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Coast Guard Accepts Rescue 21 System For Baltimore-Washington Region

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Friday, August 20th, 2010

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The Coast Guard yesterday accepted its latest installment of the nationwide Rescue 21 search and rescue system, which in this case will provide communications capabilities for the entire Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River up to Washington, D.C. The General Dynamics [GD]-built Rescue 21 system enables the Coast Guard to quickly respond to distressed mariners using direction finding technology to locate calls within 1.5 miles. It also provides a wireless communications network that the service can use to communicate with…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

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Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

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