Homeland Security
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Homeland Security
ICx Acquires Small Firm with Expertise in Bio-Aerosol Collection, Analysis
ICx Technologies [ICXT] has acquired S3I, LLC, a small firm that will bolster its capabilities in biological threat detection, for $5.3 million in cash. S3I’s key product is the Instantaneous […]
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Homeland Security
Bush Directive On Biometrics Creates Framework For Improved Federal Coordination
By Calvin Biesecker President Bush last Thursday signed a new directive calling on federal agencies to coordinate, and share better their use of biometrics to better prosecute the War on […]
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Business/FinancialRescue 21 Costs Soar On Construction and Program Mods
By Calvin Biesecker The final estimated acquisition costs for the Coast Guard’s maritime 911 emergency radio system have increased 46 percent and the last installations won’t be completed until six-years […]
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Homeland SecuritySuccessful Aegis System Test Opens Door To New Capability; Will Aegis Compete With Ground-Based Midcourse System?
A successful test last week of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system and its Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IV interceptor opens the door to new capabilities and missions for the […]
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CongressAcademics: United States Should Agree To Ban Space Weapons; A System To Defend U.S. Satellites And Space Assets Would Be Technologically Unfeasible And Too
The United States should agree to negotiate a global ban on weapons in space and the use of anti-satellite weapons, because erecting a military shield to defend satellites would be […]
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Homeland Security
MDA Leader: North Korea Already Has ICBM Capability
North Korea has the capability to design and build an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), even though a Taepo Dong-2 missile failed in a 2006 test, a senior U.S. missile defense […]
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Business/Financial
Towed Decoy Missile Defense System Tested
The Navy completed developmental testing of a BAE Systems fiber-optic towed decoy to protect military aircraft against enemy missiles. Those operational tests were performed on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Planning Information Fusion Demonstration Using Stand-off Sensors
By Calvin Biesecker The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will conduct a pilot test this summer involving the use of different types of stand-off sensors […]
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Homeland Security
Chinese General Says People’s Liberation Army Weapons Buildup Merely Defensive, Not Offensive
A Chinese general said at an international conference that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) weapons-buying spree is purely for defensive purposes, according to news reports in the Brisbane Times Web […]
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Homeland Security
Progress Reported For Multiple Kill Vehicle-L Missile Defense System
The Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) missile defense program saw progress as its algorithms were tested, Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] announced. MKV-L is designed to counter multiple targets, such as an […]