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Air Force

Raytheon Selects BAE Systems To Help Develop Air Force Dismount Detection Radar

Friday, September 28th, 2012

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Raytheon [RTN] selected BAE Systems to help develop the Air Force’s Dismount Detection Radar (DDR), according to a BAE Systems statement. BAE Systems will lead the development of the DDR’s radar command, control, processing, exploitation, dissemination and mission planning modules, company spokesman Steven LeCours said Wednesday in an email. Raytheon, DDR’s prime contractor, was awarded a $77 million contract in February to produce four radar pods with ground moving target indication and synthetic aperture radar technology. The DDR will be…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]