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ArmyStryker Dubbed ‘General Lee’ Gets Finishing Touches
By Ann Roosevelt The anti-tank guided missile Stryker vehicle called General Lee is ready to go back in action, now that it’s been repaired and shipped to its new home […]
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CongressRepublicans Push Decision On New HAC Member Next Month
House Republicans delayed until February a decision about who will fill a vacant seat on the House Appropriations Committee. Candidates for the position had expected the Republican Steering Committee would […]
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Navy/USMCGeneral Dynamics Moves LCS-2 Launch To April To Complete Work On Ship
By Geoff Fein General Dynamics [GD] has notified the Navy it will be delaying the launch of the USS Independence (LCS-2) until April to complete work before the ship goes […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Ups Funding For REAL ID Grants
By Calvin Biesecker Making it even more palatable for states to voluntarily comply with federal guidelines for issuing more secure drivers’ licenses, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Behind JSF, But Tac Air Decline Will Need To Be Addressed
By Geoff Fein The Navy will be facing a drop in its tactical air resources in the 2016 time frame, as the earlier model F-18 Hornets age and just as […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Leads India’s First Public-Private Aerospace Research Consortium
Boeing [BA] yesterday 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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Homeland Security
GAO Cites Progress, Challenges In Supply Chain Security
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security has increasingly been able to target higher volumes of high-risk cargo containers to be examined at overseas ports before being shipped to […]
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Business/Financial
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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Business/Financial
Boeing To Provide Egypt With Apache Longbow Crew Trainer
Boeing [BA] last week said it was awarded a $20 million contract to provide an AH-64D Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) and life-cycle support to the Egyptian air force. "We […]
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Congress
Bush Issues Changes To Speed Exports of Sensitive Technology
By Dave Ahearn President Bush ordered changes in U.S. export controls that will accelerate the export of militarily sensitive technology and products. One earlier-announced change already has cut in half […]