Defense Daily
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[October 4, 2007]
- Chilton Takes Over U.S. Strategic Command
- TSA Announces $53 Million In Checkpoint Security Awards
- Inouye Pledges To Fund MRAP Production In November Continuing Resolution
- Raytheon Sees IDIQ As Major Business Growth Area, Executive Says
- TSA Releases Initial TWIC Enrollment Schedule
- Pave Hawks Need Datalink For In-Flight Threat Updates, Says Wing Commander
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Pave Hawks Need Datalink For In-Flight Threat Updates, Says Wing Commander
By Michael Sirak Adding a datalink to the Air Force’s current fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawk combat-search and-rescue (CSAR) helicopters remains critical so that the aircrews and pararescue personnel can […]
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CongressObey To Hold Supplemental As Bargaining Chip To End Combat Operations In Iraq
By Jen DiMascio The leader of the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) yesterday vowed to block a war supplemental from moving forward unless the president agrees to change course in Iraq. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Working Toward Global Hawk Demonstration In Pacific Next Year
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is planning to conduct a demonstration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned sensor aircraft next year in the Pacific to showcase the platform and […]
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GE, NRL, SAIC Nab DNDO Awards To Develop Stand-Off Rad Detectors
The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) this week awarded contracts to General Electric‘s [GE] Global Research Center, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and SAIC [SAI] worth a combined $33 million […]
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ArmySimulations Vital For Soldier Training, General Says
By Ann Roosevelt The Army is using simulations to take advantage of the fact that today’s recruits are Internet savvy and multi-task oriented, according to the service’s top recruiter. "Absolutely […]
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Lockheed Martin To Sell Hellfire II Missiles To Greece
The governments of Greece and the United States have signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the sale of additional Lockheed Martin [LMT] precision-strike laser-guided Hellfire II missiles to […]
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Congress
Senate Agrees To Amendment Directing Funding For
By Jen DiMascio Just before the Senate passed its version of the FY ’08 Defense Authorization Bill, the chamber agreed to an amendment that would make clear how funding for […]
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Air Force
Air Force Prepares For Launch Next Week of Wideband Global Communications Satellite
The Air Force said yesterday that it intends to launch the first of its new communications satellites, the Boeing [BA]-built Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) system, into orbit next Tuesday. […]
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RAFAEL Introduces Mobile Weapons-Fire Detection System
Israel’s RAFAEL Armament Development Authority recently unveiled SpotLite-M a new and mobile member of its SpotLite family of electro-optic (EO) enemy fire detection systems. “The SpotLite-M provides the best solution […]