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Business/FinancialIn-Q-Tel Invests In BlueLine Grid Mobile Communications Platform
BlueLine Grid, an identity-based mobile communications platform, closed a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, BlueLine Grid said on Thursday. In-Q-Tel is a not-for-profit investment firm that funds […]
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BudgetHASC Markup Notes Sparse DoD Briefings on StratForces, Aims to Normalize Communications
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) yesterday approved preliminary legislation aimed at expediting cited delays in Defense Department-to-Congress communication regarding strategic forces. Noting a lack of DoD disclosure to Congress […]
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InternationalAustralia Requests $1.8 Billion In Follow-On Support For Destroyers And Aircraft
The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests with a total value of nearly $1.8 billion to Australia for Hobart-class destroyer, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler […]
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CongressSenate Appropriator: Full-Scale Nuclear Modernization Should Happen Despite Any Future Budget Crunch
Even though the post-2021 budgetary landscape—as many nuclear modernization programs move from research & development to the production phase—will likely threaten investments in strategic deterrence, the United States should still […]
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HN for Wed., April 29, 2015
- Boeing-Built Canadian Chinook Maintenance Training Center Opens
- House Armed Services Committee to Request Additional Funds for F-35, F-18s
- Air Force Expects UH-1N Helicopter Replacement Program Strategy This Summer
- Poland Picks Raytheon, Airbus For Major Procurements
- CH-53K Program Grappling With Gearbox Glitch
- FAA Speeding Up Reviews of Small UAS Applications
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UncategorizedFAA Speeding Up Reviews of Small UAS Applications
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is accelerating its review of industry requests to fly small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the nation’s airspace, an FAA official said April 28. The […]
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CH-53K Program Grappling With Gearbox Glitch
The CH-53K transport helicopter program has found a mechanical problem in the main gearbox and is in the process of designing a fix, according to a Navy official. Quill rods […]
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Poland Picks Raytheon, Airbus For Major Procurements
Poland on April 21 announced it picked Raytheon [RTN] and Airbus Group for a pair of big-ticket procurement items. Poland picked Airbus’ H225M Caracal helicopter for use by its defense […]
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Air Force Expects UH-1N Helicopter Replacement Program Strategy This Summer
A key Air Force official expects the service to announce a timeline and acquisition strategy this summer for its UH-1N helicopter replacement program. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) chief […]
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House Armed Services Committee to Request Additional Funds for F-35, F-18s
Faster modernization of the Army National Guard’s aging UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter fleet and reports investigating the F-35’s engine and logistics system are among the proposed additions to the defense […]