WASHINGTON --- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be top priorities for President-elect Barack Obamas administration, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Obamas nominee to be secretary of state, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at her confirmation hearing here yesterday
NEW YORK --- L-3 Communications announced today that its MAPPS division has been awarded a $61 million contract (CAD $73 million) to supply its Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) upgrade for the Canadian Navys 12 Halifax Class frigates. The IPMS will modernize the frigates ship control system and improve the operational effectiveness of the vessels
AURORA, Colo. --- Raytheon Company has successfully completed two significant milestones for the U
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia --- Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to upgrade weather and navigation radar systems on Iraqi Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft.>> The Foreign Military Sales contract, valued at $5
The European Defence Agency (EDA) signed today the contract for the Network Enabled Capabilities Implementation Study (NEC IS) that has been awarded to the EURONEC consortium.>> In an increasingly complex and challenging security environment, the European Union (EU) seeks a comprehensive approach in response to any crisis by exploiting the full range of civil and military instruments
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --- Work being done here by officials of the Electronic Systems Center and its federally funded research and development center partner, MITRE Corp
The German military commissioned its first spy-in-the-sky satellite system on Thursday, Dec. 4 enabling it to peek through clouds or the darkness of night at any spot on the planet
French defense procurement agency DGA has awarded Sagem Dfense Scurit (SAFRAN Group) the contract for an additional batch of 560 SITEL (Systme dInformation Terminaux Elmentaires) information systems, to be deployed by the French army. The contract includes the integration of the terminals in vehicles, as well as all maintenance services
Working closely with the Defence Materiel Organisation, Thales has completed on schedule the Detailed Design Review for both Mission and Support Systems for project SEA 1442 Phase 3 Maritime Communications Modernisation.>> The project involves the introduction of an Internet Protocol (IP) based Maritime Tactical Wide Area Network (MTWAN) into the Royal Australian Navy, in support of the Australian Defence Forces Network Centric Warfare concept
The Department of Defenses (DOD) use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continues to increase. In 2000, DOD components had fewer than 50 unmanned aircraft in their inventory