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International
Kuwait Spending $328 Million To Replenish TOW-2 Missile Stock
Kuwait is looking to spend $328 million for a possible sale of 2,106 TOW-2A Radio Frequency missiles, as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation […]
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International
ATK Moves To Become Full Spectrum Space Company With MDA Purchase
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] recently said it has agreed to acquire the space and related information systems business of Canada’s MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) in a $1.3 billion cash deal […]
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Army
Army Aviation Needs To Think About Future S&T Investment
By Ann Roosevelt Now is the time to start considering the questions that must be answered to plan science and technology investment for the future of Army aviation, even though […]
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International
Austal USA Awarded $33 Million For Hurricane Katrina Repairs
The Navy last month awarded Austal USA a firm-fixed-price contract for $33.7 million, the last of six contracts for infrastructure improvements to Gulf Coast shipyards in the aftermath of Hurricane […]
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Navy/USMC
Rising China Threat Unmet If U.S. Navy Doesn’t Seek Funds To Counter It, Analysts Say
By Dave Ahearn 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 […]
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Business/Financial
Business Coalition Backs GAO Report On Need For Export Control Reforms
The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness, a consortium of business groups lobbying the administration on export issues, recently hailed a recent government report taking the nation’s arms export process to […]
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Air Force
Rockwell 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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Congress
Congressmen From Tanker States Among Candidates For HAC Seat
By Jen DiMascio At least five Republicans have expressed interest in the plum House Appropriations Committee seat made available by the move of Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to the Senate […]
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Business/Financial
Fluor-Led Team Beats Washington Group For Savannah River Contract
By George Lobsenz In only the second management change in the 58-year history of the South Carolina nuclear weapons site, the Energy Department announced yesterday it has chosen a five-company […]
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Navy/USMC
In Two Years Demand Grows Strong For NECC’s Capabiltiies, Official Says
By Geoff Fein 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 […]