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ArmyArmy Future Cannon Prototype Fires First Round Successfully
By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program yesterday announced the successful firing of the first artillery projectile from the Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) Non-Line-of- Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) […]
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CongressCompromise DoD Authorization Bill Moves To House, Approps Deal Takes Shape
By Emelie Rutherford House and Senate appropriators reached an unofficial conference agreement on the fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations bill last Friday, and agreed to include partial procurement funding for […]
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USAFE Commander Wants Stronger NATO Bonds As New Financial, Geopolitical Challenges Loom
By Marina Malenic North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations must continue to invest in cutting edge military technology and manpower to meet new challenges outside their borders, the chief of […]
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ATP Testing Completed For First Iraqi ISR Aircraft And Ground Stations
By B.C. Kessner General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) yesterday said it has finished acceptance test procedure (ATP) testing for the first of five Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft […]
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Air ForceGates: Pentagon Weighed Changing Tanker Competition Shortly Before Axing It
By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said before halting the heated Air Force tanker competition two weeks ago Pentagon officials considered, but decided against, altering the selection process to […]
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Business/FinancialNavy’s MPF(F) Alive And Well And Moving Forward
By Geoff Fein The Navy has no plans to terminate the Maritime Preposition Force Future (MPF(F)) program, a key component of the service’s sea base concept, a Navy official said. […]
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As Air Force Continues Nuclear Revamp, More Disciplinary Action Expected
By Marina Malenic The Air Force plans to create a new staff office to consolidate oversight of its nuclear efforts, while disciplinary action against more general officers and colonels is […]
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DHS Readies First Standoff Technology Integration And Demo Program
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch this week will begin its first demonstration of an integrated standoff explosives detection architecture under a multi-year program created […]
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JASSM Completes Successful Flight Test
A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) completed a Product Upgrade Verification (PUV) flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on Sept. 18. The missile, produced by Lockheed Martin [LMT], […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Seeing Improvements In LHD, LPD-Class Ships, Official Says
By Geoff Fein After facing a bevy of negative survey results for the first two LPD-17-class ships, the Navy appears to be headed in the right direction, moving away from […]