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Navy Orders Seven More P-8As
The Navy has ordered seven more P-8A Poseidon aircraft under a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract with Boeing [BA], the Pentagon said recently. The $1.3 billion LRIP 2 order was […]
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Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes DCGS-A Mobile Software Baseline Qualification
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it has successfully completed formal qualification testing of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Mobile Basic software baseline being developed for the Army. DCGS-A Mobile […]
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Second Army Network Integration Evaluation Under Way
The Army has begun the second of a planned biannual series of Network Integration Evaluations (NIE) examining a series of network and non-network capabilities in realistic scenarios to see how […]
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Cobham Completes Acquisition Of Trivec-Avant
Britain’s Cobham recently said it has completed its purchase of satellite communications technologies for $126 million in cash. The deal, which was first announced in September, has an earn out […]
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DHS Seeks More Standardization For Its Computer Systems Through FirstSource II
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to acquire more standardized computers and related equipment across its enterprise as part of a follow-on procurement to its FirstSource program, the department […]
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Army Awards Lockheed Martin Aerostat Contract
The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $383-million contract to operate and maintain the Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), a tethered aerostat that provides surveillance and reconnaissance for troops in […]
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InternationalMalaysia Requests AIM 9X-2 Missiles For Air Force Modernization
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Nov. 8 notified Congress of a potential $52 million Foreign Military Sale to Malaysia for AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II All-Up- Round Missiles and associated […]
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International
Peru Requests Refurbishment of Two C-130E Aircraft
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Nov. 8 of a possible $74 million Foreign Military Sale to Peru work on two C-130E aircraft and associated equipment and support. […]
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International
Fire Scout Stay In Afghanistan Extended
The Navy has elected to extend the deployment of the MQ-8B Fire Scout in Afghanistan, manufacturer Northrop Grumman [NOC] said recently, adding the unmanned helicopter has improved the ability of […]
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International
Australian Industry Supporting Rapid Prototyping, Development And Evaluation Program
Twelve more Australian organizations have joined the Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation Program (RPDE), the nation’s effort to fix high risk and complex Defence capability problems, Minister for Defence Materiel […]