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Navy/USMCGAO Questions Path Ahead For Navy’s LCS Mine Countermeasure Effort
By Geoff Fein The Navy’s efforts to field mine countermeasure (MCM) systems developed for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) are facing challenges, including whether testing the MCM systems on other […]
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Air ForceArmy Future Combat Systems To Participate In Air Force JEFX 2008
The Army’s major modernization program, the Future Combat Systems (FCS) will again participate in the Air Force Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment (JEFX) 2008 as it did last year, according to […]
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CongressHouse Pushes Back Vote On Bridge Fund, Seeking Additional Support
By Jen DiMascio Democrats planned to vote on a bridge fund for the war in Iraq that includes $1.6 billion to fight improvised explosive devices yesterday afternoon but at press […]
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Business/FinancialIDF Awards Lockheed Martin $2.3 Million For LCS Combat Systems Study
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a $2.3 million foreign military sales contract to continue concept and preliminary design work on the proposed Israeli Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-I), the company […]
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Air Force
Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Becoming An Increasing Presence In Afghanistan
By Michael Sirak 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 […]
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Homeland Security
ICx Gets Awards for AirSentinels, Rad Detectors
The Department of Defense has awarded a contract to ICx Technologies [ICXT] to provide its AirSentinel ambient biological detection aerosol sensors. The value of the contract wasn’t disclosed. AirSentinel is […]
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Air Force
North: F-15 Grounding Indicative of Challenges of Flying Aging Inventory
By Michael Sirak FORWARD OPERATING BASE, Southwest Asia–The current grounding of the Air Force’s fleet of F-15 fighter jets shows the challenges and dangers of operating an aging inventory, the […]
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Homeland Security
GD, Mizzou to do Counter-IED Research
General Dynamics [GD] and the University of Missouri-Rolla have received a three-year applied research contract from the Navy Sea Systems Command Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division for Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices […]
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Air Force
Air Force Returning F-15Es To Flight Duty Upon Passing One-Time Inspection
By Michael Sirak RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany–The Air Force is starting to return F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets to flight duty upon each aircraft passing a one-time inspection, service officials […]
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Homeland Security
Clear Selected to Provide RT Services at Denver International
Denver International Airport has selected Verified Identity Pass’ Clear Registered Traveler (RT) service at the airport with plans to launch the new express security lanes this winter. Clear enrollment will […]