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By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operation (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead has directed both the his staff and U.S. Fleet Forces Command to look at the possibility of an early, […]

NASA gave Sigma Space Corp. of Lanham, Md., a contract to provide hydrospheric and biospheric sciences support services. The total maximum ordering value of the cost-plus fixed fee contract will […]

Reps. Turner, Franks Assail Cuts As Harmful To U.S. National Security In a challenge to President Obama, some members of Congress will attempt to roll back at least some of […]

Inviting foreign participation in U.S. satellites may help to make malign militaries less keen to shoot them down with anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, an official said. Enemies may wish to attack […]

Tracking Laser Overcomes Atmospheric Distortion Far Longer Than Required For High-Power Laser To Demolish An Enemy Missile The Airborne Laser (ABL) missile defense system scored another success, ironically just as […]

It has been a decade since the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) effected its first intercept of a target missile. On June 10, 1999, a THAAD missile successfully intercepted […]

EADS North America and its subsidiary, American Eurocopter, said they’ve selected five companies to make up the industry team providing components and subsystems for the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter […]

Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Savi Technology business unit yesterday launched several new products aimed at expanding its solutions in supply chain management for the military, trade and homeland security markets, company […]

By Geoff Fein Small contractors looking to land a defense contract without having to compete against the large prime companies can turn to the program executive office for littoral and […]

General Dynamics‘ [GD] Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Independence (LCS-2), completed testing of her main propulsion system in advance of builder’s trials planned for this summer, the company reported. All […]