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Navy places order for digital testing instruments
LeCroy Corp. will provide the Naval Supply Systems Command with as many as 1,000 digital oscilloscopes over a five-year period.
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Army lines up lifecycle support for missile defense system
Lockheed Martin Corp. will supply the Army with assistance fielding and maintaining a weapon system designed to defend against short-and-midrange ballistic missiles under a new contract.
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Air Force recruits assistance for network defense
L-3 Communications Corp. will assist the Air Forces Central Command in protecting the security of its network operations under a five-year contract.
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Space plane to make house calls for satellite repairs
The Air Force this week will test the flight capabilities of a new generation of unmanned space planes designed to transport satellite components to space, reports John Reed at Defense News
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Marine Corps selects communications logistics provider
Lockheed Martin will furnish logistics support services to two Marine Corps Systems Command program offices under a task order potentially worth $30 million.
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Navy awards counter-terrorism support contract
A unit of L-3 Communications Corp. will furnish products and technical services to enhance federal information technology counter-terrorism capabilities under a five-year Navy contract.
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DOD schedules software support for tactical radios
Boeing Co. will furnish software support for the military’s next-generation network of tactical radios under a contract potentially worth $54.9 million over five years.
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DOD presses forward with missile defense improvements
Lockheed Martin Corp. has won a large contract modification from the Defense Department to continue building a key component of the nation’s ballistic missile defense system.
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Air Force gets helping hand with cyber defense
Booz Allen and Hamilton Inc. has won a pair of contracts that total approximately $34.2 million to help the Air Force strengthen its cyber defense capabilities, the Defense Department has announced.
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Afghan IEDs show chilling improvements, data analysis says
An impressive collection of data on IED attacks in southern Afghanistan and western Pakistan shows not only an increase in attacks but also a rapid acceleration of bomb making skill and use.
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Navy keeps tight grip on inventory for repair work
Science Applications International Corp. will assist the Navy in maintaining the inventory of spare parts necessary to keep aircraft, submarine and surface ship weapons systems ready for combat under a new contract.
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Afghanistan tests limits of unmanned sensors
The rural nature of Afghanistan is creating a huge demand for intelligence information and also serving as a proving ground to test new sensors designed to detect enemy threats and locations, reports David Fulghum at Aviation Week.
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Dickinson named Air Force Space Command CIO
Brig. Gen. Ian Dickinson has been assigned to serve as director of communications and information and chief information officer of the Air Force Space Command, the Defense Department has announced.
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Predator, Reaper to undergo ground station upgrade
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will furnish the Air Force with an open-architecture ground control system for its Predator and Reaper unmanned aircraft under a $26.6 million contract, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week.
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Marines pick provider for communications support
Ocean System Engineering Corp. will provide a wide variety of services and support related to networking and satellite communications to the Marine Corps under a one-year, $13.1 million task order.
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Navy schedules work on surveillance, unmanned systems
Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical and engineering support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific under a contract with a potential value of $63 million.
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Marines fall in step with social networking policy
The Marine Corps has lifted a ban on the use of social media and issued guidance on how its personnel can use sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in a responsible manner.
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Subcontractor to deliver Bradley crew station simulators
A Cubic Corp. unit will furnish a new virtual trainer that simulates Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew stations to a prime contractor working with the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation.
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Air Force rules target BlackBerry security
The Air Force will put in place this month strict rules and regulations governing how its personnel are allowed to use Air Force-issued BlackBerry smart phones as a way to improve security associated with the devices.
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Cyber Command hits speed bump
The Senate Armed Services Committee this month put the brakes on the creation of the U.S. Cyber Command, requesting more information on its relationship with the National Security Agency, reports Bill Gertz at Washington Times.
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