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Raytheon Completes Purchase of Oakley Networks
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Oakley Networks, a cyber security firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Oakley has about 200 employees and serves […]
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Improved Electronics Help Prowlers Keep Pace With Threats
By Geoff Fein To ensure the Marine Corps will be able to rely on the EA-6B Prowler for the service’s electronic attack needs and keep pace with global threats, the […]
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Air ForceSingaporean Air Force Orders 12 Additional F-15SG Fighter Jets
The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday placed an order for 12 additional F-15SG fighter aircraft from Boeing [BA], raising the total number of these multirole jets that it […]
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Boeing Opens Maintenance Schoolhouse For F-22 Stealth Fighter Jet
Boeing [BA], together with the Air Force and industry partners, last week opened a state-of-the-art facility at Sheppard AFB, Texas, to train incoming airmen that will maintain the service’s F-22 […]
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Beyond MRAPs: A Look At Details of the Amended Supplemental
By Jen DiMascio Beyond a boost in the president’s initial supplemental request to Congress for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles, an amendment released this week includes increases in funding […]
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Boeing Names Hyslop For GMD Program; Bush Warns of Iranian Threat
By Dave Ahearn Boeing [BA] named its Airborne Laser program leader Greg Hyslop to head another ballistic missile defense program, the Ground-base Midcourse Defense (GMD) project, as it confronts significant […]
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Rocketplane Kistler Ousted From COTS; New Competition Announced
By Dave Ahearn Rocketplane Kistler lost its deal to develop rocket transportation to haul cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA will open new competition for companies wishing […]
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Kuwait To Upgrade Three L-100-30 Aircraft
Kuwait is looking to upgrade three L-100-30 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, with a potential value of $250 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. Along […]
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CongressAdministration Sends $42.3 Billion Supplemental To Congress
By Jen DiMascio The president yesterday sent a $42.3 billion budget amendment to the war supplemental request to Capitol Hill. The budget amendment has been in the works since early […]
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Southern Governors Ask Bush To Ensure Fair Tanker Competition
By Jen DiMascio Five southern governors are weighing in on the Air Force’s competition for an aerial refueling tanker, in a letter to President Bush urging him to ensure it […]