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ArmySupacat and Babcock To Deliver New Armored Vehicles To U.K. MoD
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has ordered a fleet of nearly 200 new armored vehicles under an approximately $108 million contract with vehicle manufacturer Supacat and teammate Babcock to […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Takes Delivery of Makin Island, Most Advanced Big Deck Amphib
By Geoff Fein PASCAGOULA, Miss.–The Navy last week took delivery of the newest most advanced big deck amphibious ship, LHD-8, after running several months behind schedule and hundreds of millions […]
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Army
General Dynamics Awarded $12 Million First Phase of Army Ground Soldier Ensemble
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems said it has been awarded one of three contracts totalling about $12 million each to design a new information-systems ensemble for soldiers to use during […]
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Army
MRAP Simulators On Order From Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles, FAAC Inc.
Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles (OSV), and FAAC Incorporated of Ann Arbor, Mich., yesterday announced they have received an $6.8 million order for 13 Common Driver Trainer (CDT) mobile […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Teams With Narus On Real-Time Network Intelligence
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] has partnered with California-based Narus to embed the network security company’s NarusInsight to monitor Internet traffic and help manage and protect government networks. "We have […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Cancels Boeing’s Harpoon Block III Due To Cost, Schedule
The Navy on Friday canceled Boeing‘s [BA] Harpoon Block III weapon system Program due to cost overruns and a delay in the testing schedule, the service said. The Block III, […]
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Business/Financial
Harris Acquires Small Cyber Security Firm
Harris Corp. [HRS] last week said it has acquired Crucial Security, Inc., a small information technology firm that has offensive and defensive capabilities in cyber warfare. Terms of the deal […]
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Business/Financial
Special Issue: Multiple Reports Warn NASA Challenged; Space Agency Needs $4.7 Billion A Year More Than The $19.1 Billion Yearly It Has Estimated: CBO
If NASA Funding Isn’t Increased, Moon Mission Slips Three Years To 2023; First Orion Manned Mission Slips A Year To 2016; Chinese Likely Would Beat U.S. Effort To Return To […]
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Business/Financial
NASA Needs Stable Funding, Policy, Goals; New Report Issued As Obama Prepares Next NASA Budget Proposal For Congress
NASA Safety Panel Seeks No Change In Half-Decade NASA Space Flight Gap Despite Concerns About Soyuz Safety NASA needs stability in its policy, goals and requisite funding if the largest […]
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Business/Financial
Griffin, Scolese, Warn Against Volatile Cuts In NASA Budget; Predictability Needed; Vital To Preserve Vision For Space Goals
Griffin Says NASA Needs $3 Billion More Annually; Expresses ‘Great Concern’ Over Gap In U.S. Manned Spaceflight Capability NASA Now On ‘Proper Path’ — Griffin; New Administrator Will Need Direct […]