Valerie Insinna
Articles By Valerie
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
CRS-2 Award Postponement. NASA again pushes back its expected award date for Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2), this time to Nov. 5, to allow additional time to evaluate final proposal revisions […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Captain Advocates Adding Unmanned Aircraft to Amphibious Ready Group
Navy and Marine Corp commanders fresh off a deployment in the Middle East said their Amphibious Ready Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit were equipped to take on missions including embassy […]
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Navy/USMCBudget Constraints Could Drive Slower F-35C Procurement
Fiscal pressures could force the Navy to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at a rate of anywhere between 12 and 20 jets per year starting in 2020, the commander of […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Systems Receives Up to $130 Million for Mk 45 Gun Upgrades
BAE Systems has been awarded an $80 million contract to upgrade six Mk 45 guns on Navy destroyers to the newest configuration. The Mod 4 configuration swaps the Mk 45’s […]
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CyberDHS Official: More Research Needed on ‘Human Element’ of Cyber
During a recent internal study, the Department of Homeland Security tested whether its employees were vulnerable to phishing, a tactic whereby hackers masquerade as a legitimate organization in an attempt […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Orders First Batch of MUOS-Capable Digital Modular Radios
General Dynamics [GD] landed a $29 million order for AN/USC-61 Digital Modular Radios equipped with a new waveform that will expand the Navy’s ability to communicate all over the globe. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards DRS Up to $170 Million for Shipboard Systems
The Navy has awarded DRS Technologies Inc. three contracts with a potential value of more than $170 million, the company said Monday. The company will provide hardware, assembly, integration and […]
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CongressDuring First Debate, GOP Presidential Candidates Call for Larger Military
In the first Republican debate held Thursday night, candidates agreed that the military is in need of a boost after being “weakened” by eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency. For […]
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Navy/USMCTomahawk, LRASM Potential Candidates for Navy’s Next-Gen Missile
The competition for the Navy’s next anti-ship missile, set to kick off in 2017, could be a match between Raytheon’s [RTN] Tomahawk Block IV missile and the Long Range Anti-Ship […]
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CongressSenate Kicks Off August Recess, Postpones Cyber Bill Until September
The Senate on Wednesday shelved until September debate of a cybersecurity bill aimed at increasing threat information shared between private entities and government. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) revoked […]