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The Navy intends to commission the future USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) before the carrier undergoes sea trials, according to a Navy spokesman. Bush, being built at Northrop Grumman [NOC] […]

General Electric [GE] said its GE Global Research center has received a potential $4.2 million contract from the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) to further develop pocket-size personal radiation detectors […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of SpaceDev, allowing it to form an integrated space technologies business unit. SNC, when it first announced the deal […]

Boeing [BA] on Monday said it would boost its quarterly dividend payment to shareholders by two cents, or 5 percent, to 42 cents per share payable March 6, 2009. The […]

By Geoff Fein ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM–Pentagon acquisition chief John Young believes the Navy could purchase more than the current buy of 55 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). "[I] would not […]

By Geoff Fein The Department of Defense (DoD) is searching for ways to better optimize how it uses bandwidth whether it is over landlines, over satellite communications (SATCOM) or other […]

By Geoff Fein One of the most pressing needs the nation faces is the need to secure cyberspace and to protect the country’s cyber systems and infrastructure, whether it be […]

The Boeing Co. [BA] missile shield effort, the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program, contributed more than $193 million to Arizona’s economy last year, the company reported. Boeing also supported more […]

The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) B10 satellite completed 15 years on orbit, 50 percent more than its 10-year design life, builder Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. The entire DSCS […]

Center For American Progress, Center For National Policy, Center For Defense Information Urge Obama To Cut Funds Several Washington think tanks that urge deep cuts in some missile defense and […]