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Air ForceTactics In War On Terror Cause Rethink of Air Force Weapons Designs
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is realizing from recent combat that there is a need to re-examine how it designs some of its air-to-ground weapons, according to senior service […]
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InternationalAgustaWestland Helicopters Tapped For New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Minister Phil Goff announced the Cabinet has approved the start of contract negotiations with AgustaWestland, the preferred tenderer for the supply of training-light utility helicopters to the […]
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International
Security Upgrades Completed For 25 Russian Nuclear Warhead Sites
U.S.-funded security upgrades at a Russian Strategic Rocket Forces base in Siberia were completed Oct. 31, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said. Completion of that work […]
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International
Israel Requests $1.3 billion In FMS Munitions And Missiles
Israel wants to spend as much as $1.3 billion on missiles, munitions and associated equipment and services, according to a congressional notification Oct. 30 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Business/FinancialAerospace Industry Sales May Top $200 Billion This Year, Douglass Says
Aerospace industry sales may top $200 billion this year, according to John Douglass, the outgoing Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO. That would be a roughly 9 percent advance from […]
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Business/Financial
Rapidly Changing Environment Needs Streamlined Contracting, Raytheon Exec Says
By Ann Roosevelt The United States should keep an eye on acquisition developments around the world, but streamlining the process at home would help in a rapidly changing environment, according […]
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Homeland Security
Wackenhut Revamping Nuke Plant Security Operations
By George Lobsenz Wackenhut Corp., saying the company has failed to keep up with major new security demands in the nuclear industry, last week announced "a new strategic direction" under […]
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International
Israel Requests $1.3 billion In FMS Munitions And Missiles
Israel wants to spend as much as $1.3 billion on missiles, munitions and associated equipment and services, according to a congressional notification Oct. 30 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Navy/USMCNavy to Begin Testing Sub Launched UAV This Month
By Geoff Fein When the USS Montpelier (SSN-765) deploys later this month it will include a new Internet system to improve communications as well as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) […]
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CongressDefense Bill Includes Billions For Force Protection Equipment
By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers have come to an agreement on a package to fund the Defense Department in fiscal year 2008 that includes billions for force protection equipment including $11 […]