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UncategorizedBAE Takes Home Howitzer Contract Carrying Full-rate Production Option
BAE Systems has been given the green light and a hefty check by the Army to upgrade the final lot of M109 Paladin self-propelled guns to the modern A7 configuration, a […]
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UncategorizedTurkey Awards Three Companies Deal To Develop Future Missile Defense System
Turkey has awarded three companies, including France and Italy’s Eurosam, an 18-month contract to study future designs for a joint long range air and missile defense system. The deal was […]
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UncategorizedNIST Studies Use of Quantum Physics to Support Underground, Underwater & Indoor Comms
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has begun to experiment with “quantum radios” that might be able to support communications and mapping in environments where radios, global positioning systems […]
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UncategorizedUK Ministry Of Defence Awards Airbus $135.2 Million Deal To Support Puma Mk2 Helicopters
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Airbus Helicopters a $135.2 million follow-on support deal to maintain its Royal Air Force (RAF) Puma Mk2 helicopter fleet. Under the deal, announced […]
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UncategorizedMarines Take Over Testing Of Robotic Resupply Helicopter
The Marine Corps will take over testing of an autonomous UH-1 Huey after a successful final test of the robotic aircraft on Dec. 13 in which it demonstrated the ability […]
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UncategorizedBell V-280 Tiltrotor Prototype Achieves First Flight
The V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor lifted off Dec. 18, marking a first for Bell Helicopter’s offering in the Army’s Joint Multirole technology demonstration (JMR-TD). The company did not immediately provide […]
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UncategorizedPentagon Begins Year Of Restructure With Uncertain Funding
The Pentagon begins 2018 again operating under a stopgap funding measure that limits spending while officials begin a systematic restructuring of the department and anticipate further changes prescribed by a […]
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ArmyBAE Takes Home Howitzer Contract Carrying Full-rate Production Option
BAE Systems has been given the green light and a hefty check by the Army to upgrade the final lot of M109 Paladin self-propelled guns to the modern A7 configuration, […]
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UncategorizedState Department Approves $200 Million Deal With Poland For F-16 Follow-On Support
The State Department has approved a possible $200 million deal with Poland for follow-on support to sustain its fleet of F-16 aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress […]
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UncategorizedSaab Acquiring Two Swedish Shipyards
Boeing [BA] and Brazil’s Embraer [ERJ] on Dec. 21 said they are in discussions for a “potential combination” following a report in the Wall Street Journal that Boeing is in talks to acquire the maker […]