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SpaceMethane Discovered On Mars Signals Either Biological Life Or Active Geology
Methane that erupts from beneath the surface of Mars shows either that there is subterranean biological life, or that the red planet is geologically active, NASA announced. Further research will […]
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Aegis Program Director Sees Immediate Need For 7 Or 8 More Ships; More After That
By Dave Ahearn The Navy needs some seven or eight more ballistic-missile-defense (BMD) Aegis weapon system surface ships immediately to meet demands of combatant commanders, and the sea service definitely […]
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Editor’s Note
Defense Daily will not publish Jan. 19 or Jan. 20 due to the Federal Holiday and Inauguration. The next issue will be Jan. 21.
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InternationalPoland to Upgrade SSC Surveillance System For Baltic
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) this week said it has signed a contract with Poland’s Maritime Office in Gdynia for upgrading the SSC Maritime Surveillance System originally installed in 1993 on […]
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International
Hungarian Gripens Ready For QRA Duty
Sweden’s Gripen last week said the Hungarian air force declared 14 Gripen fighters operational for QRA tasks (Quick Reaction Alert) over Hungarian territory and air space and ready to take […]
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International
Sagem Wins French UAV Datalink Contract
SAFRAN Group this week said the French defense procurement agency DGA has chosen Sagem over a field of competing companies to design the datalink system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). […]
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International
Navistar Signs MILCOTS Deal With Canada
As part of a Canadian project to strengthen domestic operations, Navistar Defense this week said it received a $231 million contract to provide the Department of National Defence with Military […]
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International
Australia, Indonesian Defense Chiefs Sign Cooperation Agreement
Chief of the Australian Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, met with his counterpart Commander in Chief, Indonesian Armed Forces, General Djoko Santoso, this week in Jakarta to sign […]
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CongressTechnology Important For Border Security, Napolitano Says
By Calvin Biesecker The nation’s borders will have to rely to an important degree on technology such as the troubled electronic fencing project in the southwestern United States, as part […]
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Navy/USMCTo Control Shipbuilding Costs, Navy Must Ramp Up LCS, Track Capabilities, CNO Says
By Geoff Fein The Navy is going to have to ramp up production of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), explore using common hull forms, and get a better grasp of […]