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CongressSenate Panel Approves Young As Next Pentagon Acquisition Chief
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) yesterday gave the green light to John Young to become the next chief weapons buyer for the Pentagon, approving a nomination that was brought […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s MDA Effort To Provide Greater ID of Ocean-Going Threats
By Geoff Fein Later next year, the Navy will launch the first spiral of its planned maritime domain awareness (MDA) effort that will initially link together the service, federal agencies […]
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Air ForceAir Force Retains Interest In B-52 Jammer As POM 2010 Build Ensues
By Michael Sirak The Air Force remains interested in establishing a program of record in its FY ’10 program objective memorandum (POM) for a standoff jamming capability on the B-52H […]
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Congress
Defense Bill To Recommend Strategic Pause On European Missile Defense Site
Removing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld from the Pentagon has enabled Democrats to shift opinion about building a third ballistic missile defense site in Europe, a leading Democratic lawmaker said […]
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InternationalU.S.-China Commission: List Country Origin On All Weapons Platform Parts
By Dave Ahearn A government commission asked Congress to require the Department of Defense to identify the country of origin of every weapons system component. The recommendation, in an annual […]
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Air Force
Air Force Promotes Airlift Options For Middle Eastern Partners
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–The Air Force is looking to build partnerships in the Middle East in the realm of airlift since there is a need both for tactical and strategic […]
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Business/FinancialDHS Postpones Certification of Next Generation Radiation Portal Monitors
By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has postponed a decision on certifying the cost benefits of new radiation detection portal monitors based on the concerns of Customs and […]
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International
Interoperability And Humanitarian Relief Pushing Foreign Interest In U.S. Ships
Foreign countries are showing increasing interest in buying from the U.S. Navy smaller boats as well as amphibious ships that could be used for humanitarian relief efforts, according to the […]
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Business/Financial
Elbit’s M&A Activities Bear Fruit, Contribute To Record Financial Results
By B.C. Kessner TEL AVIV, Israel—Elbit Systems [ESLT] on Wednesday reported its consolidated results for the third quarter ending Sept. 30 with the company’s president and CEO saying recent acquisitions […]
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International
Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Becoming An Increasing Presence In Afghanistan
Southwest Asia–Both the United Kingdom and United States now are operating General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)-built Reaper remotely piloted aircraft over the skies of Afghanistan, and, as of last week, […]