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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Acquires PercepTek
Lockheed Martin [LMT] last month said it has acquired PercepTek, Inc., a developer of autonomous software technologies used in navigation for unmanned ground vehicles and aircraft systems, and automated persistent […]
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Business/Financial
QinetiQ Moves Into Australian Defense Market Through Two Acquisitions
Britain’s QinetiQ yesterday said it has agreed to acquire two Australian defence consulting firms for $17.7 million in cash, marking the company’s first investment in that country as part of […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s P-8A Multi-Mission Maritime Aircraft Begins Production
The U.S. Navy and its Poseidon industry team marked the beginning of the P-8A production last month at Spirit AeroSystems‘ [SPR] Wichita, Kan., the Navy said. The P-8A is the […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Launches USS
The future USS New York (LPD-21), the fifth ship of the San Antonio-class of amphibious ships, was launched last month from Northrop Grumman [NOC] Ship Systems in Avondale, La., the […]
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Homeland Security
OSD: Leveraging Unmanned Systems For Info Gathering Still A Top Priority
Increased reconnaissance and surveillance capability remains the top priority of U.S. combatant commanders for which unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and maritime systems can play a significant role in addressing current […]
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CongressRep. Wicker To Replace Mississippi Sen. Lott
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) this week announced he has chosen Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to replace the retiring Minority Whip Trent Lott. Lott, who had four years remaining in […]
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Business/Financial
BAE SYSTEMS Acquiring Services Provider MTC Technologies
Britain’s BAE SYSTEMS last month said it has agreed to acquire MTC Technologies, Inc., [MTCT] in a $450 million deal that gives it access to new customers in the Defense […]
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InternationalDoD Announces Winning Foreign And Innovative Domestic Concepts For FY ’08
An enhanced bomb rack for the F-16 fighter aircraft, new three-dimensional displays for visualization of the battlespace, and a more sensitive biological agent sensor are among the 29 promising domestic […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman, L-3 Partner On Navy’s EPX Solicitation
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has submitted a proposal with L-3 Communications [LLL] for the U.S. Navy’s EPX aircraft program that will provide a transformational, multi-intelligence capability delivering strike targeting information to […]
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Business/Financial
United Kingdom Requests 170 MRAP Vehicles
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Dec. 17 notified Congress of a possible $147 million Foreign Military Sale to the United Kingdom of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles as […]