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Region’s Ability to Get Defensive Leads to $2B-Plus in Contracts
DEFENSE: Nassco Buys Norfolk, Va., Company, Building 2 Ships for NavyMost of the nearly $2.7 billion worth of contracts tallied on the San Diego Business Journal’s Top 20 Defense Contracts list in the first nine months of 2011 is a huge benefit to the county, with almost $2.3 billion of it directed to the region. November 7, 2011 midnight $$ ShareProtest Puts Contract In ‘Holding Pattern’
DEFENSE: Competitors Vie for $638M Navy Electronics Deal
A $638 million U.S. Navy electronics contract is now in a “holding pattern” after a second government contractor filed a protest over the award, according to a Navy spokesman.
ViaSat Pulls in Earnings of $5.1M
Carlsbad-based satellite communications company ViaSat Inc. reported net income of $5.1 million on revenue of $205 million during its third quarter, which ended Dec. 30.
GA-ASI’s 2nd Predator C Avenger Flies for 1st Time
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. said Feb. 7 that its second jet-powered unmanned aircraft flew for the first time, in January.
Cubic Reports Higher Sales and Earnings for 1st Quarter
Growth in San Diego-based Cubic Corp.’s Transportation Systems segment contributed to significantly higher sales and earnings during the company’s 2012 first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31.
16 Littoral Combat Ships May Be Homeported Locally
The U.S. Navy may station as many as 16 of its new Littoral Combat Ships at Naval Base San Diego during the years ahead.
UAV Funding Hits Budget Turbulence
DEFENSE: U-2 Seen as Alternative; Drones Still Have Big Role in Plans
The recently released 2013 Pentagon budget request calls for unmanned aircraft to do more of the military’s work in years to come.
Kratos Lands Contract Extension From Air Force
Last year’s purchase of Integral Systems is bearing fruit for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
‘Bumpy Ride’ Forecast for DoD Budget
DEFENSE: Former Joint Chiefs Chair in S.D.; Previews Cutbacks
The days of big spending at the Pentagon are over. That’s the message several current and former military leaders laid before a San Diego audience recently.
Indus to Gain Work as Part of $249M Navy Deal
Indus Technology Inc. says it’s looking forward to new work as a subcontractor to BAE Systems.
Everyone Counts’ Software to Facilitate Overseas Voting
The Chicago Election Board has chosen software from San Diego-based Everyone Counts Inc. to allow members of the military and other overseas voters to cast ballots in the March 20 presidential primary election.
Budgetary Forces May Align Against Defense Spending
Military: 2013 Could Bring Automatic Cuts
Businesspeople who keep track of the defense budget will see quite a show during 2012
Open Architecture Is Seen as a Must for UAVs
DEFENSE: It Leads To Lower Costs and Increases Versatility
The unmanned aircraft industry must steer away from computer technology that is proprietary and rigid, and put an emphasis on open architecture, one of the industry’s key customers said in mid-December before a gathering in University City.
Construction Firms Get $46 Million Pendleton Contract
A joint venture that includes Fallbrook-based Straub Construction Inc. has been awarded a $46.5 million contract for the design and construction of truck company facilities at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Rough Seas
DEFENSE: Region Will Not Be Insulated From Budget Cuts, Military Council Leader Says
A congressional committee’s failure to agree on ways to cut the federal deficit raises the specter of large Pentagon budget cuts — possibly $1 trillion in the next 10 years.
Ships Shape Up as Bountiful Supplies Are Loaded Aboard
DEFENSE: When It’s Time To Deploy, Businesses Get The Benefit of Giant Orders
When the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was at sea in March, and it got the call to divert from its course to help tsunami-stricken Japan, the captain first had to measure how well his ship was up to the task.
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