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The British defense ministry yesterday awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation the second installment of a three-phase contract to study how to recover damaged data from military communications systems following an information warfare attack.
Raytheon yesterday cancelled a contract with Teledyne Continental Motors to build the engine for the Tactical Tomahawk cruise missile, saying Teledyne was unable to meet performance goals in time.
Gen. Anthony Zinni, the commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command, said today that while Iraq receives the lion's share of public attention, Iran remains the United States' "longest term threat and greatest problem" in the Gulf region.
A bipartisan group of 58 senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary William Cohen this week asking that the Defense Department delay enforcing a mandate to reduce the numbers of personnel in the Army National Guard at least until the Army can review its requirements.
The Boeing Company announced yesterday it has sold its McDonnell Douglas Technical Services (MDTSC) subsidiary, a move the defense-contracting giant says is in line with its "strategic vision to focus company resources on core competencies."
Marines at Camp Pendleton, CA, and Camp Lejeune, NC, will be among the first in the Corps to receive "smart cards," pocket-sized electronic tokens that safely store critical personal information, according to an administration message Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones issued yesterday.
Carey Smith, a former president and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Canada, has been named vice president for international business development for the company's naval electronics and surveillance systems group, Lockheed Martin announced today.
Northrop Grumman announced yesterday that its Logicon Advanced Technology subsidiary has been awarded a five-year, $21 million contract to operate Army battle simulation centers.
President Bill Clinton late last week signed the fiscal year 2000 Intelligence Authorization Act into law despite previously expressing disagreement with some of its provisions.
Under the terms of a plan Defense Secretary William Cohen sent to President Bill Clinton today, the Navy will substantially pare back its training operations on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques.
Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre this week elected to defer a decision on the future of the Discoverer II space-based radar, a program the Pentagon comptroller had recommended terminating at the end of its design phase, DefenseAlert has learned.
Boeing yesterday announced that Lockheed Martin's Advanced Unitary Penetrator-3M will be the penetrating warhead used on a hard-target version of the Air Force's Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile.
At a ceremony in Pretoria, South Africa's defense ministry today signed a contract to buy Hawk trainer aircraft and Gripen fighter aircraft.
The Navy announced today that it has taken another step toward having a vertical takeoff and landing unmanned air vehicle operate from its ships by successfully landing a UAV on the Coast Guard cutter Thetis.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General George Robertson today applauded those members of the alliance who are spending more on defense, saying troops well-trained, equipped and ready for action are "crucial" if the alliance is to carry out all its missions in the future.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) today called on U.S. NATO allies to contribute more of their resources to the alliance.
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman have reached a settlement on contract claims involving the production of Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, the service said in a statement.
Although the national security community remains very reliant on the existing fleet of Delta, Atlas, and Titan space-launch vehicles to put billions of dollars worth of critical satellite constellations in place, federal officials and industry representatives have been heavily focused on terminating these programs and moving to a new family of launch vehicles, a panel of experts has concluded.
The Air Force next week will use a refurbished Minuteman II rocket to lift several satellites into orbit, a launch that will mark the first time a refurbished copy of the intercontinental ballistic missile has been used as a satellite delivery system.
As talks continue between the Clinton administration and the government of Puerto Rico over the Navy's use of the Vieques island training range, elements of the Eisenhower battle group and the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group left Norfolk, VA yesterday to take part in a fleet exercise prior to being sent overseas.