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By Jen DiMascio The Army is considering Stryker vehicles as an option for replacing the M113 armored personnel carrier–the highest density vehicle in the fleet. The Army "absolutely" wants to […]

Wyle said yesterday it has agreed to acquire RS Information Systems (RSIS), significantly expanding the company’s capabilities and customer base in the federal information technology (IT) sector and also giving […]

iRobot [IRBT] yesterday said it has teamed with Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Advanced Scientific Concepts. The deal grants iRobot the exclusive rights to develop and market ASC’s 3-D Flash Laser Radar […]

Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) have signed an agreement to develop and mature state-of-the- art condition based maintenance (CBM) technologies. Bell’s winning proposal […]

By Geoff Fein Early next year, the Navy will install and begin testing Raytheon‘s [RTN] ship self-defense system (SSDS) onboard the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) aircraft carrier, leading up to certification […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Movement Possible. A House leadership aide confirmed the House is likely to appoint conferees this week for the defense […]

By Jen DiMascio In about 14 months when a new president takes office, John Young, the newly confirmed under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics will in all […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to host an industry day on an exploratory development program aimed at developing a highly accurate 50-caliber bullet at long distances against […]

By Ann Roosevelt iRobot [IRBT] is developing a new multimission modular robot called Warrior that can pull more of its weight in the soldier’s world and is expected to be […]

By Michael Sirak Raytheon [RTN] has launched an initiative called Global Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (GO ISR) to leverage the company’s expertise and provide tailored information-gathering systems and integrated sensor-platform […]