by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 16, 2004 | IT - General, USA
iGov, NCS Information Systems and Westwood Computer were added to the Air Force’s list of seven approved vendors for non-ruggedized computers, joining Dell, Gateway, HP and MPC. The three companies signed five-year blanket purchase agreements on December 6, and...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 16, 2004 | Contracts - Awards, Domestic Security, European Union (EU), Industry & Trends, IT - General, MPs & Justice
Northrup Grumman won a U.K. contract to provide biometric devices to be deployed in Britain for its criminal identification system. The eight-year contract for the Ident1 system will replace the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which currently...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 15, 2004 | ABM, Boeing, Domestic Security, Forces - Strategic, Lockheed Martin, R&D - Contracted, Raytheon, Space, USA
Reuters: U.S. Missile Defense Test Fails Earlier testA much-touted test of the U.S. anti-missile shield failed yesterday when the kill vehicle failed to launch due to an unknown technical reason. The target missile launched successfully from Kodiak Island, Alaska...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 15, 2004 | Boeing, Forces - Special Ops, Naval Equipment, New Systems Tech, Surface Ships - Combat, Surface Ships - Other, Transport & Utility, USA
Navy Newstand: Marine Pilots Land Ospreys On Kearsarge Marine Delivery Marines flew their MV-22 Ospreys aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge as part of a flight qualification program for air crew. Pilots performed at least five landings each over the last...
by Tig Tillinghast | Dec 15, 2004 | Mergers & Acquisitions, Nuclear Weapons, Russia
IRNA: Moscow to continue peaceful nuclear cooperation with Iran A Russian official against stated his country’s intent to continue helping Iran with its nuclear efforts, saying that his upcoming visit to Tehran to sign a nuclear fuel delivery agreement...
