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• New Long-Range Navy Missile To Begin Operational Testing, Deployments This Summer

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  By Carlo Munoz The Navy’s newest long-range, anti-aircraft missile is ready to begin operational testing, as well as a small number of deployments aboard service warships by July, a senior […]

• Canadian Helicopters Group To Acquire Helicopters (N.Z.) Limited

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  Canadian Helicopters Group Inc. [CHL.A], the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, said its wholly-owned subsidiary Canadian Helicopters Limited (CHL) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement […]

• Sikorsky Tops AgustaWestland For Turkish Utility Helicopter Program

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  By Ann Roosevelt Sikorsky [UTX] has topped Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland in the potential $3.5 billion Turkish competition for 109 helicopters, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul April 21 announced the Turkish Defense […]

• EADS N.A. Team Ready For Potential Army Aerial Armed Scout Competition

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. [EADS] team’s company funded prototype demonstrator Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) 72X Technical Demonstration Aircraft is ready for any potential Army competition, a […]

• New BAMS Sensor Begins Testing

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  A new Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) being developed for use by the Navy for the MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft has begun a series of system tests, […]

• Army Prepares For Interoperability Exercise To Connect Manned-Unmanned Platforms

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The Army is preparing for the Manned Unmanned Systems Integration Capability (MUSIC) Exercise to be held in September, officials said here at the Army Aviation Association of America annual […]

• DoD Announces F136 Termination

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  By Marina Malenic The Defense Department yesterday notified Congress and the General Electric [GE]-Rolls Royce [RR] industry team building the F136 alternate engine for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) that […]

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  Chemring To Acquire GD’s Armament And Technical Products Unit

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  By Calvin Biesecker Britain’s Chemring Group PLC last week said it has conditionally agreed to acquire the North Carolina-based Chemical, Biological and Explosives (CBE) operation from General Dynamics‘ [GD] Armament […]

• High Demand Army Aviation Aims At Resource-Informed Budget Decisions

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Senior Army aviators are well aware that defense budgets are being squeezed, but they plan to make a strong case to fund needed programs as others vie for the […]

• Apache Helicopter–Making A Difference

  BY DDN// April 26th, 2011

  NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Boeing [BA] AH-64D Apache multi-mission helicopters are making a difference for the Army in the field, and program efforts at home support it, officials said. Lt. Col. Hank Taylor […]