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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 18th, 2020

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Tech Developments

Radeaglet radio isotope imaging device. Photo: innoRIID Gmbh

AMETEK Introduces Latest Handheld Radiation Detection Device AMETEK’s ORTEC Products Group has teamed with Germany’s innoRIID Gmbh to release the new rugged RADEAGLET-R, the latest generation of scintillation handheld radioisotope identification devices (RIIDs). The RADEAGLET-R is portable and rugged, specifically designed for military, first responders, customs agents, and intelligence organizations. “The ruggedized RADEAGLET represents a new standard for lightweight handheld RIIDs,” says Erik Duloisy, AMETEK’s AMT Division vice president and business unit manager. “The RADEAGLET-R, combined with the Detective line…

HASC Bill Funds Second Destroyer, Adds Several Multi-Ship Procurements, Puts Limits On Battleship

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization act, released May 26, largely approved the Navy’s shipbuilding request, but it added funds to […]

Congress

HASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Adds More Black Hawks, Chinooks For Army, No Plus-Up For Apaches

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft of the next defense policy bill supports hundreds of millions dollars for the Army to buy additional Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters in […]

Congress

HASC’s $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 Draft NDAA Doesn’t Shift Items Over From Reconciliation Request

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday unveiled its $1.15 trillion draft of the next defense policy bill, aligning with the White House’s requested discretionary topline while not including […]

Budget

DoD’s Equity Stake In L3Harris Rocket Motor Business Comes At Expense Of Other Suppliers, HASC Warns

A draft defense bill released by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Tuesday says the committee is “concerned” with the Defense Department’s $1 billion equity investment this year in […]