Defense Daily
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Domenici Announces Retirement From Senate
Sen. Peter Domenici (R-N.M.) last week announced he will not seek another term in office but will stay through the remainder of this Congress. Domenici has been a member of […]
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UncategorizedMarco Pistoni Named Business Management Director For MEADS
Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. […]
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DoD Authorizes New Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center
The Defense Department last week authorized the creation of the Defense Intelligence Operations Coordination Center (DIOCC). DIOCC will strengthen the ability of defense intelligence to synchronize intelligence operations and collection […]
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CongressSenate Likely To OK Nomination For Pentagon’s Top Weapons-Buying Position
By Jen DiMascio Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) yesterday gave every indication that it would support the nomination of John Young to be the Pentagon’s next top […]
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Air ForcePayton: Air Force Will Set Level Playing Field In New Round of CSAR-X Bidding
By Michael Sirak The Air Force is committed to ensuring that none of the three of the industry teams vying to supply its next-generation rescue helicopter will view itself at […]
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BAE Testing Remote Controlled V-22 Defensive Weapon
By Geoff Fein BAE SYSTEMS this week unveiled a new internally funded effort to develop a defensive weapon that will provide 360 degrees of suppressive fire for the V-22 Osprey. […]
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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 […]