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CongressLawmakers Likely To Use JSF Test Failure As Proof of Need For Second Engine
By Jen DiMascio The failure last week of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engine blade during proof testing is providing additional fuel for lawmakers who seek to restore funding […]
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Homeland Security
Agencies In NYC Region To Compete For Grants Under Securing The Cities
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is making available $30 million in grants that state and local governments and other agencies in the New York City region […]
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Congress
FCS Incurs Schedule Breach, Operational Capability Slips To 2017
By Ann Roosevelt Congressional budget cuts amounting to more than $789 million between fiscal year 2006 and FY 2008 have resulted in an Acquisition Program Baseline Schedule breach for the […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators Ponder Future Mix of Fighter Jets
By Jen DiMascio The House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) is looking at proposals regarding the mix of fighter aircraft it will fund for the Air Force next year, according to […]
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Homeland Security
Raytheon Delivers SUV-Based Rad Detection System To DNDO
By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it has delivered a radiation detection system that is integrated into a sports utility vehicle (SUV) to the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic […]
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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
By Geoff Fein 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 […]
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SpaceCommercial Space Sector Poised For Liftoff: Experts
By Dave Ahearn The commercial space sector is attracting steadily more investment funds and is poised for liftoff, experts said. "We are just now entering the most vibrant" period of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Selects Three Teams To Develop Concepts For Follow-On To EP-3
By Geoff Fein The Navy earlier this week awarded Boeing [BA]-Argon ST; Lockheed Martin [LMT]; and Northrop Grumman [NOC]-L3 Communications [LLL] teams each $1.25 million contracts to develop the program […]