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Bob Carpenter has been appointed divisional president, Satellite Communications, for Codan Limited, Adelaide, Aus

Sofradir, Paris, France, has appointed David Billon-Lanfrey vice president of research and development, technology and products.

There is no shortage of topics to engage with you on starting with the continuing events in Libya and whether Colonel Gaddafhi will go into exile, die at his post as he claims he is ready to do, or prevail. In the meantime violence engulfs the country and has driven oil prices to over $100 a barrel. Then there is the drama and trauma of the US Government being at least partially shut down because of the inability of the White House and both houses of the Congress to come together on spending cuts so an appropriations bill can be passed to fund government operations for the rest of FY 11.

Wow! Unless you've been under a rock for the last ten years, you have seen some pretty interesting technology innovations in our market. But this headline really caught my eye: "C2 Technologies Develops iPhone Mobile App for Army's Patriot Missile". It's interesting because the iPhone app is used not to launch a Patriot missile but to train the troops how to launch the missile, and care for the equipment (and all that goes with it). How cool is that?

Forbes ran a nice piece on In-Q-Tel. The article is worth reading in its entirety. Here is a link: Startups Backed By The CIA. The In-Q-Tel mission is to identify, adapt and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the Central Intelligence Agency and the broader US Intelligence Community, including the Department of Homeland Security.

General Dynamics Advanced Information System, Bloomington, Minnesota, is being awarded a nearly $18 million contract modification for the full-rate production of 68 type 3 advanced mission computers f

Elbit Systems of America, dba Kollsman, Incorporated, Merrimack, New Hampshire, is being awarded a contract potentially valued at more than $10 million for the J

To detect and then locate ephemeral, shifting signals demands an advanced signal processing subsystem, combining a very High Probability of Intercept (HPOI) with a unique capability for multi-channel coherency. In an upcoming webinar, Mercury Computer Systems' Marc Couture and Tom Roberts will present the design concepts of such a processing subsystem, with tightly integrated RF tuners and digital receivers

Dual-use U.S. technology may be improving other nations’ militaries as a result of efforts by foreign technology workers in the United States, according to a U.S. government report. U.S. government agencies should tighten their processes and monitoring of visas and foreign workers’ access to controlled technologies, the report recommends.

The 2011 AFCEA Education Summit, cosponsored by ManTech International and ManTech University,