Business/Financial
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Business/Financial‘Pressure Hull Complete’ For USS New Mexico
Northrop Grumman [NOC] this past weekend completed the final hull welds of the Virginia-class submarine USS New Mexico (SSN-779), the last major milestone before the ship’s christening later this year, […]
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Business/FinancialCanadian Navy Accepts First DRS-Thales SIRIUS System
The Canadian navy has accepted its first DRS [DRS]-Thales SIRIUS Infrared Search and Track system for integration onto the Halifax-class frigates, according to Thales. SIRIUS underwent Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics Delivers First ASW USV For LCS To Navy
General Dynamics [GD] Robotic Systems earlier this month delivered the first 11-meter "Fleet" class Anti-Submarine Warfare Unmanned Surface Vehicle (ASW USV) to the Navy as part of the Littoral Combat […]
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Business/FinancialMarine Corps Will Buy More Humvees Until JLTV Arrives
By Geoff Fein To continue to provide tactical mobility, the Marine Corps will have to continue buying Humvees until the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) makes its debut, a Marine […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Bolsters Alabama Economy By $700 Million Yearly, Company States
The Boeing Co. [BA] through its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program contributed more than $700 million to Alabama’s economy last year and supported nearly 5,600 direct and indirect jobs, according […]
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Business/FinancialCarlyle Acquiring Majority Stake In Booz Allen’s Government Business
By Calvin Biesecker Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) on Friday said it plans to separate its United States government and global commercial consulting businesses and will sell a majority stake in […]
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Business/FinancialHouse Panel Backs $1 Billion Extra Authorization To Accelerate Orion-Ares Spaceship Development Program
Measure Would Reauthorize Space Agency In Next Fiscal Year At $19.21 Billion Bill Orders NASA To Add A Space Shuttle Mission To Carry Costly Experiment Aloft NASA would receive $1 […]
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Business/FinancialDeputy Secretary Of Defense Urges Easing U.S. Export Controls; Curbs On Military Hardware Exports Might Carry Expiration Date
Gordon England Says Deals With Australia, U.K., May Be Model For Agreements With Other Nations; Existing Arms Export Law Ill Serves United States Export Rules Still Should Encourage Foreign Investments […]
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Business/FinancialOverseas Firm Buying U.S. Defense Company, But Canada Nixes U.S. Contractor Buying Part Of A Canadian Defense-Related Outfit
An overseas defense contractor announced it will buy outright a U.S. defense-related company, even as a friendly nation vetoed a plan for just a portion of one of its defense- […]
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Business/FinancialHamas Missile Attack Hits Israel During Bush Visit; Meanwhile, House Panel Cuts U.S. Missile Defense
Franks Sees Chance To Reverse House Funding Cuts In Missile Defense Programs, Including One That Could Protect Israel From Iranian Missile Attack Congressman Notes Israel Predicts Iran May Have Nuclear […]