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CongressLawmakers Question Service Chiefs Over Size of Fleets, Hull Commonality
By Geoff Fein Lawmakers yesterday raised concerns with the top Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard officials about fleet size and capabilities, and offered to find the funding to help […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Launches Persistent Surveillance Eagle-300 Sensor
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] yesterday announced the launch of the Eagle-300, a wide area long-range sensor providing a persistent 360-degree view of a specific area, officials said. "Persistent surveillance […]
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Business/Financial
CBP Issues Requirements For Container Security Devices
By Calvin Biesecker Customs and Border Protection this week issued a Request for Information (RFI) for existing Conveyance Security Devices (CSDs) mounted inside cargo containers to meet requirements that appear […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Tests Look To Extend Life of CH-53 Engines
By Geoff Fein By the end of the year, the Marine Corps will begin the first of two tests on the CH-53 engine that the service hopes will add another […]
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ArmyBAE SYSTEMS Awarded Close To $900 Million In Bradley Reset Work
BAE SYSTEMS Dec. 11 was awarded two Army contracts that total nearly $900 million to reset Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The first reset contract, issued Nov. 29, is a $709.3 million […]
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Business/Financial
New iRobot PackBot Unveils New Mapping Kit Payload
iRobot [IRBT] has announced a new Mapping Kit payload for its combat-proven PackBot that will help warfighters manage search, surveillance and reconnaissance, according to officials. "PackBot with Mapping Kit utilizes […]
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Air ForceChilean Air Force Selects Bell 412 Helicopter
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said it recently hosted a high ranking delegation from the Chilean Air Force (FACH) for a contract signing ceremony in which Gen. Julio Escobar committed the […]
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Business/Financial
JTRS JPEO Touts Progress In Program’s Business Model
By Jen DiMascio Three years ago, a program with ambitions of connecting all of the military services with software defined radios was in trouble–in trouble with Congress and in trouble […]
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Air Force
Schwartz: Expanded Global Infrastructure Needed For North-To-South Transport
The U.S. military’s global transport network needs to grow from it’s current east-west orientation to a more robust en-route infrastructure that can move personnel and material more readily north to […]
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Kehler: Exploiting Non-Traditional Modes of Data Could Improve Space Awareness
By Michael Sirak Leveraging data from sensors not traditionally associated with space surveillance, such as those on aircraft like the F-22 stealth fighter, could improve the Air Force’s understanding of […]