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Air ForcePayton: Air Force Will Set Level Playing Field In New Round of CSAR-X Bidding
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is committed to ensuring that none of the three of the industry teams vying to supply its next-generation rescue helicopter will view itself at […]
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BAE Testing Remote Controlled V-22 Defensive Weapon
By Geoff Fein BAE SYSTEMS this week unveiled a new internally funded effort to develop a defensive weapon that will provide 360 degrees of suppressive fire for the V-22 Osprey. […]
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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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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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GE, NRL, SAIC Nab DNDO Awards To Develop Stand-Off Rad Detectors
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) this week awarded contracts to General Electric‘s [GE] Global Research Center, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and SAIC [SAI] worth a combined $33 million […]
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Homeland Security
IBM Nabs Potential $1B TSA IT Award
IBM [IBM] won a $98.5 million contract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under a potential five-year, $1 billion award to improve information sharing within the agency. The contract was […]