LBUQUERQUE, N.M., – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $29.5 million contract to design and develop a beam control system that could provide exceptional accuracy for laser weapons on U.S. Navy warships. Boeing will begin to design a prototype High Power Beam Control Subsystem (HP BCSS) that’s compatible with High Energy Lasers (HEL) based […]
ST. LOUIS, – Boeing [NYSE:BA] is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production development activities that significantly influence its ability to provide customers with the right capabilities at the right time and cost. “This BDS Development organization is the next step in […]
The President visited Stanford University to speak at the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection. The summit brought together leaders from a number of areas — Congress, industry, tech companies, law enforcement, students, and others — to work together and explore partnerships that will help develop the best ways to bolster our cybersecurity. […]
NEW YORK– L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that it acquired the assets of MITEQ, Inc. on January 21, 2015 for $41 million, subject to customary adjustments. The business will be combined with L-3’s Narda Microwave-East business located in Hauppauge, N.Y., and the new organization will be called L-3 Narda-Miteq. The Miteq business develops and manufactures […]
We face a critical juncture in Ukraine. There is no real ceasefire; indeed, there was a significant increase in fighting along the line of contact in eastern Ukraine in mid-January, with Russian/separatist forces launching attacks on the Donetsk airport and other areas. Instead of a political settlement, Moscow currently seeks to create a frozen conflict […]
The President’s Budget includes $612 billion of national defense discretionary funds, a $26 billion, or 4.5 percent, increase from the 2015 enacted level, to provide the resources needed to sustain the President’s national security and defense strategies. The Budget reverses the decline in national defense spending of the past five years and proposes to transition […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Jan. 27, 2015 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) provided invaluable assistance for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Excellent rating from the Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) conducted on the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) networks at Schriever Air Force Base. The CCRI evaluates a site’s compliance with information […]
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 January 2015 – The civilized world will not bow to the threat of terrorism, said John F. Kerry, US Secretary of State. “The 20th century was defined by the civilized struggle to uphold values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law,” he said. We will not be derailed by criminal anarchists […]
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 23 January 2015 – Haidar Al Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, today made an urgent appeal to the international coalition to provide more arms, air strikes and military training to help his troops combat the “barbarians” of ISIS. Abadi, speaking at the 45th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, described ISIS, also known as […]
