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CongressNapolitano Suggests Maritime Cargo Screening Mandate Be Revisited
By Calvin Biesecker Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday appeared to back off further from a congressional mandate that 100 percent of sea-going cargo bound for the United States first […]
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CyberUnisys Wins $32 Million Award For Mexico Biometric Database
Unisys [UIS] said it has received a $32 million, contract from Mexico’s Mnistry of Internal Affairs to create and manage a citizen identification database based on fingerprint, iris and facial […]
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InternationalBoeing Defense Australia’s Project Vigilare Passes Factory Acceptance
Boeing [BA] Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], this week announced that Project Vigilare, a Network Centric Command and Control System (NC3S) solution for […]
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Australia Receives First Mercedes-Benz G Wagons
Australia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet recently announced that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has taken delivery of eleven Mercedes- Benz G-Wagon vehicles. “Under Project Land […]
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GD U.K. Offers Early Delivery For ASCOD SV Heavy Direct Fire Variant
General Dynamics [GD] UK announced its ASCOD SV, candidate for the Future Rapid Effects System (FRES) Specialist Vehicle (SV) program, offers the option of early delivery for the heaviest direct […]
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Raytheon Teams With Larsen & Toubro On Indian Tank Upgrades
Raytheon [RTN] and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) have submitted an L&T-led proposal to upgrade Indian Army T-72 tanks. The announcement was made Feb. 16 at DEFEXPO India 2010 in […]
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BAE Systems Makes Olympian Effort With Tech Innovation
BAE Systems is supporting Great Britain’s short track speed skating team at the Olympics and other major championships, after constructing a mounting bracket to increase the mobility and speed of […]
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AgustaWestland Taps Lockheed Martin For U.K. Apache Sensors
Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $49.5 million sustainment and support contract for the Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (TADS/PNVS) and Modernized TADS/PNVS (M-TADS/PNVS) systems on […]
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NATO NC3A Key Partner With ACT In Counter IED Fight
Allied Command Transformation is the lead on a NATO-wide Counter IED Action Plan in cooperation with relevant NATO bodies and committees. NC3A will be part of the process, and maintain […]
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Australian Defence Force To Get Improved Firepower
Australia’s Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science Greg Combet this week announced improved firepower for the Australian Deence Force (ADF) with contracts signed for a new anti-armor weapon capability. […]