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Business/FinancialMDA To Acquire Alliance Spacesystems To Expand U.S. Presence
By Calvin Biesecker Canada’s MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) yesterday said it has agreed to acquire Alliance Spacesystems, a California-based space company with composite structures expertise and a leading position […]
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Business/Financial
State Department To Delay Sale of Weapons To Saudi Arabia
The State Department last week told Congress it has postponed a request for the sale of GPS-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia until mid-January. The State Department announced the $20 million […]
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Business/Financial
UAE Buying PAC-3 Missiles, E-2C Upgrades
The United Arab Emirates is looking to spend upward of $9 billion to buy 288 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security […]
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Kuwait Seeking PAC-3 Missiles, Upgrades
Kuwait has requested a possible $1.36 billion sale of 80 PAC-3 missiles, PAC-2 missile upgrades to GEM (Guidance Enhanced Missile)-T, and Patriot ground support equipment upgrades as well as associated […]
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ArmyArmy Snipers Receive New Weapon
Soldiers deploying have just received the new Knight’s Armaments Co. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS), a weapon that is expected to dramatically improve sniper operations, the Army says. The new […]
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Business/Financial
Navy, Industry, Tackle Unmanned Systems Operation From LCS
By Geoff Fein The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are working to develop, test and eventually integrate technologies onto both variants of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) that will enable […]
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CongressHASC Members Discuss Defense Authorization Bill Without Senate Input
By Jen DiMascio Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) met yesterday without their Senate counterparts to discuss a conference report on a bill to authorize Pentagon spending in […]
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Business/Financial
ICGS Delivers C4ISR Simulator To Coast Guard
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard this week took delivery of a new C4ISR simulator as part of its Deepwater modernization program that will allow the entire watch team for […]
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Army
General Dynamics C4 Receives $75 Million Order On CHS-3 For Win-T
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems unit has received a $75 million order on the Common Hardware/Software 3 (CHS-3) contract from the Army for military hardware and software, including computers and […]
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Business/Financial
U.S. Forces Need More Persistent ISR, Ability To Move Data Across Battlefield, Official Says
U. S. forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan need more persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as the ability to move data and images across the battlefield, according […]