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EADS Tiger Helicopter Has Successful Firing Campaign With Spike Missile
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.’s (EADS) Eurocopter unit recently said it had successfully completing a firing campaign using the Spike air-to-ground missle as part of the development of […]
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New Tanker Contract Could Be Up To Four Years Away, Air Force Chief Says
By Marina Malenic A new contract to build the Air Force’s next generation aerial refueling aircraft fleet could take up to four years to finalize, service Chief of Staff Norton […]
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U.S. Helicopters For Canada Reflects Partnership, Interoperability Goals, Officials Say
Canadian Forces will receive six U.S. Chinook helicopters, an essential capability supporting their Afghanistan operations, while the U.S. Army supports a coalition partner and interoperability under a Letter of Offer […]
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Air ForceSenate, House Defense Appropriations Panels Clash On Troubled Aircraft Efforts
By Emelie Rutherford Senate defense appropriators have staked out different stances than their House counterparts on troubled aircraft efforts, including calling for greater funding reductions to the presidential helicopter and […]
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Technical Issues Lead To Boeing Australia TUAV Contract Termination
Technical problems and delays on a Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) system led to the Sept. 4 announcement that the Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing [BA] Australia agreed […]
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New National Guard Lakota Helicopters Mission-Ready
New UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters (LUH) fielding to the Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida National Guard units are mission ready, according to officials. Mississippi and Lousiana each now have four […]
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UncategorizedSept 12, 2008 OA Article
OA, Open Architecture, Navy, Marine Corp, Navy Information Technology
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CongressNASA Increases Use Of Temporary Employees, GAO Report Finds
NASA has increased its use of temporary hirings, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to Congress stated. Since NASA was given the power to appoint employees to positions for limited […]
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Lockheed Martin Sees Annual Doubling In Rate of JSF As Optimal For Cost Saving
By Marina Malenic Lockheed Martin [LMT] would like to see an annual doubling in the production rate of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter until full-rate production is reached, according to […]
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Business/FinancialNew SATCOM Terminals Will Improve Navy’s Ability To Perform Missions, Quality of Life
By Geoff Fein In the coming year, the Navy is planning to outfit its surface fleet with the latest in commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to increase the amount of […]