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Army Seeks Industry Info On State-of-The-Art Ground Penetrating Radar
The Army is conducting market research to find out the state- of- the-art on ground penetrating radar (GPR) that could potentially be used in the service’s next generation handheld landmine/explosive […]
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ITT Exelis Sees Electronic Warfare Opportunities In 2012
Moving into 2012, a number of important electronic warfare programs are moving forward, an ITT Exelis [XLS] executive said. “There’s no place I’d rather be in the defense world than […]
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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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Air Force Extends Lockheed Martin Contract On AEHF Satellite Program
The Air Force has extended Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] engineering support contract for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program. The $312 million contract modification that runs through the end […]
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InternationalLightweight 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 […]
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International
GE And Rolls Royce Abandon Alternative F-35 Engine
The General Electric [GE]-Rolls-Royce partnership developing the second F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine said recently they will abandon the project at the end of the year. “The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter […]
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International
U.S. Releases New START Compliance Figures
The State Department released the latest count of U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles recently under the terms of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The release comes from […]
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International
Boeing Senses International Interest in V-22
Boeing [BA] said recently the V-22 Osprey drew “significant interest” at the Dubai Airshow held last month, potentially raising the prospects of selling the tiltrotor aircraft internationally. “The V-22 Osprey […]
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International
Iraq 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 […]