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Homeland Security

CBP Wants Six VaDER Radar For Border Security Operations

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would like to purchase six aerial surveillance radar that combine ground moving target indicator data and synthetic aperture radar imagery for use on the nation’s southwest border based on ongoing operational evaluations, a senior agency official said yesterday. CBP has been testing the Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built Vehicle Dismount and Exploitation Radar (VaDER) radar since early 2011 aboard a Predator B unmanned aircraft system (Defense Daily, April 23, 2012). The radar is on loan from the…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]