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Homeland Security
ANSI Report on Mass Transit Security Outlines Challenges, Solutions and Standards Issues
Having international security standards in the mass transit community will enhance cooperation, improve interoperability and situational awareness and facilitate public-private partnerships that will help in crisis management and overall security, […]
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Business/FinancialL-3 Nabs $215M CDC Preparedness Support Contract
L-3 Communications [LLL] MPRI business unit has signed a Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), with a ceiling value of $215 million over five years, to […]
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Homeland Security
GE Delivers CTX 9000s to Abu Dhabi Airport
General Electric [GE] has sold and delivered two of its CTX 9000 DSi explosive detection systems to Abu Dhabi International Airport for inline screening of checked bags. GE says the […]
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CongressLawmakers Press For Hearings On Tanker Award
By Jen DiMascio A senior member of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee and other lawmakers are pressing for hearings on the Air Force’s decision to award Northrop Grumman [NOC] a […]
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SpaceLittle Time, Lots of Effort Led To Successful Satellite Shoot-Down
By Geoff Fein Last month’s missile shot at a wayward spy satellite not only demonstrated the capability of the technologies to conduct such an effort, but it also showed the […]
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Business/Financial
Rockwell Collins To Acquire UAV Subsystem Supplier Athena Technologies
Rockwell Collins [COL] yesterday 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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ArmyArmy Examines Options For Maintenance And Recovery Vehicles For Stryker, MRAP
By Ann Roosevelt FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.–The Army is considering its options to see if new vehicles are needed to tow and/or repair a Stryker or Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Gives Lockheed $47.5 Million Contract For Space Shuttle Fuel Tanks
NASA gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $47.5 million contract change for external fuel tanks to be mated to space shuttle orbiter vehicles in future missions. Lockheed Martin will make the […]
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Business/Financial
QinetiQ Enters Test And Evaluation Partnership With U.K. MoD
QinetiQ March 3 announced it signed with the U.K. MoD a five-year, approximately $1.8 billion firm price agreement confirming price, volume and availability for the Long Term Partnering Agreement (LTPA) […]
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Navy To Begin Fire Scout OPEVAL On Ship Other Than LCS
The Navy will restructure Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) program to allow the drone to conduct shipboard tests on a […]