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CongressBase of National Security Support Aids McCain
By Jen DiMascio As the Republican primary nears the key early races in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sen. John McCain’s campaign is releasing endorsements that highlight the Arizona Republican’s military […]
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Business/FinancialUnited 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 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Fields Communications Device For Air Strike Controllers On The Go
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is sending a lightweight wireless communications device to combat units next week for the first time that will allow its ground personnel who call […]
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Business/Financial
DoD Report Finds Little Reliance On Foreign Sources of Supply
The Pentagon continues to award the overwhelming preponderance of its prime contracts, both in percentage and dollar terms, to domestic contractors, according to the latest report on the subject by […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Gets Small Radiation Detection Award
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $2.9 million, six-month contract to begin developing a Stand-Off Radiation Detection System (SORDS), marking the second award for the […]
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InternationalJapanese Aegis Destroyer Wins Test By Killing Target Missile With SM-3 Interceptor
The Japanese destroyer Kongo this week employed its Aegis weapon control system to guide a Standard Missile-3 to destroy a U.S. target missile. It was the first time that an […]
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By Geoff Fein The investigation into welding issues at Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Newport News (NGNN) shipyard that initially led to the tying up of the first three Virginia-class submarines earlier […]
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Homeland Security
Singapore Signed Up Under U.S. Secure Freight Initiative
The United States and Singapore have agreed to cooperate on the Secure Freight Initiative, which is a Department of Homeland Security led effort at select foreign ports to scan U.S.-bound […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Forms New Intel Division To Serve Government Customers
Boeing [BA] formed a new Intelligence and Security Systems (I&SS) division to provide ground-based and other integrated intelligence and security solutions for U.S. government customers, the company said yesterday. Retired […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin To Provide AN/TPS-77 Radar To Latvia
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently said it received a contract valued at $44 million from the Latvian National Armed Forces for two long-range AN/TPS-77 transportable air surveillance radar systems and options […]