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InternationalJacobs Buys Into Consortium Operating U.K. Nuke Weapons Site
In a deal that raised some eyebrows in the British media, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced last month it was buying a one-third share in AWE Management Limited–the operator of […]
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International
Boeing Creates New U.K. Rotorcraft Support Business
Boeing [BA] this week announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on the company’s rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom. The new organization, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, […]
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President-Elect Obama Announces Top Pentagon Appointments
By Marina Malenic President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team announced yesterday that he plans to nominate William Lynn to be the new Deputy Secretary of Defense. Lynn served as the Pentagon […]
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Air ForceBattle Lines Being Drawn On Hill Over Tanker Split Buy
By Emelie Rutherford A battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over whether to compel the Pentagon to buy aerial refueling tankers from each of the two firms battling for the […]
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Panel Raps DoD Nuclear Oversight, Commends Navy
By Marina Malenic Nuclear oversight has eroded at all levels of the Defense Department, but the Navy mission has not suffered from the same difficulties found in the Air Force, […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Establishes More Rigorous Acquisition Process
By Calvin Biesecker Following a year of analyses and reviews of how it goes about buying capital assets and services, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last November issued new […]
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Business/FinancialCoast Guard Continues To Explore Options For Land And Ship-Based UAVs
By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is continuing to evaluate a number of different unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), including varieties used by the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the […]
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ArmyU.K. MoD Receives First Souped Up Light Tanks
The first batch of more than 100 enhanced light tanks from BAE Systems, used for scouting out the enemy, have been delivered to training units in the British army, complete […]
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Army
BAE Systems Q-Sight Helmet Displays Offers Revolutionary Technology, Company Says
By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems just received a contract from the government for a small quantity of its new Q-Sight helmet displays for evaluation, according to a company official. "They’re […]
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CongressNavy Names SSN-785 For Former Virginia Senator John Warner
Navy Secretary Donald Winter yesterday named the next Virginia-class attack submarine the USS John Warner, in honor of recently retired Virginia Senator John Warner, according to the Navy. The USS […]