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CongressArrow Missile Defense Components Receive Conference Attention
The Defense Department Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008 that includes $37 million for producing components for the anti- ballistic missile Arrow in the United States and Israel. In the […]
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Navy/USMCShadow UAV Enabling Marines To Grow Unmanned Squadrons
By Geoff Fein The Marine Corps’ decision to switch to United Industrial Corp. [UIC] AAI unit’s Shadow unmanned aerial system (UAS) will enable the service to field a third unmanned […]
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Business/FinancialSuccessful Tests For Lockheed Martin GMLRS In Jamming Environment
Lockheed Martin [LMT] says it recently successfully conducted two anti-jamming Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket Phase II Product Qualification Test flights at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. […]
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InternationalGerman Parliament Green Lights Puma Procurement
The German Bundestag’s budget committee recently cleared the way today for the procurement of 405 new Puma infantry fighting vehicles for the Bundeswehr. That could mean a combined total of […]
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International
U.K. National Defence Association Launches, Calls For Defense Spending Increase
The U.K. National Defence Association (UKNDA) launched Nov. 8, kicking off with a call to increase spending on the armed forces as soon as possible. UKNDA said it believes current […]
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Navy/USMC
Thackrah Rumored To Become Interim ASN RDA
By Geoff Fein John Thackrah, currently serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, is expected to become the interim head of Navy acquisition. Navy Sec. Donald Winter […]
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ArmyNorthstar Aerospace To Complete Development of Innovative Transmission For Apache Block III
By Ann Roosevelt Northstar Aerospace Inc.’s subsidiary, Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. yesterday announced it received a four year, potential $26 million contract from Boeing [BA] to complete the development and […]
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Business/Financial
Airborne Laser, European Missile Defense Gain Adequate Funding
The Airborne Laser (ABL) and the European ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs that once faced devastating funding cuts have rallied, with a House-Senate conference committee providing those programs most of […]
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Navy/USMC
MDA Declares Successful Dual Intercept In Navy Aegis BMD Test
By Ann Roosevelt Missile Defense Agency (MDA) late Tuesday announced the successful completion of a simultaneous interception of two ballistic missile targets for its sea-based anti-missile Aegis BMD system. Conducted […]