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BAE Systems Unveils Helmet-Mounted Display Technology
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—BAE Systems recently unveiled its Q-Sight family of helmet displays and tracking products that can bring improved situational awareness to Army pilots, according to officials. “It’s a revolutionary […]
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Lockheed Martin To Build More Arrowhead Targeting Systems
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Lockheed Martin [LMT] April 7 announced the Army awarded it a $172 million follow-on contract for Arrowhead electro- optical systems for AH-64 Apache helicopter crews. The Arrowhead kit […]
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Air ForceYoung Signs Joint Strike Fighter LRIP II Memo
By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon acquisition executive John Young last week signed a memo approving the purchased of six conventional-takeoff-and-landing F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the Air Force, a source familiar […]
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Blackhawk and Atlantic Turbines Form Vector-Hawk Aerospace
Blackhawk Modifications and Atlantic Turbines International have entered a teaming agreement to expand turbine engine capabilities, forming a new company, Vector-Hawk Aerospace, headquartered in Daleville, Ala. The new company will […]
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Business/FinancialNavy To Begin Testing Periscope Camera That Provides 360-Degree View
By Geoff Fein This summer, the Navy will begin testing a prototype advanced camera for Los Angeles-class submarine periscopes that will provide a 360-degree scan of the surrounding waters. Developed […]
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Bell Helicopter Teams With Army To Advance CBM Technology
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) are teaming to advance the state-of-the-art for Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) Technologies. Bell will begin testing various elements […]
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Business/Financial
GAO Denied Four of Five Protests Raised By DRS On CEDS Award
By Geoff Fein A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision on a DRS [DRS] protest regarding the common enterprise display system (CEDS) display consoles, denied the first four bases of […]
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InternationalNaval Intelligence Increasing Support To SEALs, Expeditionary Warfare
By Geoff Fein While the entire intelligence community changed as a result of the 9/11 attacks, the principle areas where Naval Intelligence expanded were capabilities in the area of human […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense MRAP Rap. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, is mighty grateful to lawmakers for the hefty […]
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Air Force
CSAR-X Bidders Prepare For Latest Tweaks To Solicitation
By Emelie Rutherford The trio of contractors vying for the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR-X) replacement helicopter contract plan to submit feedback to the Air Force this week on the […]