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Raytheon To Support NOAA's R and D High Performance Computing System
Reston VA (SPX) May 11, 2006
Raytheon has been awarded the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research and development (RandD) high performance computing system contract to maintain, operate and upgrade high performance computing platforms. The contract award is valued at $61 million; the total ceiling value, inclusive of all options, is $368 million during the next eight years.


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Electronic Systems Group Tests Next Generation Radar
Hanscom AFB MA (AFNS) May 11, 2006
The 851st Electronic Systems Group is on the cusp of the next major spiral for the Global Hawk variant of its Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program.

Raytheon's Surveillance Radar Program For Taiwan Completes System Design Review
Tewksbury MA (SPX) May 11, 2006
Raytheon's Surveillance Radar Program (SRP) has successfully completed its system design review (SDR). The two-day intensive technical review took place with the U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center, which oversees the contract on behalf of the Taiwan air force, the end-user.

Lockheed Martin To Begin Work On Hybrid Launch Vehicle For US Air Force
Denver CO (SPX) May 11, 2006
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2.5 million contract by the US Air Force for the Hybrid Launch Vehicle Studies and Analysis program.

AMSEC Supports US Navy Space And Warfare Systems Center
Virginia Beach VA (SPX) May 11, 2006
AMSEC has announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide support to the U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center in Charleston, S.C.

MachineTalker Debuts Multi-Sensor Capability
Santa Barbara CA (SPX) May 11, 2006
MachineTalker has introduced an expanded set of capabilities for its flagship MachineTalker series of networked wireless communication devices.

Spirent Federal GPS Simulation System Selected by Naval Air Systems Command
Yorba Linda CA (SPX) May 11, 2006
Spirent Federal has announced that the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command PMA209 Common System Integration Lab in Patuxent River, Md., has purchased and taken delivery of a Spirent Simulation System that will be used for testing a variety of GPS Receivers.

Mr President, You've Got Mail
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2006
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to President Bush is a bizarre m�lange of history, morality and a cri-du-coeur for the American president to follow the path of Allah.

Target Russia As Cheney Takes Aim Over Russian Democracy
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2006
Beating up on Russia's shrinking democracy has become a geopolitical blood sport from Vice President Cheney down to unreconstructed cold warriors that gleefully say, "I told you so."

Indian Navy Seeks Approval For More Stealth Warships
New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2006
The Indian navy, racing to acquire the latest military hardware, is seeking cabinet clearance to buy three Russian "stealth" frigates worth 665 million dollars, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Missile Threat To Europe Warrants Shield Says NATO Official
Brussels (AFP) May 11, 2006
Europe faces an increasing threat from attacks with long-range missiles and could help avert the danger by building a missile defence network, a senior NATO official warned on Wednesday.

NORAD Renewal Good News For US
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2006
To zero coverage in the U.S. media, the Canadian parliament renewed its venerable NORAD treaty with the United States Monday. But Conventional Wisdom as usual was wrong: The implications of the vote may be immense, and wholly positive for U.S. national security.

American And British Hackers On Show As Cyber Trials Intensify
Washington (UPI) May 11, 2006
Only two days after U.S. federal authorities sentenced a 21-year-old to five years in prison for hacking computers, the British government ruled that one of its citizens should be extradited to the United States for hacking into military networks.

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  • Raytheon To Support NOAA's R and D High Performance Computing System
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  • Lockheed Martin To Begin Work On Hybrid Launch Vehicle For US Air Force

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