International
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Business/FinancialU.K. Firm Acquires Supply Chain Security Division of First Advantage
BSI Group, a multinational standards and training company based in Britain, has acquired the supply chain security business of California-based First Advantage Corp. [FADV], allowing it to offer its customers […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics To Produce Reactive Armor For Stryker Vehicles
General Dynamics’ [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday said it was awarded a contract valued at more than $150 million to General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products to qualify and produce reactive […]
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Business/Financial
DRS To Acquire Communications Systems Firm Soneticom
DRS Technologies, the United States subsidiary of Italy’s Finmeccanica, has agreed to acquire Soneticom, Inc., a provider of custom and semi-custom high- technology communications products and systems for customers in […]
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InternationalRaytheon Executive Appointed To U.S.-India Business Council Board
Raytheon [RTN] executive Walter Doran, who has with expertise in Asian military and political affairs spanning decades, has been appointed to the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) board of directors. The […]
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Business/Financial
U.S. Business Drives Strong FY ’09 At QinetiQ
Britain’s QinetiQ yesterday posted double-digit sales and operating profits for its 2009 fiscal year driven by strong growth in performance at its United States-based division, which accounts for nearly half […]
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Air ForceUSJFCOM Trainers Assess Effectiveness of Horn of Africa Training
By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) trainers this month are in Djibouti to assess the effectiveness of pre-deployment training for the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa […]
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Business/Financial
Special Issue; Memorial Day To Be Observed
This is a special issue of Space & Missile Defense Report, containing breaking news in a week filled with major events. As we do each year, we shall observe the […]
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Business/Financial
Belligerent Iran Fires Missile With Important Solid-Fuel Feature; Surface-To-Surface Weapon Can Strike Targets In Israel, U.S. Bases, Europe
Iran showed continued advancement in its missile development program by launching a 1,200-mile-range solid-fueled rocket, the International Herald Tribune reported. That Sejil-2 missile has sufficient range to strike Israel, or […]
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Homeland Security
Missile Defense Program Still Aims To Buy 44 Interceptors, Gen. O’Reilly Says; But Number of Silos Deployed Being Cut To 30 From 44
Need For 44 Ground-based Midcourse Interceptors Was Not Based On Sound Analysis, O’Reilly Says European Missile Defense Fiscal 2010 Budget Weak Because Legal Curbs Won’t Permit Spending More Than $51 […]
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Business/Financial
CSBA Experts See Solid-State Lasers Superior To Chemical Lasers, But Endorse Mobility In Platform; U.S. Lasers To Be Critical As Missiles Proliferate
Developing, Deploying Solid-State Laser Could Take About 10 Years: Estimate Technical Hurdles To Lasers Surmountable, But Non-Technical Barriers Must Be Bested The United States faces a grim threat of rogue […]