Rockwell Collins has received an Air Force award for $82.7 million to provide 37,787 defense advanced GPS receivers and accessories. Rockwell must provide the DAGRs, which are to replace Precision Lightweight GPS Receivers, by October 2008.
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.