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Adm. William Fallon is resigning his post as commander of U.S. Central Command and will retire March 31, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at the Pentagon yesterday. Army Lt. […]
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Clarification
Comments by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) included in a March 11 story: “Kyl Blasts Obama’s Position on Missile Defense” intimated only that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is the likely winner […]
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Business/FinancialL-3 Forms Marine And Power Systems Group
L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it has realigned some of its businesses in its Specialized Products segment to form the $1.2 billion Marine and Power Systems Group, enhancing the customer […]
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Northrop Solid State Laser Program Advances; Lasers Gain Multiple Weapon Uses
By Dave Ahearn A solid state laser program has succeeded in linking several lasers together in a chain, a key breakthrough toward eventually producing a high-powered weapon system, a Northrop […]
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SpaceJumpstart Effort To Launch In June
If the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket Flight 003 mission launches this June, as scheduled, it will carry a so-called operationally responsive space payload as part of the "Jumpstart" effort, the […]
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Air ForceBoeing Details Tanker Protest Decision As Lawmakers Demand New Competition
By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] officially protested the Air Force’s decision to give a $35 billion-plus deal for aerial-refueling tankers to a rival last night, after angry lawmakers alleged Boeing […]
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Lockheed Martin To Provide Radars For Romania
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Romania Ministry of Defense (MoD) March 11 announced the signing of a contract for the co-production of 17 TPS-79(R) Multi-Mission Surveillance Radar systems for Romania’s […]
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Business/Financial
ATK’s Bid For MDA’s Space And Information Assets Edges Forward
Shareholders for Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) yesterday overwhelmingly approved the sale of the company’s Information Systems and Geospatial Services business to Alliant Techsystems [ATK], keeping the deal […]
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Pentagon Official Prioritizes Upgrades To F-22 Over Additional Jets
By Jen DiMascio The Defense Department should place more of a priority on upgrading existing F-22 Raptor fighter jets than on buying new ones, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer told […]
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Homeland Security
L-1 Awarded Passport Card Work After State Withdraws It From GD
By Calvin Biesecker L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday said the State Department has awarded it a potential five-year, $107 million contract to produce a new border crossing credential that had […]