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Archives by date > 2010 > April > 21st

Rapid Fire 2010-04-22: Q1 2010 Profit Drops

Apr 21, 2010 21:43 UTC

  • US Military Human Terrain System report flashes warning signs re: Kandahar region offensives.

  • Set of reports raise the issue of combined-arms skills deteriorating due to constant counterinsurgency focus. How should the US military train for hybrid war?

  • Boeing posts a 15% decline in 1st quarter profits compared to the 2009 1st quarter; Lockheed Martin also records a drop in 1st quarter profits.

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Up to $300M to Northrop Grumman for Blue Force Tracker Encryption

Apr 21, 2010 16:40 UTC

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FBCB2 Stryker

FBCB2 in Stryker

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Carson, CA received an $18.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for Type 1 encryption provided by the programmable inline encryption device.

The contract has a period of performance of 5 years and a ceiling of $300 million.

The device will provide crytographic processing for classified communication using the US Army’s Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system, more commonly known as Blue Force Tracker.

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US Navy SEAL Parachute Training: By Sea, Land and Air

Apr 21, 2010 12:53 UTC

Navy SEALs Coming Out of Water

That’s how they used to do it

When we think of US Navy SEALs, we often picture special ops forces jumping off amphibious assault boats or emerging from the water under cover of darkness, guns ready, eyes focused.

We don’t necessarily picture paratroopers jumping out of aircraft. But that is a role that Navy SEALs occasionally have to perform. And they receive ample parachute training at the Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command near San Diego, CA. The command was set up in 2007 to train Navy SEALs exclusively.

To help out, small business qualifier Tactical Air Operations in Coronado, CA recently received a $49 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to provide support for Navy SEALs’ parachute training…

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Rapid Fire 2010-04-21: Rotor Wash Crash

Apr 21, 2010 09:48 UTC

  • US Secretary of Defense Gates speaks to the US Naval Academy about vision, integrity, and career.

  • Pentagon funds “tactical assistance” for Yemeni special forces brigade to target Al Qaeda.

  • Iran: Enemy aircraft keep out, or we’ll fire our S-300, uh, oil drums at you…

  • South Korea grounds is Lynx anti-submarine helicopters, following accidents. Bad timing, that.

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