Defense Daily
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[October 5, 2007]
- Raytheon Gains $100 Million In Patriot, Hawk Contracts From Saudi Arabia
- Bahrain Receives New Lockheed Martin Radar
- Navy Trying To Root Out The Cause of Aviation Cost And Schedule Overruns
- Senate Agrees To Defense Spending Bill
- BAE Testing Remote Controlled V-22 Defensive Weapon
- Payton: Air Force Will Set Level Playing Field In New Round of CSAR-X Bidding
- Senate Likely To OK Nomination For Pentagon’s Top Weapons-Buying Position
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Raytheon Gains $100 Million In Patriot, Hawk Contracts From Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia gave two contracts to Raytheon [RTN] totaling more than $100 million for air defense missile systems and other work. One pact involves a multi-year deal for Raytheon to […]
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Bahrain Receives New Lockheed Martin Radar
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Oct. 2 it has delivered an AN/TPS-59(V)3B ballistic missile defense radar system to Bahrain. The radar is in use by the Bahrain Defence Force for air […]
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CongressSenate Agrees To Defense Spending Bill
The Senate this week passed a bill to fund the defense department in fiscal year 2008. Just before the Senate agreed to the bill, the leaders of the Senate Appropriations […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Trying To Root Out The Cause of Aviation Cost And Schedule Overruns
By Geoff Fein Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is in the midst of an effort with 11 of its largest industry partners to examine why some programs are facing cost […]
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TSA Releases Initial TWIC Enrollment Schedule
By Calvin Biesecker After a half-year delay, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said yesterday that beginning on Oct. 16 it will start enrolling workers at the Port of Wilmington, Del., […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Sees IDIQ As Major Business Growth Area, Executive Says
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] sees major growth in a relatively new business area for them–the world of Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) acquisition, according to a company executive. Since starting […]
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Inouye Pledges To Fund MRAP Production In November Continuing Resolution
By Jen DiMascio Senate appropriators pledged yesterday to provide $11.5 billion to fully fund the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2008 requirement for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Sen. Daniel […]
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Chilton Takes Over U.S. Strategic Command
Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton assumed command of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) yesterday, taking the helm from Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Kehler, who has been leading the command on […]
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TSA Announces $53 Million In Checkpoint Security Awards
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) yesterday announced it has made $52.3 million in recent awards to contractors for various new security equipment, most of which is headed […]