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UncategorizedBoeing-Built Canadian Chinook Maintenance Training Center Opens
A Boeing [BA]-built Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) facility supporting CH-147F Chinook maintenance training has opened, the company said on April 15. An initial class of eighteen technicians already graduated […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon and Jenoptik Partner For Global Patriot Power Generators
Raytheon [RTN] and Germany’s Lechmotoren, a company of the Jenoptik Group, are partnering to produce advanced power generators for the Patriot air and missile defense system, Raytheon said on April […]
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UncategorizedBoeing Rides Commercial Airplane Business, Defense Execution To Strong Opening Quarter
Boeing [BA] on April 22 reported a strong start to its fiscal year posting double-digit earnings growth and solid sales driven by its commercial aircraft segment and bottom line performance […]
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UncategorizedSales, Profits Dip At Raytheon In First Quarter
Raytheon [RTN] on April 23 posted declines in its top and bottom lines due to continued sluggishness in domestic defense spending, but the results were generally better than the company’s […]
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UncategorizedHouse Armed Services Committee to Request Additional Funds for F-35, F-18s
Faster modernization of the Army National Guard’s aging UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter fleet and reports investigating the F-35’s engine and logistics system are among the proposed additions to the defense […]
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UncategorizedFirst F-35 Training Deployment From Luke AFB
The 56th Fighter Wing conducted the first F-35 training deployment from Luke AFB, Ariz., from April 4–18, the Air Force said on April 17. Ten aircraft, half of Luke’s current […]
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UncategorizedFireStorm Targeting System Certified For Use With F-35
The Rockwell Collins’ [COL] FireStorm Integrated Targeting System was successfully used for the first time to guide an F-35 aircraft digitally using a complete air strike mission threat in both […]
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UncategorizedPoland Picks Raytheon, Airbus For Major Procurements
Poland on April 21 announced it picked Raytheon [RTN] and Airbus Group for a pair of big-ticket procurement items. Poland picked Airbus’ H225M Caracal helicopter for use by its defense […]
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CongressFirst of Two Cyber Sharing Bills Passes House
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the first of two cyber threat information sharing bills being considered this week, the Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560). The bill passed […]
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UncategorizedDHS Secretary Announces Opening Office in Silicon Valley, NCCIC Updates
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is finalizing a plan to open a satellite office in Silicon Valley while the department’s cybersecurity center continues to progress, Jeh Johnson, the Secretary […]