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Homeland Security

General Atomics Nabs Potential $68M CBP Award for Predator Services

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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has awarded General Atomics a potential $67.6 million time and materials contract for operational and maintenance services in support of the agency's Predator unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). General Atomics' Aeronautical Systems Co. supplies the Predator UAS to CBP. CBP says the exact times and quantities of future deliveries are unknown so the contract has the flexibility to order services as needed. The agency also says it is unrealistic to anticipate costs with any degree of…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]