International
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Homeland Security
Silence Signals World Approval Of Israeli Air Strike To Take Out Syrian Nuclear Reactor
Israeli Action Against Iranian Nuclear Facilities Also Would Draw Less Protest Than U.S. Strike The condemnation-free silence following the Israeli air strike on a Syrian nuclear reactor shows that world […]
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InternationalBAE Gets $226 Million For MRAP Upgrade Orders
BAE Systems said last week it has received four delivery orders totaling $226 million from the Marine Corps for engineering changes and spare parts to support Mine Resistant Ambush Protected […]
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International
Saab Offers Gripen To Swiss, Cooperating With Rheinmetall And Pilatus
Saab said last week it has signed Memorandums of Understanding regarding industrial cooperation with Rheinmetall Schweiz AG and Pilatus Aircraft, with both agreements connected to a possible Swiss acquisition of […]
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International
Finmeccanica, BAE Sign Thermal Sights Deal
Finmeccanica last week said its SELEX Galileo subsidiary and BAE Systems have signed a partnering agreement to provide thermal weapon sights manufactured by BAE for the forthcoming surveillance and target […]
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International
DoD To Reopen Tanker Competition With Young At Helm; Contract Award Expected This Year
The Pentagon will hold a new, expedited competition for a disputed Air Force tanker aircraft contract, with Defense Department officials now in charge of the selection process, Defense Secretary Robert […]
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International
Boeing Teams With Canada’s Skyhook For Heavy Lift Airship
MESA, Ariz.–Boeing [BA] and Canada’s Skyhook International this week announced a teaming agreement to develop the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL)-40, a new commercial heavy lift airship aimed at transporting equipment […]
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CongressBioShield Still Has $4 Billion To Spend
Project BioShield, the federal reserve fund created by Congress in 2004 to establish a $5.6 billion market for the development and production of drugs that could bioterror threats, has about […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Marks 100th AESA Delivery, Radar Brings Improvements To Block II F/A-18E/Fs
By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] last week celebrated the delivery of its 100th APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar to the Navy, further demonstrating that the company is successfully […]
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International
Boeing, Northrop Grumman Supporters On Hill Hold Positions After Release of Full Tanker Audit
Lawmakers on both sides of the Air Force tanker contract dispute said their stances were not altered by reviewing yesterday a longer version of an auditor’s report recommending reopening the […]
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International
Relevancy of Submarines Won’t Diminish As Global Interest In Undersea Platforms Grows
The question as to whether submarines are still relevant in today’s post Cold War environment can easily be answered by looking at the number of countries obtaining submarines, a top […]