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Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

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Smiths Detection Partners with Optosecurity to Offer X-Ray Upgrades Smiths Detection has signed a distribution agreement with Optosecurity to provide airports with upgrades to Smiths X-Ray baggage scanners to meet forthcoming European Union screening standards. The upgrade with Optosecurity’s OptoScreener device enables Smiths to take its HI-SCAN 6040i, 6046si and 7555i X-Ray systems to the level of EU certified liquid explosives detection system Type C performance, which means the ability to screen multiple liquid containers simultaneously when placed outside the…

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 […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]