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Business/FinancialCyber Security Business In Line For A Boom
By Jen DiMascio A "downpour" of spending on cyber security is expected in 2008 and 2009, a homeland security lawyer said recently. Last year, a number of security breaches were […]
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Navy/USMCNavy, Northrop Grumman Continue Investigation Into Submarine, Ship Weld Issue
By Geoff Fein Following the discovery last fall of welding issues on the pre-commissioned unit (PCU) USS New Hampshire (SSN-778), the Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Newport News (NGNN) continue […]
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Business/Financial
Organic Growth, Higher Margins Lead L-3 To Strong Fourth Quarter
By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday posted strong fourth quarter income and sales driven by organic growth and better operating performance. Almost all of the sales growth in the […]
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InternationalBoeing Leads India’s First Public-Private Aerospace Research Consortium
Boeing [BA] recently said it has entered into an agreement with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and two leading Indian information technology companies to develop wireless and other network […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Awards Austal, Bath Iron Works And Bollinger Shipyards JHSV Design Contracts
By Geoff Fein The Navy last night awarded three, $3 million, phase one firm fixed price contracts to develop a preliminary design for the Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV). The […]
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International
Australia Launches New Defense Export Unit
Australia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, the Hon Greg Combet MP, this week officially launched the Defence Export Unit. “The Defence Export Unit will work closely with Australian defence companies […]
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International
General Dynamics To Supply Spain With Helicopter Missiles
General Dynamics [GD] European Land Systems last week said its General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas operations in Spain has signed a $64 million contract with the Spanish army for the […]
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Lockheed Martin Unveils C2 System for
A Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led industry team in January this month unveiled the Canadian Advanced Command and Control System (CanACCS-9LV) and demonstrated the team’s readiness to lead the combat systems integration […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Plans To Begin Air Cargo Security Pilot Project Next Month
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to initiate a pilot project in February that involves inspecting cargo bound for passenger aircraft using existing X-Ray and explosive trace detection systems to […]
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Business/Financial
Commercial Planes, Higher Margins Drive Solid Fourth Quarter At Boeing
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] yesterday posted a modest increase in fourth quarter net earnings despite flat sales driven by higher sales and earnings of commercial planes. The increase in […]