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Business/FinancialNavy Delays New Mexico’s Commissioning Due To Torpedo Handling System
By Geoff Fein The Navy is delaying the commissioning of the future USS New Mexico (SSN-779) from November to early 2010 due to issues associated with the torpedo room weapons […]
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AARGM Successfully Completes Final Missile Live Fire Test In SDD Phase
By Geoff Fein ATK‘s [ATK], the U.S. Navy and the Italian Air Force successfully launched and scored a direct hit on a simulated enemy air defense target during the final […]
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COTS Solutions Bring Cost Savings For F/A-18s As Well As Challenges
By Geoff Fein While the Navy procures commercially available components for its surface, undersea and network platforms and systems, incorporating off-the-shelf technologies into aircraft, in particular the F/A-18 Hornet, is […]
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GD Completes Acquisition of Axsys Technologies
General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it has completed its $643 million purchase of Axsys Technologies, expanding its design capabilities and product offerings in tactical sensors and imaging systems. GD said […]
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Raytheon To Acquire BBN Technologies
By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it has agreed to acquire BBN Technologies, a research and development firm that has also brought some products to market such as the […]
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Lockheed Martin Closes Purchase of Gyrocam Systems
Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said it has completed its acquisition of Gyrocam Systems LLC, a provider of gyrostabilized optical surveillance systems and field services mainly to the United States […]
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Navy And Marine Corps Seeing Increased Need For More Power, Commonality With UAS
By Geoff Fein As the demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) grows, the need to keep platforms airborne for longer periods of time requires improved power systems, and the plethora […]
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Keeping UAVs Flying In Theater Takes The Efforts of Warfighters And Contractors
Geoff Fein To ensure continuous operations of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) in theater, the Navy and Marine Corps have a number of procedures and contracts in place to quickly repair […]
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ArmyUniform Fabric Fracas Signals ‘Buy America’ Concerns In Washington
By Emelie Rutherford Congressional debate over whether to continue importing a foreign fiber for military uniforms exemplifies differing concerns surrounding so-called "buy America" restrictions for Pentagon purchases, defense-industry followers say. And […]
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ATK Extends Distribution Agreement With European Propellant Maker
Alliant Techsystems [ATK] last week said it has signed a new agreement with Nitrochemie allowing it to be the exclusive North American provider of the Swizterland-based company’s advanced propellant technologies […]