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FRCTS offers portable, non-infrastructure bound technology that can be worn by first responders to communicate with one another and a central command center. The companies are hopeful that increased communication of both real-time medical and positioning information will provide a major contribution to heightened safety for emergency personnel.Read more.

Boeing Selects Aonix Virtual Machine for X-45C Unmanned Combat Program

September 30 - Aonix today said that Boeing has selected its real-time embedded virtual machine, Aonix PERC, for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems' (J-UCAS) X - 45C program. Read more.

Army Research Lab Extends Robotics Alliance with General Dynamics

September 30 - The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is extending its Robotics Collaborative Technology Alliance with General Dynamics Robotic Systems for an additional three years, General Dynamics said today. Read more.

Lockheed Martin Provides Test Missile for Cobra Dane Radar Tracking Exercise

September 29 - Lockheed Martin today said it has completed its first mission, as prime contractor, for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Targets and Countermeasures program by providing the test missile for the MDA's successful Cobra Dane radar tracking exercise this week. Read more.

Smith & Wesson to Supply Pistols for Afghan Border Patrol

September 22 - Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation today announced an order from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Armament Command (TACOM) to provide 12,000 pistols for shipment to the Afghanistan Border Patrol. Read more.

DRS Technologies Providing Rugged Computer Systems for Tanks, Bradley Vehicles Deployed in Iraq

September 15 - Morphotek Inc. has been awarded a $6.3 million challenge grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to apply its proprietary morphogenics technology to develop anti-biowarfare therapies, the company said today. Read more.

Morphotek Awarded DARPA Challenge Grant to Develop Anti-Biowarfare Therapies

September 15 - Morphotek Inc. has been awarded a $6.3 million challenge grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to apply its proprietary morphogenics technology to develop anti-biowarfare therapies, the company said today. Read more.

KVH Industries Tapped by Raytheon to Provide Gyro Unit for Navy MK54 Torpedo

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September 14 - KVH Industries Inc. has received a production order from Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems for the company's fiber optic gyro (FOG)-based TG-6000 precision inertial measurement unit (IMU). The TG-6000 will serve as a key component within the guidance system of the U.S. Navy's next-generation MK54 lightweight torpedoes.

The order is valued at $3.2 million. Delivery will begin later in 2005 and continue through 2007. If three follow-on options are exercised, the total order is potentially valued at more than $15.8 million between 2005 and 2009, KVH said. Read more.

NEW PRODUCTS: Berkeley Nucleonics Adds Two New Instruments to Line of Personal Radiation Detectors

Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation yesterday announced the addition of two new instruments to its line of advanced personal radiation detectors, the NukeALERT II 1703M personal radiation detector (PRD) and the palmRAD 1621M Dosimeter. Designed for the nontechnical user, both are highly sensitive radiation monitors that can discreetly detect and measure gamma radiation and then alert the operator through a vibration or audible alarm. Read more.

FDA Gives Fast Track Status to Three Biodefense Vaccine Programs From Computer Sciences' DVC Company

September 14 - Three biodefense vaccine development programs from DVC, a Computer Sciences Corporation company, have been granted "Fast Track" status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read more.

Arcadia Biosciences to Develop Longer-Lasting Tomatoes, Lettuce For Soliders in the Field

September 14 - Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural biotechnology, today said it has received a Department of Defense contract to develop longer-lasting lettuce and tomatoes for U.S. soldiers. Read more.

Versar Receives Additional Funding, New Contract for Iraq Reconstruction Projects

September 8, 2005 - Versar Inc. today said it has been awarded additional funding to an existing task order and a new task order from the Air Force Center of Environmental Excellence (AFCEE) to continue providing quality assurance and construction oversight at reconstruction projects throughout Iraq. Read more.

DynCorp Tapped by Dept. of State to Destroy Land Mines in Afghanistan

September 8, 2005 - The U. S. Department of State has awarded DynCorp International LLC a task-order contract to remove and destroy land mines, light weapons, portable air-defense systems, and unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan. Read more.

Majority of Europeans Favor NATO Missile Defense Capabilities to Protect Against WMDs, Believe Terrorists Groups Pose 'Greatest Threat'

September 7, 2005 - A majority of Europeans favor the deployment of NATO missile defense capabilities to protect the continent from weapons of mass destruction, according to a recent poll. Read more.

'CODE RED' Survey Finds Most Emergency Leaders More Concerned about Natural Disaster than Terrorist Attack

September 6, 2005 - Four years after terrorists attacked the United States, about 46 percent of 200 emergency response leaders say their organizations have made little or no improvement in emergency preparedness, according to a nationwide survey, "CODE Red: The State of Emergency Preparedness." Read more.

HURRICANE KATRINA: Defense Logistics Agency Gearing Up to Provide Needed Supplies

The Defense Logistics Agency today said it has increased support to provide commodities needed for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and is working with partners to help deliver the much-needed supplies. Currently, there have been significant requests for subsistence, medical supplies and fuel to support relief efforts. A DLA working group has been formed to monitor and support current relief efforts. Read more.

HURRICANE KATRINA: Halliburton Subsidiary Helping Navy Repair Damages at Three Mississippi Facilities

September 2, 2005 - Halliburton's KBR subsidiary is providing power distribution restoration, emergency roof repair and debris removal at three Mississippi Naval facilities that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. KBR will begin performing damage assessments on other Naval facilities in New Orleans as soon as it is deemed safe to do so.

The work is part of the company's Construction Capabilities (CONCAP) contract with the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. The U.S. Navy uses the CONCAP contract to support immediate needs associated with regional emergencies caused by natural disasters, military-led or military-supported humanitarian assistance or military conflicts.

Halliburton also reported that it has approximately 3,000 employees working in the affected region. "Unfortunately, many have suffered devastating losses with many homes and vehicles flooded and some with a total loss of all of their belongings," the company said in a statement.

Korea Aerospace Industries Rolls Out First Production Version of the T-50 Advanced Jet Trainer

September 2, 2005 - Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) rolled out the first production version of the T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer, developed and being marketed worldwide with the assistance of Lockheed Martin, on August 30. Read more.

The specter of a "dirty bomb" – nuclear, chemical or biological – causing death and havoc among an unsuspecting American populace is not just the stuff of "24," the hit Fox series. The threat is real and growing daily, believe many in the government and civilian sectors. Read more...