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Pentagon Should Continue To Promote COTS, AIA Official Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department should continue to promote the use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products and technologies where they make sense, and not go back to military specifications for […]
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Navy/USMCFirst Coast Guard Security Cutter Completes Builders Trials
The first National Security Cutter being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the Coast Guard has successfully completed Builder’s Trials, a four- day round of sea trials in the Gulf […]
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Business/FinancialNASA Gives ATK $812.5 Million Contract For Reusable Solid Rocket Motors
NASA gave ATK Launch Systems [ATK] an $812.5 million contract change to continue delivering reusable solid rocket motors for the space shuttle, NASA said Friday. That means the Brigham City, […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Drops Two Fire Scouts In FY ’09, But Program Continues Forward
In its FY ’09 budget, the Navy reduced its quantity buy of Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial vehicle (VTUAV) due to competing requirements, according to a […]
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Business/Financial
Two L-3 Sites Achieve CMMI Maturity Level 5
L-3 Communications [LLL] recently announced its L-3 Integrated Systems'(L-3 IS) Greenville and Waco, Texas sites achieved Maturity Level 5 Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) rating from the Software Engineering Institute […]
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ArmyArmy Orders More AeroVironment Raven UAVs
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] Feb. 7 announced a $45.8 million Army award for additional RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and associated services by the exercise of a one-year option […]
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Army
Army, Navy Fire Scouts: Similar Look, But Treading Different Paths
Looking across the production line at Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Mississippi facility, it’s hard for anyone to tell the difference between the Army and Navy variants of the MQ-8B Fire Scout. […]
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InternationalSingapore Air Force Taps IAC For Advanced Hums For AH-64D Apaches
Intelligent Automation Corp. (IAC) has been selected by Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) for the advanced HUMS (Health Usage Monitoring System) for RSAF’s AH-64D helicopters. IAC will adapt and […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Bonner Boost. Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) last week was chosen by the Republican Steering Committee to fill the seat […]
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SpaceSpace Shuttle Atlantis Poised For Landing At 9:07 A.M. ET Wednesday After Undocking From International Space Station Today; Shuttle To Land Before U.S. Kills
Atlantis Crew Attaches European Columbus Laboratory Module To Space Station In 13-Day STS-122 Mission Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Set For March 11, Just Three Weeks After Atlantis Is To Return […]