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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 […]
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UncategorizedPublic Face of Pentagon And State Department Undergo Changes
Bryan Whitman today takes control of the Pentagon’s public affairs office, replacing Dorrance Smith as the assistant secretary of public affairs. In a memo circulated Oct. 30, Deputy Defense Secretary […]
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InternationalEgypt Requests Tow IIA Anti-Armor Guided Missiles
Egypt would like to spend as much as $99 million on TOW IIA anti-armor guided missiles, equipment and services, according to an Oct. 29 congressional notification by the Defense Security […]
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Homeland Security
Port Officials Warn That TWIC Demand Exceeds Expectations
By Calvin Biesecker Officials from seaports in the United States told Congress this week that demand for mandatory new federal worker identification credentials significantly outstrips the U.S. government’s expectations, potentially […]
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Boeing Teams With Northrop Grumman On B-52 Core Component Jammer
By Michael Sirak Boeing [BA] has joined forces with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to offer the Air Force an affordable and comparatively low-risk solution to installing powerful jamming pods on the […]
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Homeland Security
TSA Deploys COBRA at BWI
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week began piloting Analogic’s [ALOG] COBRA automated-explosive detection system (EDS) at a checkpoint serving Southwest Airlines at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport. In August […]
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Homeland Security
QinetiQ Teams with VeriTainer on Crane-Mounted Rad Detector
QinetiQ North America (QNA) has partnered with VeriTainer Corp., a small research and development firm that has developed and tested a radiation detection system that can be integrated on dockside […]
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AgustaWestland 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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Homeland Security
TSA Extends HR Contracts with CPS and Accenture
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has awarded contract extensions to both CPS Human Resource Services and Accenture [ACN] potentially worth $58 million and $48 million respectively for one year to […]