Army
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ArmyArmy Supports GCV Program, Contractors Forging Ahead
The Army’s fiscal year 2014 budget request continues to support modernization leading to technological advantage, requesting $592.2 million for continued research, development, test and evaluation of the restructured Ground Combat […]
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ArmyBallistic Missile Defense FY ’14 Budget Requests $9.2 billion
The Obama administration’s missile defense priorities in the fiscal year 2014 budget total some $9.2 billion, which includes $7.6 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), while making key changes […]
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Air ForceNSA Certifies General Dynamics’ New Network Encryptor
The National Security Agency (NSA) recently certified General Dynamics‘ [GD] new ProtecD@R Network (KG-202) data-at-rest encryptor to secure information classified at the Top Secret level and below on removable and […]
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Air ForceRebalance Special Operations Forces, Reduce ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Role, Report Says
Success and secrecy surrounding U.S. special operations missions around the world–such as the death of Osama bin Laden and the capture of Saddam Hussein– lean too far toward short-term goals […]
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ArmyDoD Certifies Funds For MEADS Proof of Concept Completion
Funding is available to complete the design and development Proof of Concept of the U.S.-German and Italian missile defense effort, the Medium Extended Air and Missile Defense System (MEADS), Defense […]
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ArmyL-3 Link Receives First Export Sale of Rotary Wing Operational Flight Trainers
L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) [LLL] yesterday said it was awarded a contract from the Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to build […]
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ArmyMBDA And Thales UK Extend Cooperation On Common Anti-air Modular Missile
A new business relationship is growing between MBDA and Thales UK Belfast, the core Team Complex Weapons (Team CW) air defense missile development program, consisting of the Common Anti-air Modular […]
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ArmyArmy Taps Lockheed Martin To Advance, Integrate Joint Sim-based System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said it was awarded a five-year, $146 million ceiling indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the Army to design an advanced simulation-based training system so […]
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ArmyU.S. To Deploy THAAD Unit To Guam As A Precaution
In the next few weeks the Defense Department will deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) ballistic missile defense system to Guam as a “precautionary move to strengthen […]
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Air ForceAir Force Retrofits New MIDS JTRS Terminals On Joint STARS
The Joint STARS Communications and Network Upgrade (CNU) program successfully installed, tested and fielded the first of its Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS) terminals, according […]