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USAF Fighters Intercept Some 400 Non-Hostile Aircraft Per Year Over U.S. Territory
By Marina Malenic U.S. fighter jets have been intercepting an average of 400 aircraft per year over U.S. territory since 9/11, though none of those instances has involved any hostile […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Completes Purchase of Digital Receiver Technology
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Digital Receiver Technology, Inc. (DRT) as part of the company’s strategy to expand its presence in the intelligence market. Terms […]
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Changing From Ares Rocket To EELVs Would Cost Money, Time: NASA Leaders
By Dave Ahearn If NASA shifts even partially from its Constellation Program plan for building the new Ares rocket family, and decides instead to convert and adapt the Evolved Expendable […]
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Raytheon To Provide New Build Patriot Systems For UAE
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it received a not-to-exceed $3.3 billion order to provide new, advanced Patriot air and missile defense systems, whole life support and training for […]
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InternationalST Engineering To Supply Warthogs For UK Urgent Operational Requirement
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) Dec. 18 announced its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), has been awarded a contract of about $226 million by the […]
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CyberDISA: Achieving Interoperability With Warfighters, Coalition Partners And NGOs
By Geoff Fein The Department of Defense (DoD) is undertaking a number of efforts to overcome the challenegs of interoperability in information systems using a variety of commercially available technologies, […]
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International
Blue Ridge Simulation Picked For VMTS Team
Leesburg, Va.-based Blue Ridge Simulation recently said it was selected by Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] to provide embedded radar simulators for the T-45 Virtual Mission Training System (VMTS). “BRS is […]
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Lockheed Martin Given Stop-Work Order On GOES-R Program
NASA as expected issued a stop-work order to Lockheed Martin [LMT] on the $1.09 billion GOES-R contract that the space agency gave Lockheed Martin earlier this month, because Boeing [BA] […]
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International
Thales’ Tiger CPT Accredited in Australia
In what Thales Australia dubbed as a “world first for a combat helicopter simulator,” its Tiger ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) Crew Procedural Trainer (CPT) has been accredited at the Army […]
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Cyber
Chertoff: Exercise Planned For Einstein Upgrade To ‘Shoot Down’ Cyber Attacks
By Emelie Rutherford A future version of the Einstein cyber-assault-monitoring system that may be able to "shoot down" attacks on federal government computers will be tested in the coming months, […]