nears Completion
By Ann Roosevelt ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.–Early next month, the Future Common Control Node, a simulation, software and development center for the Army’s major modernization program, the Future Combat System […]
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Rockwell Collins To Acquire UAV Subsystem Supplier Athena Technologies
Rockwell Collins [COL] recently said it has agreed to acquire Athena Technologies, a privately held developer and supplier of flight control and navigation systems used mainly in unmanned aerial vehicles […]
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Boeing Updates Study On Fuel Savings Potential With 767
With the price of oil inching above $110 per barrel last week, Boeing [BA] updated the findings of a study on the fuel efficiency of aerial refueling tankers yesterday. Now, […]
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Army Orders 11 New Boeing Chinook Helicopters
The Army awarded Boeing [BA] $280.5 million for 11 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters, increasing the number of new Chinooks on contract to 59, the company said last month. “This new […]
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Business/FinancialL-3 Acquires Australian Marine Firm
L-3 Communications [LLL] said on Sunday it has acquired HSA Systems Pty Ltd of Australia, a $10 million a year provider of geospatial, marine and electronic systems for maritime and […]
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Australia To Cancel Kaman Seasprite Helicopters
Australia announced March 5 it will cancel the U.S. Kaman Corp. [KAMN] -produced Seasprite helicopter project, two aircraft short of completing an order for 11. The Rudd Labor government initiated […]
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BAE To Sell Flight Systems Unit To Calspan
Britain’s BAE Systems recently said it has agreed to sell its California-based Flight Systems business unit to Calspan Corp. for $62.5 million in cash as it focuses its on its […]