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Raytheon To Develop Next Generation DIB Architecture
Garland TX (SPX) Jul 24, 2007Raytheon has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract to develop the next generation of the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) Integration Backbone (DIB). The DIB is an architecture through which military analysts and the intelligence communities can collaborate globally, regardless of their military service affiliation, enabling joint interoperability. The architecture connects disparate lo ... more Northrop Grumman Delivers Initial Integrated Combat Management System For LCS-2 
Annapolis, MD (SPX) Jul 24, 2007Northrop Grumman Corp has successfully completed the initial software and hardware delivery of the Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) to prime contractor General Dynamics for integration into the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) combat system. ICMS integrates the sensors and weapons onboard the platform, including the electro-optical/infrared sensor, volume search radar, onboard missile ... more FA-18 AESA Radar Soars Into Full Rate Production 
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 24, 2007Raytheon revolutionary F/A-18 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar is moving into full rate production following U.S. Navy approval. The APG-79 production line is ramping up in anticipation of delivering a total of 437 systems for the Navy in coming years. "Moving into full rate production is a significant milestone for our APG- 79 AESA radar program," said Erv Grau, vice president for Rayt ... more Tough Times For Detained Aliens 
Washington (UPI) July 21, 2007Illegal immigrants held in U.S. alien detention centers are being isolated from the outside world and their lawyers by a faulty telephone system, according to a report released Friday. The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that from November 2005 to November 2006, phones weren't working properly in 16 of 17 alien detention centers around the country that use pro bono telephone systems. ... more Northrop Grumman Wins Production Contract For E-2D Advanced Hawkeye 
Bethpage NY (SPX) Jul 24, 2007Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $408 million pilot production contract to produce the next three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and battle management command and control (AEW/BMC2) aircraft for the U.S. Navy from 2007 to 2010. The first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye development aircraft, known as Delta One, is slated to fly in late summer, with the second SD & D aircraft scheduled for ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) July 19, 2007Widespread disruption to Japan's automobile production after an earthquake has highlighted the industry's vulnerability to supply shortages as it expands aggressively to meet strong global demand. Honda Motor Co. on Thursday became the latest Japanese automaker to suspend part of its output for two days because of difficulties buying piston rings from Riken Corp. which was badly affected by Mond ... more Envisat Captures Breath Of Volcano 
Paris, France (ESA) Jul 24, 2007Indonesia's Mount Gamkonora volcano is spewing hot ash and smoke into the air, as seen in this image taken by the MERIS instrument aboard ESA's satellite Envisat, causing more than 8000 people to be evacuated amid fears of an imminent eruption, according to officials. Officials raised the alert to the highest level on Tuesday after the volcano, located in the eastern province of North Maluku, st ... more GE Acquires Major Landfill Gas Project In California 
Glendale CA (SPX) Jul 23, 2007GE Energy Financial Services, the energy investing unit of GE, is diversifying its renewable energy portfolio by increasing its investment in one of the largest landfill gas-to-energy projects in the United States. GE Energy Financial Services acquired a 90 percent interest in a limited partnership that operates the Scholl Canyon Landfill gas project in Glendale from Scholl Canyon Landfill Gas C ... more NASA Robots Practice Moon Survey In The Arctic Circle 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 21, 2007Two NASA robots are surveying a rocky, isolated polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle. The study will help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the moon or Mars. The robots, K10 Black and K10 Red, carry 3-D laser scanners and ground-penetrating radar. The team arrived at Haughton Crater at Devon Island, Canada, on July 12 and will operate the machines un ... more Can The Iranian Nuclear Complex Survive A Bad Earthquake 
Washington (UPI) July 20, 2007What do Japan and Iran have in common? Japan has nuclear power plants and Iran is on its way to acquiring nuclear technology. Japan is prone to powerful earthquakes, and so is Iran. This is where the similarities end. If a similar earthquake was to hit one of Iran's nuclear facilities, the consequences could be expected to be far worse, affecting oil production in the Gulf region and sending the ... more |
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Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Jul 23, 2007With F-22 Raptor deliveries consistently on or ahead of schedule, Air Force officials received authorization from Congress to pursue multi-year agreements for Lots 7, 8 and 9, with the potential for cost savings in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The contracts with Lockheed Martin and Pratt and Whitney will be awarded later this summer. The 478th Aeronautical Systems Wing at the Aeron ... more The Radioactive Body Politic Of Terrorstan 
Washington (UPI) July 20, 2007If a $25 million reward didn't get anyone to betray Osama Bin Laden and his comfortable underground headquarters in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the Afghan border, who's the genius who thought $50 million might do the trick? A senior intel type, mimicking Bin Laden listening to the news of the new ransom in mock horror, turns to his No. 2, Ayman al- Zawahiri, "Man, ... more The Logistics Of Pulling Out Of Iraq A Political Minefield 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 23, 2007The Democrats were unable to push a bill through the Senate calling for a withdrawal of the better part of U.S. troops from Iraq by next spring. The United States will go to the polls next year. The nation wants to bring its GIs home, so the House has no choice. It will put the pull-out proposal to a vote again and again, but it will keep losing because President Bush has warned that he will vet ... more Lockheed Martin Teams With Advanced Acoustic Concepts For Undersea Warfare System 
Manassas, VA (SPX) Jul 23, 2007Lockheed Martin received two U.S. Navy contracts worth $20.6 million to provide integration engineering and engineering support for the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 undersea warfare system. Under the terms of the contracts, Aegis-equipped cruisers and destroyers will be updated to the latest AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 configuration. The system employs an open architecture business model using state-of-the-art com ... more Insulin-Signaling Possible Key To Extended Longevity 
Boston (UPI) July 20, 2007New research shows it may be possible to one day take a life-extending pill that mimics the healthy effects of exercise and a low-calorie diet by lowering insulin signaling in the brain. The key to a longer life is lower insulin levels, said Morris White, a pediatrician and endocrinologist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Less insulin helps cells fend off diseases that lead to an early death, ... more
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