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Correction: Unmanned Aircraft-Rules story
Tags: FAA , industry , Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International , Congress , drones ,
First quarter mixed for top defense contractors
Three of the top five U.S. defense vendors — Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. — had lower sales in the first quarter of 2012, a trend that may continue as the Pentagon cuts its budget, according to a new report from Bloomberg Government.
Tags: Sopen Shah , Bloomberg Government , DoD , Federal Drive , contracting , Raytheon , Lockheed Martin , General Dynamics , Northrop Grumman
Anonymous hackers target industry supporters of cyber bill
The Hacker group Anonymous appears to be planning attacks on companies and elected officials that support certain cybersecurity legislation. So far, hackers have claimed credit for taking down the websites of Boeing, TechAmerica and USTelecom over the past few days.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , In Depth , Francis Rose , industry , TechAmerica , USTelecom ,
Boeing: Air Force tanker program on schedule
The 10-year saga of the Air Force to award a contract for new aerial refueling tankers ended a year ago. That's when Boeing got the final nod. Federal Drive gets a progress report from Boeing on the tanker program.
Tags: Air Force , DoD Update , tanker , contracting , Federal Drive , Dennis Muilenburg
Former aerospace company exec McDonnell dies
Sanford "Sandy" McDonnell, a former Boy Scout who went on to work on the first atomic bomb before heading aerospace behemoth McDonnell Douglas Corp., has died, according to Boeing Co., which bought McDonnell Douglas in 1997.
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Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad
Tags: DoD , F-35 , DoD Report
Stealth bomber bright spot in DoD inventory?
A long-range stealth bomber may be the only major new program in the foreseeable future given the $490 billion the Pentagon must cut from it's budget over the next decade. The "optionally manned" aircraft will be first new bomber design since Northrop Grumman's B-2 nearly 30 years ago.
Tags: industry , acquisition , contracting , DoD , DoD Report , In Depth , Francis Rose , Northrop Grumman , Lockheed Martin ,
Correction: Boeing-Wichita story
Tags: contracting , DoD , Air Force
US seals $3.48B missiles, technology sale to UAE
Wary of Iran, the U.S. has been building up missile defenses of its allies, including a $1.7 billion deal to upgrade Saudi Arabia's Patriot missiles and the sale of 209 Patriot missiles to Kuwait, valued at about $900 million.
Tags: United Arab Emirates , DoD , Lockheed Martin , missiles , THAAD , Saudi Arabia , technology
U.S. weapons sales miss target, but still strong
Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the U.S. couldn't finalize plans for several big weapons deals with various countries.
Tags: DoD , DSCA , Raytheon , Lockheed Martin ,
