Army
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ArmyL-1 Introduces HIIDE 5, New Middleware Application
L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] has introduced a new version of its handheld multimodal biometric capture and identification system, the HIIDE 5, a small, 3.1 pound unit for high-volume remote enrollments. […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Trim Overall Pentagon Budget By $8.1 Billion
By Emelie Rutherford A Senate budget-writing panel agreed yesterday to cut President Barack Obama’s proposed level of Pentagon funding, and a House committee could do the same thing next week. […]
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Army
Textron Acquires Small Crane Co. Wireless Monitoring Unit
By Calvin Biesecker Textron [TXT] yesterday said its Textron Systems division has acquired a small business unit from Crane Co. [CR] that designs and builds wireless monitoring systems, including an […]
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Air Force
Service Officials Talk Need of Obtaining Situational Awareness For Cyber
By Calvin Biesecker As the military services work to establish full operational capability (FOC) this fall for their newly established cyber commands, achieving real-time situational awareness of threats to their […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Develops Rugged Tactical Digital Assistant
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] has developed a rugged, Tactical Digital Assistant (TDA) handheld device for dismounted soldiers. The TDA combines the best design features of personal digital assistants […]
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Air Force
F-35 Second Engine Wins In House, Loses In Senate Panel
By Emelie Rutherford House lawmakers voted last night to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine in the Pentagon policy bill, though the program’s fate may be left to House-Senate negotiators. That’s […]
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Air Force
War Funding’s OK Stalled On Capitol Hill
By Emelie Rutherford Congress looks to have failed to approve emergency war funding before Memorial Day, with a House panel delaying action yesterday. The Senate passed its version of the […]
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Air Force
HASC Eyes Tanker, F-18, Shipbuilding Amendments In Late-Night Markup
By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was poised last night to weigh proposals to buy more F/A-18 E/F fighter jets and compel the Pentagon to account for […]
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Air Force
Amendments Piling Up To Defense Policy Bill
Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to field a slew of amendments to the defense authorization bill tomorrow, including proposals regarding missile defense, the Air Force […]
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Air Force
HASC Panels Back F-35 Second Engine, Shipbuilding Oversight
By Emelie Rutherford Key House panels approved plans yesterday that recommend continuing the Pentagon’s contested F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second engine and call into question Navy plans for a costly […]