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InternationalLockheed Martin To Sell Hellfire II Missiles To Greece
The governments of Greece and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of additional Lockheed Martin [LMT] precision-strike laser-guided Hellfire II missiles to […]
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International
RAFAEL Introduces Mobile Weapons-Fire Detection System
Israel’s RAFAEL Armament Development Authority recently unveiled SpotLite-M a new and mobile member of its SpotLite family of electro-optic (EO) enemy fire detection systems. “The SpotLite-M provides the best solution […]
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TSA Announces $53 Million In Checkpoint Security Awards
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday announced it has made $52.3 million in recent awards to contractors for various new security equipment, most of which is headed […]
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Pave Hawks Need Datalink For In-Flight Threat Updates, Says Wing Commander
By Michael Sirak Adding a datalink to the Air Force’s current fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk combat-search and-rescue (CSAR) helicopters remains critical so that the aircrews and pararescue personnel can […]
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TSA Releases Initial TWIC Enrollment Schedule
By Calvin Biesecker After a half-year delay, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said yesterday that beginning on Oct. 16 it will start enrolling workers at the Port of Wilmington, Del., […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Sees IDIQ As Major Business Growth Area, Executive Says
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] sees major growth in a relatively new business area for them–the world of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) acquisition, according to a company executive. Since starting […]
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Inouye Pledges To Fund MRAP Production In November Continuing Resolution
By Jen DiMascio Senate appropriators pledged yesterday to provide $11.5 billion to fully fund the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2008 requirement for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Sen. Daniel […]
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Chilton Takes Over U.S. Strategic Command
Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton assumed command of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) yesterday, taking the helm from Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Kehler, who has been leading the command on […]
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Homeland Security
Canberra Introduces Handheld Germanium-based Nuclear Detector
Canberra has introduced the Falcon 5000, the company’s first portable germanium-based nuclear identifier, which can detect, locate and identify radiation. The battery cooled device includes Canberra’s Genie 2000 gamma analysis […]
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Homeland Security
DTRA, DHS Want to Test Decontaminants and Application Devices
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Seattle Urban Area Security Initiative have begun the Interagency Biological Restoration Initiative (IBRD) to develop policies, […]