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Homeland Security

Port Security Experiment In Tampa Bay Successful

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Thursday, September 4th, 2008

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A recent Navy and Coast Guard experiment to demonstrate certain aspects of future sea-going sensor packages in the port security role was successful, an industry official whose firm supported the experiment told sister publication TR2. The week long experiment late last month in the Tampa Bay, Fla., region made use of two autonomous underwater vehicle systems (AUVS) that are part of the Navy's Mine Countermeasures Mission Modules that will be deployed aboard Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). Participants included the Coast…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]