Business/Financial
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Air ForceAir Force’s Alternative Fuels Certification Effort Out Of Money, On Hold
The Air Force’s alternative fuels certification effort is on hold and “may go away” if the service doesn’t find more money to continue research. “We have run out of funding […]
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Business/FinancialDecline In European Defense Spending Accelerates, CSIS Report Says
Defense spending by countries in Europe has steadily declined since 2001 in constant Euros with the rate of decline accelerating the last few years, according to a new analysis by […]
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Air Force
Final DoD Bill Challenges Administration On Multiple Weapons Programs
Congress’ final defense policy bill pushes back on Pentagon plans to fund a controversial tri-nation missile-defense program and retire aircraft, while authorizing it to continue biofuel development, study an additional […]
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Business/Financial
Contractors Can Weather Downturn By Bridging Defense And Commercial, Consulting Firm Says
Some defense contractors may stabilize during the upcoming downturn by spanning defense and commercial applications while others may become more viable in areas where there is only one competitor per […]
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Business/Financial
U.K. MoD To Put Some Radio Spectrum On The block
The U.K. Ministry of Defense yesterday said it plans to auction some of its radio spectrum in the first direct sale of its kind by a government department. Under the […]
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Business/Financial
Camber Acquires Training And Simulation Software Provider Novonics
Camber Corp. yesterday said it has acquired Novonics Corp., a developer and supplier of tactical systems software and simulation systems, giving it new capabilities and expanding its customer base within […]
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ArmyBAE Systems’ Phoenix Radios Successful In Tactical Networking At Army Exercise
BAE Systems yesterday said its Phoenix-2C radios successfully provided tactical networking capabilities during recent Army exercises, allowing soldiers to communicate more than 20 kilometers, double the mid-tier network requirement. Fully […]
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Business/Financial
Cubic Expands Special Operations Training Capabilities With Acquisition
Cubic Corp. [CUB] yesterday said it has acquired a business unit of NEK Advanced Securities Group that specializes in the training of U.S. Special Forces, boosting its capabilities in an […]
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Business/Financial
SRA Closes Purchase Of MorganFranklin’s National Security Business
SRA International yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of the national security consulting business of MorganFranklin, giving it a position on key government contracting vehicles. Terms of the deal, […]
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Army
Boeing Puts Unmanned Little Bird Demonstrator Through Paces For South Korea
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology with its Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator that could be integrated onto South Korean Army MD 500 helicopters to expand […]