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Body Camera Testing. As interest grows across the country in the in the use of body-worn cameras by local law enforcement officers, Customs and Border Protection is field testing the [...]

The Navy has selected Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide the airborne sense and avoid radar for its upcoming MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system. The decision ousts Exelis [XLS] as the [...]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Army are gearing up for four major flight tests of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) that begin in May at [...]

Boeing CCiCap. Boeing completes the phase two spacecraft safety review of its CST-100 spacecraft and the critical design review (CDR) of its integrated systems for its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability [...]

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its defense partners Sunday completed the first intercept test using second-generation exoatmospheric kill vehicle (EKV) over the Pacific Ocean, potentially clearing the way for [...]

The Navy's budget proposal for fiscal 2015 calls for spending $30.7 billion for ships, aircraft and weapons, about $4 billion less than the 2014 request with the largest reduction hitting [...]

Nominations Move Forward . The Senate Armed Services Committee on Oct. 31 favorably reported the nominations of 394 uniformed personnel, as well as several key civilians appointed by the president [...]

FORT BELVOIR, Va. --Cost effective solutions with an emphasis on affordability will be crucial in two forthcoming acquisitions of a biometric information system and tactical devices that in themselves will [...]

ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H. W. BUSH-- The Navy's X-47B batwing plane swept down and hit the deck of the aircraft carrier, caught the arresting gear wire and rapidly slowed [...]

The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co (EADS) defense and security division Cassidian yesterday said it developed an electronic defense system which, for the first time, will provide vehicles, ships [...]

General Dynamics [GD] Armament and Technical Products and Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., yesterday said they are offering the Samson line of Remote Weapons Stations (RWS) to the U.S. [...]

By Carlo Munoz Despite advances in gathering and distilling battlefield intelligence from a wide range of sources into solid pieces of actionable data, the need for a single, accessible field [...]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to debate next week changes to President Barack Obama's plans for ending the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate engine [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Army Savings. Army Under Secretary Joseph Westphal says his service's 'cumbersome' acquisition system will undergo changes. 'We realize we [...]

By Carlo Munoz NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --Navy officials working a potential sale of the service's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) to the Saudi Arabian navy plan to have a formal pricing [...]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible $299 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Iraq of six AN/TPQ-36(V)10 Firefinder Radar Systems, 18 AN/TPQ-48 Light Weight Counter-Mortar [...]

By Marina Malenic The EA-18G Growler electronic warfare plane participated in its first combat missions as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn this week over Libya, according to the Navy's top [...]

By Calvin Biesecker With drug-related violence on the southwest border spilling over into the United States the country should consider sending a Stryker brigade and other military systems to the [...]

By Carlo Munoz Defense industry giant Boeing [BA] is pitching the Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as the next-generation fighter aircraft for the Japanese military in anticipation of a formal solicitation [...]

By Emelie Rutherford The new head of a naval panel in Congress plans to examine the Pentagon's proposed cancellation of an amphibious vehicle and the overall mission of the Navy [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense EFV Entreaties. Ohio lawmakers are pushing back against Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposal to halt development of the Expeditionary [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Kirk Move. Newly-sworn-in Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) has been appointed to the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), a panel [...]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] yesterday said in late November it began deliveries of Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM) Increment 1 hardware to the Army, followed by the Army exercising [...]

By Ann Roosevelt The Army yesterday issued a revised request for proposals (RFP) for the its planned new Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) in the ground combat vehicle (GCV) program that [...]

By Emelie Rutherford A Navy-focused lawmaker ousted in the Nov. 2 elections said he hopes to continue working on shipbuilding matters once he returns to the private sector after the [...]

By Marina Malenic The CEO of a company vying to build a replacement fleet of aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force called the competition 'fair' and said he was [...]

By Emelie Rutherford A leading lawmaker is raising concerns about the Navy's proposal to buy Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) from both companies competing to build the next batch of vessels, [...]

By Marina Malenic The Air Force's latest proposal to build a new bomber aircraft is gaining traction, with senior leaders expected to review the plan before any further funding is [...]

By Marina Malenic Next generation combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UCAVs) and long-range missiles will soon replace the United Kingdom's fighter fleet, a top British military official said this week. 'We [...]

By B.C. Kessner The fast paced, on time, and on budget success of the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program has boosted Army aviation capabilities in the United States [...]

By Emelie Rutherford As Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) faces one of his toughest reelection battles during his 21 years in Congress, he is receiving ample financial support from the defense [...]

By Marina Malenic The Air Force and Navy are discussing ways to more efficiently operate RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4 Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) drones in the Pacific, officials [...]

By Marina Malenic As officials continue analyzing the Defense Department's needs and options for a next-generation long-range strike portfolio, one top official said yesterday that any new bomber fleet must [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Home Sweet Home. The first RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft are in the Pacific region as of Sept. 1, [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense GPS III Into Production. The Lockheed Martin team developing the Air Force's next generation Global Positioning System (GPS), known [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense A Photo Finish? The Navy has asked General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin, the two companies competing for its lucrative [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Frank Budgeting. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) says 'the one area where' he's been 'disappointed' in [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Ukrainian Tanker? A state-owned Ukrainian aviation company has entered the competition to build a replacement fleet of aerial refueling [...]

By Ann Roosevelt The NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance System (AGS) suffered a blow as Denmark reveals plans to withdraw from the program in a time of fiscal austerity. NATO Secretary [...]

By Marina Malenic The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) is today scheduled to consider spending authorization for the RQ-4 Global Hawk program, just one week after Air Force officials criticized prime [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Conway's Ships. Outgoing Marine Commandant Gen. James Conway tells the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus he still wants to see the [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Partisan Divide. House Democrats are praising the FY '11 defense authorization bill that cleared their chamber via a 229-186 [...]

By Ann Roosevelt Teams led by BAE Systems, General Dynamics [GD], and SAIC [SAI], have submitted proposals for the Army's Technology Development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Infantry [...]

By Marina Malenic The Defense Department is committed to supporting key U.S. companies involved in developing technologies for a 'family' of systems that will be part of a next-generation bomber [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Fantasy Ships. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells the HASC the accuracy of the Navy's new 30-year shipbuilding plan, which [...]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense QDR Overseers. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has named a dozen defense experts to the congressionally mandated panel that will [...]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] was awarded a contract over General Dynamics [GD] by the Ministry of Defense of Brunei Darussalam to provide a Joint Operations Centre command and control capability for [...]

By Marina Malenic Representatives from the rival industry teams involved in the contest to build the Air Force's KC-X tanker replacement fleet met separately with Air Force officials last week […]

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Boeing [BA] yesterday announced that in May they demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and […]