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Air Force Theater Battle Mangement Upgraded
Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Apr 20, 2005
Lockheed Martin is delivering two significant upgrades of the military's premier joint air battle management system to the U.S. Air Force. The newest spirals of the Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) enhance the technology used by commanders, pilots and air crews from joint air battle management centers and flying wings around the world.

USAF Tactical Air Controllers Gain Portable Tactical Data Connectivity
Mclean VA (SPX) Apr 20, 2005
Innovative Concepts' PCIDM is designated as the "data modem of choice" by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and WalkAbout Computers, the USAF's newly selected provider of rugged tablet computers.
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Analysis: NSA Intel System Over Budget
 WASHINGTON (UPI) Apr 19, 2005
Trailblazer - the National Security Agency's premiere intelligence-modernization project - is several hundred million dollars over budget and months behind schedule, the director of the organization has told Congress.

Thousanth Round Fired From Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon Demonstrator
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Apr 20, 2005
United Defense Industries has announced that it has fired the 1,000th projectile from the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) Concept Technology Demonstrator (CTD) at Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz.

Lockheed Martin Joint Common Missile Excels In Wind Tunnel Tests
Orlando FL (SPX) Apr 19, 2005
Lockheed Martin has successfully completed initial F/A-18 E/F integration wind tunnel tests of its Joint Common Missile (JCM).

Propulsion Motors Demonstrated For LockMart's High Altitude Airship Program
Monrovia CA (SPX) Apr 20, 2005
AeroVironment has developed a 40-plus kilowatt ironless core electric motor prototype as part of Lockheed Martin's High Altitude Airship (HAA) development contract with the Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency.

Raytheon Awarded DARPA Research Contract For Gallium Nitride Semiconductors
Tewksbury MA (SPX) Apr 19, 2005
Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) has been awarded a three-year, $26.9 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract with a potential award value of $59.4 million if all program options are exercised.

Lockheed Martin Wins Follow-On Contract To Speed Information To Commanders
Cherry Hill NJ (SPX) Apr 18, 2005
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin a two-year, $1.4-million follow-on contract to develop a Distributed Interactive Command Element (DICE).


Russia Is Inconsistent On Military Space
Moscow (UPI) Apr 15, 2005
Russian officials have condemned U.S. plans to deploy weapons in space, but said a military presence in space remains a priority for their own country.

CATO Calls For Civil Aircraft Missile Defense Technology To Be Deployed
 WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 18, 2005
A Washington think tank has called on the United States to use military technology to protect civilian airplanes against shoulder-fired missiles.

International Experts Play Down Threat Of Terrorists Acquiring WMD's
Helsinki (AFP) Apr 14, 2005
Terrorist groups and organizations have neither the capacity nor the ambition to produce weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix, and other experts said at a conference in Helsinki last Thursday.

Satellite Equipped With Anti-Jamming Feature: APT
Beijing (XNA) Apr 15, 2005
APSTAR VI satellite launched Tuesday from southwestern China is equipped with anti-jamming feature, according to a press release issued by the Hong Kong-based APT Satellite Holdings Limited, which owns the satellite.

Geneva Aerospace Joins Forces With Vought To Study Sea-Going UAV
Carrollton TX (SPX) Apr 14, 2005
The aerospace world is buzzing over a newly announced contract that could take unmanned aerial vehicles to the high seas.

BAE Systems Achieves First Untethered Flight Of Vertical-Takeoff UAV
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 14, 2005
BAE Systems has achieved the first untethered flight of its second-generation ducted-fan unmanned aerial vehicle.

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