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InternationalChilean Air Force Selects Bell 412 Helicopter
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said it recently hosted a high ranking delegation from the Chilean Air Force (FACH) for a contract signing ceremony in which Gen. Julio Escobar committed the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy, Marine Corps Gaining Better Understanding of Sea Basing Requirements
By Geoff Fein The Navy and Marine Corps have spent the past year working to better define the requirement for sea base operations, looking at platform needs and how best […]
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CongressGates: Helicopters, Trainers Among Top Needs In Afghanistan
The Defense Department is seeking a number of helicopters and trainers for police and military forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers recently. The need is for 20 […]
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UncategorizedNew AIA Chairman Is Clayton Jones of Rockwell Collins
Clayton Jones, chairman, president and CEO of Rockwell Collins [COL], is the new chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the powerful defense-contractors and aerospace industry organization. The AIA board […]
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Marine Corps Tests Look To Extend Life of CH-53 Engines
By the end of 2007 the Marine Corps will begin the first of two tests on the CH-53 engine that the service hopes will add another 800 hours of operation […]
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Navy/USMC
Coast Guard Invites ICGS To Negotiate A Settlement Over 123-Foot Boat Issue
By Geoff Fein The Coast Guard is hoping to get the Deepwater Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) team to negotiate a settlement to the service’s attempts to seek $96 million […]
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Business/FinancialL-1 To Acquire Biometric Access Control Firm Bioscrypt
By Calvin Biesecker L-1 Identity Solutions [ID] yesterday said it as agreed to acquire Bioscrypt Inc., a Canadian-based firm specializing in biometric access control primarily for commercial customers, for about […]
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Business/Financial
Defense Watch Content
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Campaign Report. An overflow crowd at BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., turned out last week to listen to Sen. […]
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Business/Financial
BAE Gets DHS Contract To Test Counter-MANPADS On Passenger Flights
By Calvin Biesecker BAE Systems last Friday said it has received a $29 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to install its JETEYE aircraft missile defense system […]
