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Honing In On JSF Costs: Follow The Money, Assad Says.
July 29, 2011... The world has changed, and major Defense Department funds are being spent with subcontractors such as on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Strike Fighter program, which is important when considering what a program should cost, according to a top Pentagon official. "We're in process right...

Amos Eyes End of F-35 STOVL's Probation.
July 29, 2011... The Marine Corps' top officer said recently he remains hopeful his service's variant of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter can be removed from a two-year probation, possibly after shipboard testing later this year. Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos said he thinks "it's...

Safran Closes Acquisition of L-1.
July 29, 2011... France's Safran recently said it has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions making it the "world leader in biometric identity solutions." L-1 is being renamed MorphoTrust and will operate under Safran's security business, Morpho. Safran said that if the deal...

Admin's Export-Control Bill Imminent.
July 29, 2011... The Obama administration is poised to propose legislation that would create a new export-control licensing entity, a senior official said recently. The draft bill, if approved by Congress, would bring about the third and final aspect of the export-control reforms President Barack Obama set...

U.S. Missile Defense Cooperation With Israel 'Unshakable,' Official Says.
July 29, 2011... One of the first partners on missile defense with the United States was Israel, and that cooperation is "robust, enduring, and unshakable," a U.S. Arms Control official said. Because of the serious nature of the threat, the United States is working with Israel on a number of missile...