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Aviation Week - U.K. Defense Reforms Outdo Pentagon

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26 August, 2010
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http://www.aviationweek.com

Aviation Week source
 
By Robert Wall
The British government is augmenting its strategic defense review with an effort aimed at radically overhauling how the armed forces are managed. One goal is to avoid missteps that contributed to ballooning program costs.

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The Engineer - Contracts and Projects Tracker: Who's doing business and where, £3.9m

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Date: 
26 August, 2010
Source: 
http://www.theengineer.co.uk

The Engineer source
Decommissioning and demolition of a group of buildings and infrastructure at AWE Aldermaston has been completed by main contractor, Babcock Nuclear, part of the Babcock International group. The contract was worth £3.9M.

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Defense News - Who'll Fund U.K.'s Next Nuke Subs? Industry Wants to Know

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Date: 
26 August, 2010
Source: 
http://www.defensenews.com

Defense News source
By Andrew Chuter
 
Britain's largest defense industry organization wants Prime Minister David Cameron to clarify the government's position on funding the replacements for Britain's Trident nuclear missile submarines.

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Trading Markets - Basic Ordering Agreement with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

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Date: 
25 August, 2010
Source: 
http://www.tradingmarkets.com

Trading Markets source
 
NOTICE TYPE: Presolicitation Notice
 
DATE POSTED: 24-AUG-10
 
OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of the Navy; Strategic Systems Programs; SSP; ATTN CODE SPNArlington VA 22202-3930
 
SUBJECT: Basic Ordering Agreement with General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems

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HPCwire - Bull Supercomputer Starts Work at Atomic Weapons Establishment

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Date: 
25 August, 2010
Source: 
http://www.hpcwire.com

HPCwire source
 
AWE selects third bullx supercomputer for its features, resilience and green credentials
 
Bull has announced that it has been contracted to provide the United Kingdom's Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) with a third large scale supercomputer system. This system is one of the latest in the range of award-winning bullx supercomputers launched by Bull last year. Having now passed acceptance testing it is the most powerful supercomputer used by AWE.

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