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Business/FinancialLockheed Unveils New THAAD Launcher And Fire Control System
Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] rolled out the new Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system launcher and fire control and communications unit today. The ceremony in Camden, Ark., marked […]
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Analysts: North Korea Cheats, Breaks Rules, So Why Negotiate Further With Pyongyang?
U.S. Missile Defense Is Required As North Korea Pursues Threatening Missile, Nuclear Capabilities While President Obama is preparing to resume negotiations with North Korea after it test-launched a Taepo Dong-2 […]
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Advocacy Group To Hold Obmama To His Word When He And Gates Say Ballistic Missile Defense Is Needed Against Threat
Proponents of ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs are poised to hold President Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to their words when they say that BMD systems are required […]
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Gates Errs In Downplaying Conventional Wars, Near-Peer Foes By Cutting Weapons Programs, Analyst Says; Dumping Systems Is Dangerous
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is leading the Department of Defense in a wrong and dangerous direction by cutting or killing major weapons acquisition programs, a military analyst said in […]
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Pending Defense Request Hits Boeing Hardest, Analysts Say
By Calvin Biesecker Major weapons program recommendations released by the Pentagon this week were basically in line with expectations and the contractor hit the hardest is Boeing [BA], according to […]
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Navy Releases CANES RFP For Shipboard Common Computing Environment
By Geoff Fein The Navy last week issued its anticipated request for proposals (RFP) for the Consolidated Afloat Network Enterprise Services (CANES), a directed approach to reduce infrastructure and increase […]
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Navy Issues STUAS TIER II RFP
By Geoff Fein The Navy Friday issued its long-awaited request for proposal (RFP) for the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS)/Tier II. STUAS will fill a critical gap identified by […]
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Gates Recommends End To VH-71 Program
By Geoff Fein In a surprise, Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday called for terminating Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] VH-71 presidential helicopter, including the first batch of aircraft that some believed would […]
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Cobham To Acquire U.S. Information Security Firm
By Calvin Biesecker United Kingdom-based Cobham yesterday said it has agreed to acquired Argotek, Inc. for $36.3 million in cash in a deal aimed at bolstering the company’s capabilities and […]
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Missile Defense Indispensable Because Some Nuclear Powers Cannot Be Deterred By Threat Of Mutual Assured Destruction
Northrop Grumman White Paper Says New Situation Has Evolved, Cold War Strategy No Longer Viable Rogue states now acquiring nuclear weapons capability and missile delivery systems can’t be deterred from […]