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InternationalCanada Gives Lockheed Martin $1.4 Billion Order For 17 C-130J Transports
Canada gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.4 billion order for 17 of the C-130J Super Hercules airlifters and other items, according to the company. The new C-130J generates much greater […]
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Navy/USMCUpcoming ’08 Tests Could Determine Fate of Navy’s ERM Program
By Geoff Fein In the coming weeks, both ATK [ATK] and Raytheon [RTN] will conduct test shots of their offerings for the Navy’s extended range munition (ERM) program, hoping to […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Advisory Panel Recommends International Registered Traveler Program
By Calvin Biesecker An advisory panel charged by the Departments of Homeland Security and State to suggest ways to balance the nation’s security while maintaining a welcome mat in the […]
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International
Rising China Threat Unmet If U.S. Navy Doesn’t Seek Funds To Counter It, Analysts Say
Perhaps the most daunting obstacle to the Navy getting the funds it needs is…the Navy. That is the view of Ronald O’Rourke, a preeminent defense analyst with the nonpartisan Congressional […]
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Air ForceRockwell Collins Proceeds To Second Phase Upgrade For Thai Air Force C-130 Fleet
Thai Aviation Industries has awarded Rockwell Collins [COL] the second phase of a contract to upgrade the Royal Thai Air Force’s (RTAF) fleet of C-130 aircraft with integrated Communications, Navigation, […]
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International
In Two Years Demand Grows Strong For NECC’s Capabiltiies, Official Says
In just its second year of operation, the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) has seen a high demand for its capabilities as the organization is finding itself employed from Iraq […]
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International
Australia Accepts First MRH-90 Helicopters
The first two Australian Defence Force MRH-90 Multi Role helicopters (MRH) last month were accepted into service, Hon. Greg Combet MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement, said. Acquired under Project […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Gains $40.4 Million Contract Change For Aegis Work On Japanese Ship
The Missile Defense Agency gave Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $40.4 million contract change to provide ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability to a Japanese Aegis-equipped destroyer, the JS Myoko, the company […]
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International
Cobham To Further Expand U.S. Business With SPARTA Acquisition
Britain’s Cobham plc this week said it has agreed to acquire SPARTA, Inc., for a net price of $416 million in cash, expanding its business base in the United States, […]
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International
GD Beats L-1 To Produce State Department’s New Passport Card
The State Department recently awarded General Dynamics [GD] a potential $72.7 million contract to produce its new border travel document, the PASS Card, beating L-1 Identity Solutions [ID]. The win […]