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Army CH-47 Chinook Program Aims At Second Multi-Year Contract
The Army’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter program is in the fourth year of its first multi-year contract, and the service and aircraft producer Boeing [BA] are moving toward another five-year contract. […]
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Northrop Grumman Unveils Firebird Optionally Manned ISR Plane
By Marina Malenic Military users will be able to simultaneously receive real-time high-definition video, view infrared imagery, use radar and listen in on communications signals using a new Northrop Grumman […]
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Australian Heron RPA Sets Unit Record For Monthly Flight Hours
The fourth rotation (ROT 4) of Australia’s Heron Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Detachment in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has set a unit record for monthly flying hours, the unit commander said. Commanding […]
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Air Force Launches Next-Gen Missile Warning Sat
By Marina Malenic The Air Force successfully launched the first Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle on Saturday, May 7, at […]
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Australia’s Review of MRM-90 Helicopter Recommends Remediation Plan
A remediation plan is recommended after a full diagnostic review of Australia’s MRH-90 Multi Role Helicopter Program. The review recommended that Defence work with the contractor, Australian Aerospace, to implement […]
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Weather Delays SBIRS GEO-1 Launch
Officials last week delayed the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft. Cumulus clouds in the area around Launch Complex […]
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Mills Sees Need For Single System Solution To Manage Battlefield Intelligence In Afghanistan
By Carlo Munoz Despite advances in gathering and distilling battlefield intelligence from a wide range of sources into solid pieces of actionable data, the need for a single, accessible field […]
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DoD Continues To Lead Agencies In Services Contractor Use
By Marina Malenic The Defense Department remains the main procurer of professional services, accounting for nearly 60 percent of total federal dollars spent on such services, according to a new […]
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F-22 Fleet Grounded After Oxygen System Concerns
By Marina Malenic The Air Force’s F-22 Raptor fleet has been grounded until “further notice,” according to U.S. Air Combat Command. “The stand-down is a prudent measure following recent reports […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense HASC Rockets. The FY ’12 defense authorization bill the HASC plans to mark up this week calls for the […]