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CBP Issues Draft RFP For Fixed Sensor Towers That Balances Price, Performance
Customs and Border Protection recently issued its draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) system, saying it is seeking bids that best balance performance with price […]
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GAO Says Federal Departments Vary In Carrying Out Cyber Workforce Practices
The implementation of leading practices for improving the federal cyber security workforce varies from agency to agency and in some cases some of these practices aren’t being used at all, […]
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Air Force Orders More Reaper UAVs
The Air Force has ordered 40 more MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft from maker General Atomics Aeronautical Systems under a contract worth more than $319 million, the Pentagon said recently. The […]
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JPEO Looks To Industry For JTRS-Capable Radios Able To Interface With Network Manager
The Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Network Enterprise Domain (NED) wants to form non-contract relationships with vendors of JTRS- capable radios to make them […]
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InternationalIraq Set To Receive F-16s
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the construction of 18 F-16s that will be turned over to the Iraqi government under the Foreign […]
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International
Foreign Military Sales Surpass $30 Billion For Fourth Year
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) it oversees reached $34.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2011, surpassing the $30 billion mark for the fourth […]
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International
Thales To Acquire U.S. SATCOM Firm
France’s Thales recently said it has agreed to acquire Florida-based Tampa Microwave, which specializes in tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals and related products, expanding its capabilities in the wideband SATCOM […]
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International
U.K.’s First Joint Forces Commander Takes Post
The first commander of the U.K. Joint Forces Command has taken up the job: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach took over Dec. 1. Peach will be responsible for commanding […]
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International
Lightweight Oxygen Generator Takes Top U.K. Award
A lightweight oxygen generator developed to save lives on the battlefield has won first prize at the U.K. Engineering Technology and Innovation Awards 2011. The award for best collaboration in […]
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International
McCain Questions F-35 Program’s Future
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned recently if the Pentagon does not force Lockheed Martin [LMT] to pay for a greater portion of cost overruns with the next F-35 Joint Strike […]