Defense Daily
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[April 22, 2008]
// PDF View- Pentagon’s Acquisition Chief Taking Steps To Improve Program Execution
- GPS III Source Selection Pushed Off To May
- SAIC Completes Purchase of Icon Systems
- iRobot FCS Contract Work Tops $60 Million
- Lockheed Martin Partners With Rice Univ. On Nanotechnology
- Allied Nations Interested In Buying THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense Systems
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Allied Nations Interested In Buying THAAD Ballistic Missile Defense Systems
By Dave Ahearn Some nations are interested in buying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system, John Young, the chief Pentagon weapons buyer, told Congress […]
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NNSA Eyeing Moving Y-12 Plant Operations In Downsizing Plan
By George Lobsenz With a big nudge from the White House, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is looking at moving operations from its Y-12 uranium processing site in Tennessee […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Adds To Information Security Capabilities With New Acquisition
Raytheon [RTN] on Friday said it has acquired SI Government Solutions, a small company that does vulnerability assessments and provides recommended fixes for network security, in a deal that adds […]
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Business/Financial
Coast Guard One Step Closer To Accepting CGC
The U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) has recommended the Coast Guard accept delivery of the first National Security Cutter (NSC-1), following correction or waiver of several deficiencies. […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Tanker Turmoil. Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) awaits a response to a letter he sent Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne […]
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Shaffer: Pentagon’s Capabilities Based Assessment On Biometrics To Wrap Up This Fall
By Emelie Rutherford The Defense Department is increasing its focus on biometrics and expects a Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) of long-term needs for this type of human characteristic- identifying technology […]
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Business/Financial
Business Jet Demand, Defense Profits Drive Boost Textron
Textron [TXT] yesterday reported strong sales and earnings growth, driven by demand for business jets, defense equipment and the company’s acquisition of AAI Corp. Net income increased 18 percent to […]
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U.K. To Spend $225 Million For Continued C-17A Sustainment Partnership
The United Kingdom has requested continued participation in the Boeing [BA] Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership, which consists of support to its fleet of six C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, worth […]