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Air Force Aerial-Layer Networking Concept To Enhance Connectivity
By 2024, the Air Force’s fleet of aircraft, space and surface systems will contribute to and use various aerial layer networking functions to support joint capability areas, according to service […]
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CongressBehavior Detection Outdoes Random Screening, DHS Official Says
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Behavior Detection Officers (BDO) do a better job at identifying high risk travelers than random screening measures, an official with the Department […]
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Raytheon Completes UEWR Thule Radar Upgrades
Raytheon [RTN] said it has completed all system requirements and testing of the Upgraded Early Warning Radar at Thule Air Base, Greenland. With this upgrade, the UEWR at Thule is […]
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TSA Absence At Oversight Hearing Prompts Mica To Suggest Need To ‘Rein’ Agency In
By Calvin Biesecker The chairman of a House panel that oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday said that the agency’s failure to provide a representative to testify at a […]
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Lockheed Martin Prepares For C2BMC Improvements
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) system for national missile defense is preparing to go operational with the latest version while planning for the next […]
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ATK Gets Joint Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze Contract
By Marina Malenic Alliant Techsystems [ATK] has been awarded a $35.8 million fixed-price incentive contract for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Air Force’s Hard Target Void […]
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Northrop Grumman To Develop B-1 Mission Planning System
The Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] to develop mission planning capability for its B-1 Lancer fleet on the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) platform. The order has a […]
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Air Force Expects ‘Increasing Pressure’ On Defense Topline
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has not yet received specific guidance on potential budget cuts in the coming years but expects continued “pressure” on the Pentagon’s topline, a senior […]
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Navy Defends Plans For Just 16 Missile Tubes On Next Boomer
By Emelie Rutherford A top Navy official stood by the service’s decision to outfit the next-generation ballistic-missile submarine with 16 missile tubes, amid reports that US. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) advocated […]
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Navy, Industry To Weigh Options For Virginia-Class Submarine Program
By Carlo Munoz As the budget showdown between the White House and Capitol Hill comes to a head, senior Navy and industry are searching for ways to keep the sea […]