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General Dynamics’, Elbit’s Skylark UAVs Making Inroads With Army, Marine Corps
General Dynamics [GD] and Israel’s Elbit Systems‘ [ESLT] are hoping their Skylark II Long Endurance (LE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will capture the contract for the joint Navy and Marine […]
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Homeland Security
Correction
The Coast Guard estimates the total cost–including long lead materials, construction, test and evaluation, and program management–for the fourth National Security Cutter (NSC) will be about $100 million more than […]
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FLIR Aims to Expand Military Market Share, Announces $125.3 Million Navy Sensor Contract
FLIR Systems [FLIR], a manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, has received a U.S. Navy contract worth just over $125 million for its BRITE Star II sensor systems, […]
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ATK, Raytheon Receive Army Contracts For Excalibur ‘Smart’ Shell Development
By Marina Malenic Raytheon [RTN] and ATK [ATK] have each received an 18-month Army development contract to compete to produce the next increment of the Excalibur 155mm precise artillery round, […]
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ArmyOSD, Army Consider ARH Alternatives
By Ann Roosevelt The fate of the Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), produced by Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT], is in the hands of the Office of the Secretary of Defense […]
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Army
Army Accelerates Lockheed Martin Radar Procurement
By Ann Roosevelt The Army has exercised $152 million in contract options to accelerate the fielding of the new Lockheed Martin [LMT] Enhanced AN/TPQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition radar. The EQ-36 […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Acquisition Chief Suggests $2 Billion Needed For Recapitalization
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard needs an annual appropriation of about $2 billion for acquisition projects to properly recapitalize its assets, the service’s acquisition chief said last week. "We […]
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CongressTaylor Says He’ll Support Naval Fires Support Study
By Emelie Rutherford The initial congressional response appears positive to the Navy and Marine Corps’ planned study of the role of naval surface fires support in expeditionary operations, a capability […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Closes Deal For 3001 International
Northrop Grumman [NOC] last week said it has completed its acquisition of geospatial data solutions provider 3001 International, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Northern Virginia-based 3001 has […]
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Meeting Requirements In Cost Effective Way A Challenge, Industry Official Says
By Ann Roosevelt Assisting the military to meet its programmatic requirements over the next 10-15 years in a cost effective way is a big challenge, according to an industry executive. […]