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Associated Press
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
ARKA Business Danbury Mission Technologies Receives Second Delivery Order on U.S. Army Contract for AN/VVR-4 Laser Detecting Sets
DANBURY, Conn., May 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Danbury Mission Technologies, an ARKA Group, L.P. company, today announced it received the second delivery order on its $136 million, 5-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal to deliver AN/VVR-4 Laser Detecting Systems (LDS). Developed by ARKA's Defense Systems team, the groundbreaking LDS significantly improves detection and survivability in the battlefield. 'The laser warning products that ARKA provides protect our warfighter, save lives and create a significant advantage over our nation's adversaries,' said George McGovern, director of ARKA Defense Systems. 'The new award assures our warfighter continues to be protected with the best technology, improving survivability and enhancing our nation's national security. We're proud to provide a quality product to support the mission.' Planned for installation on multiple U.S. Army ground vehicles, the AN/VVR-4 system delivered exceptional performance during recent U.S. Army testing. As part of the contract, which was announced in August 2023, the company will also provide test hardware and support services. About ARKA Group Headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, ARKA is a fully integrated mission partner providing cutting edge solutions with an unrivaled reputation for excellence to U.S. and international mission partners. ARKA's legacy reaches back to the earliest efforts of the United States' space endeavors, and today our advanced capabilities support all mission domains. We address a broad range of customer needs to include state-of-the-art optical technologies, radar and sensor technologies, information processing and analytics, and trusted communication solutions that support the warfighter and nation's decision makers. ARKA helps create a safer world, driven by innovation, mission performance and advanced engineering. For more information, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE ARKA Group, L.P.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
State employee sex crime charges; Warm tomorrow
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning's top stories with KELOLAND On the Go. The South Dakota attorney general's office says a state government employee is facing a list of sex charges. State employee charged with 12 counts of child porn Wednesday was no ordinary day for some 7th graders in Sioux Falls. The actor who played Ponyboy Curtis in the 1980s classic 'The Outsiders' visited George McGovern Wednesday morning. 'The Outsiders' actor speaks at Sioux Falls schools A pleasant forecast is ahead today in KELOLAND before the big swings in temperatures move into the forecast. The hourly forecast for Sioux Falls shows highs in the upper 60s this afternoon under a partly cloudy sky. Record highs likely tomorrow southeast; Rain and snow this weekend Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Boston Globe
01-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Angry conservatives, explained
But Trump 2.0 has in just over a month pushed me, a traditional conservative, to agree with Democrats on many key issues: that Russia began the war against Ukraine and must be defeated, and that America needs free trade, a strong NATO alliance, These differences with the Republican Party find me, after 48 years as a loyal member, now a political independent. How did we get here? Advertisement The person of Donald Trump is not the answer: He is who he is. Rather, the cause lies in Republicans choosing him three times as their leader. How did a historically staid party associated with boardrooms and country clubs shun conventional politicians in favor of an immoral, greedy, litigious, egocentric, inconsistent, instinctive, and vulgar outsider? In brief: The story began in the turbulent mid-1960s, when radicals rampaged (Chicago, 1968), following which liberals went too far left (George McGovern) and became too soft (hostages in Iran for 444 days). Those excesses and weaknesses spurred the morning-in-America reaction led by Ronald Reagan, a resounding conservative success that prompted Democrats to move back to the center, adopt the Third Way, and elect Bill Clinton as president. Underneath the seemingly placid 1990s, however, a reinvigorated left repudiated that centrism and spoiled for a fight. The Advertisement The right responded with uncharacteristic fury, as first manifested by the Tea Party movement. Significantly, the intellectual Trump uncannily articulated the Republicans' medley of anger, contempt, and radicalism. In House Speaker For his part, Trump grew into his role of their near-deity, evolving from an amateurish china-shop bull to a seasoned, highly skilled, and determined strongman. Foiled by 'the adults in the room' during his first administration, he now demands and receives obeisance to his overweening persona. He refers to himself as ' Advertisement This perilous moment raises questions about the future of angry conservatism. I expect MAGA will go too far, slashing budgets with I predict that abnormality and failings will burn out the revolutionary mood now dominating the Republican Party. MAGA will not last another decade, after which manners will return, along with ethics, constancy, expertise, and principles. In the meantime, this conservative remains a resolutely unaffiliated independent.
