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Tokyo (UPI) - Mar 05, 2004From giant department stores to main airports, there were little signs of public security jitters in this Tokyo metropolitan city with a population of more than 12 million. Reflecting a fledgling recovery of the local economy, shopping malls in Shibuya central Tokyo were packed with consumers. Pentagon Plans Major Weapons Trade-Offs 
by Pamela HessUPI Pentagon correspondent Washington (UPI) - Mar 05, 2004 The Pentagon is changing the way it does business, again. But this time they mean it. Senior defense officials Friday unveiled a new process for determining military strategy and investment priorities, a complicated and bureaucratic process that -- if carried out to the full extent -- could bust so-called sacred cows all over the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill. |
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Air Force Leader Discusses U.S. Space Program
Washington - Mar 08, 2004The executive agent for space testified before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on strategic forces Feb. 25 on the status of America's space program. Northrop Grumman Delivers 16th Joint STARS Aircraft To Air Force 
Melbourne, Fla - Mar 08, 2004Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the 16th E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, a month ahead of schedule. The company is the Air Force's Joint STARS prime contractor. Aerosonde UAV Completes First Operational Flights At NASA Wallops 
Wallops Island - Mar 08, 2004A small, unmanned airplane recently conducted flights along the Virginia coast showing its capability to support NASA science missions. NASA and Aerosonde North America, Inc., conducted several flights of the Aerosonde unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) February 20 through 27. ATK Awarded $21 Million Contract for Production of the AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning System 
Minneapolis - Mar 04, 2004Alliant Techsystems (ATK) has received a $21 million production contract from the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., for additional AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems and sensor upgrade kits. KVH Demos TACNAV M100 GMENS with Satellite Tracking Capability To Army 
Middletown - Mar 04, 2004The U.S. military's desire for "Blue Force Tracking" - the ability for every friendly vehicle in the field to share position and status data with commanders and other units via secure networks - showed promise of expansion to an even wider range of vehicles following KVH Industries, Inc.'s recent demonstration of a prototype TACNAV M100 Ground Mobility Enhanced Navigation System (GMENS) with satellite communication capability. Aerojet/Roxel Team Achieves Key Milestone On Rocket Motor For Joint Common Missile 
Sacramento - Mar 04, 2004Aerojet announced Monday a successful rocket motor demonstration in support of the Lockheed Martin bid for the U.S. Army and Navy's Joint Common Missile (JCM) program. The demonstration validated the capability of the team's single motor configuration to satisfy range and environmental requirements for both the rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft platforms that will carry the JCM. India, Russia Negotiate Partnership For New Missile 
New Delhi - Mar 04, 2004After their recent success in developing a supersonic cruise missile "Brahmos", India and Russia are negotiating a partnership for developing a beyond-visual-rangeair to air missile, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI) Tuesday. |
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics $149.4M Contract Modification for SSGN Work
Groton - Mar 04, 2004The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $145.6 million contract modification to convert the USS Florida (SSBN-728) from a Trident ballistic-missile submarine to a Trident SSGN, a multimission submarine optimized for tactical strike and special-operations support. Army Orders 11 New Shadow Tactical UAVs Form United Industrial 
Hunt Valley - Mar 04, 2004United Industrial Corporation said Monday that its AAI Corporation defense subsidiary has received two related orders from the U.S. Army for a total of 11 additional RQ-7A Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) systems. Total value of the two orders is $97 million. Predators Move To Balad 
Balad, Iraq (AFPN) Mar 02, 2004The unit came packed and ready to position themselves autonomously, so they could pursue their prey quietly, unseen for hours. Arriving ready to set up one of the most impressive unmanned aerial aircraft in the U.S. inventory, the Nevada unit was ready for business within days of their arrival here. "We are self-sufficient," said Maj. Russell Lee, 46th ERS commander who is deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. ND SatCom Founds New Subsidiary Targeting The Defence Market 
Friedrichshafen - Mar 01, 2004ND SatCom, a leading global supplier of satellite based broadband, broadcast and military communication network solutions, today announced the foundation of ND SatCom Defence GmbH. ND SatCom Founds New Subsidiary Targeting The Defence Market
Friedrichshafen - Mar 01, 2004ND SatCom, a leading global supplier of satellite based broadband, broadcast and military communication network solutions, today announced the foundation of ND SatCom Defence GmbH. Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Downlink Antenna For EHF Platform 
Redondo Beach - Feb 27, 2004Northrop Grumman has demonstrated electrical performance capabilities of the downlink phased array antenna for the Advanced Extreme High Frequency (EHF) military satellite communications program, reaching a key company development milestone toward providing increased battlefield connectivity and protection for U.S. armed forces. Raytheon Contracts For PASSUR Services To Develop Patriot Missile 
Greenwich - Feb 27, 2004Megadata Corporation announced today that Raytheon Company, of Waltham, Massachusetts has contracted to use a customized version of PASSUR AirportMonitor as a tool in the development of future Patriot missile system capabilities. |
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