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Cloud services provider Akamai Technologies, Inc. [AKAM] has agreed to acquire Prolexic Technologies in a $370 million cash deal that would boost is security solutions capabilities and add new customers, […]

Smiths Detection Introduces New Vehicle Screening Systems Smiths Detection has launched two new screening systems, an ultra compact mobile system for vehicle checkpoints and a light vehicle screener for busy […]

Army Awards Leidos $47M for Emergency Management Modernization The Army has awarded Leidos [LDOS] task orders worth up to $47 million for the engineering, design and fielding support for the […]

DTRA Surveys Market for Biological Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has issued a Sources Sought notice to do market research on the capability of responders […]

The Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters have achieved Initial Operating Capability right on schedule, in the service’s latest acquisition milestone for the program, the Army said.  Soldiers of the 1-229th Attack […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Defense Equipment and Support on Nov. 26 said the Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter after an approximately […]

The Air Force formally announced on Nov. 22 it is going with Sikorsky for the potentially $6.8 billion Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program.  “We received one proposal,” Air Force spokeswoman […]

Bell Helicopter said it has signed a purchase agreement with the New South Wales Police in Sydney for its 412EPI helicopters.  The company–a division of Textron [TXT]–said the aircraft will […]

The first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Block 40 Global Hawk aircraft, configured to meet NATO operational requirements, has started down the production line at Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Moss Point, Miss., […]

Rockwell Collins [COL] yesterday said it received a three-year, up to $8.5 million contract, from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a direct conversion digital receiver based […]