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Business/FinancialKMW To Supply Fennek To Germany, Dingo 2 To Czech Republic
The German Ministry of Defence has tapped Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co. KG (KMW) under an approximately $46.4 million deal to supply 10 new Fennek reconnaissance vehicles to the armed […]
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CongressState Department To Delay Sale of Weapons To Saudi Arabia
The State Department last week told Congress it has postponed a request for the sale of GPS-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia until mid-January. The State Department announced the $20 million […]
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Business/Financial
UAE Buying PAC-3 Missiles, E-2C Upgrades
The United Arab Emirates is looking to spend upward of $9 billion to buy 288 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security […]
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Kuwait Seeking PAC-3 Missiles, Upgrades
Kuwait has requested a possible $1.36 billion sale of 80 PAC-3 missiles, PAC-2 missile upgrades to GEM (Guidance Enhanced Missile)-T, and Patriot ground support equipment upgrades as well as associated […]
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Congress
Conferees Agree To Defense Authorization Bill
By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers yesterday signed off on a conference report for a bill to authorize defense spending in fiscal year 2008 that includes language mandating the Navy’s next-generation cruisers […]
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Business/Financial
AIA’s Outlook For Aerospace Sales Remains Robust
By Calvin Biesecker United States aerospace sales will continue to increase this year and next, and the expansion will continue to rest largely on the civil aircraft market, the Aerospace […]
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Air ForceSchwartz: Expanded Global Infrastructure Needed For North-To-South Transport
By Michael Sirak and Jen DiMascio The U.S. military’s global transport network needs to grow from it’s current east-west orientation to a more robust en-route infrastructure that can move personnel […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Launches Initiative To Capture International ISR Business Opportunities
Raytheon [RTN] has launched an initiative called Global Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (GO ISR) to leverage the company’s expertise and provide tailored information-gathering systems and integrated sensor-platform solutions in the […]
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Business/Financial
Wyle To Acquire RS Information Systems
Wyle said recently it has agreed to acquire RS Information Systems (RSIS), significantly expanding the company’s capabilities and customer base in the federal information technology (IT) sector and also giving […]
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ArmyBell Helicopter, Army, Sign Cooperative Agreement To Develop CBM Technologies
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD) have signed an agreement to develop and mature state-of-the- art condition based maintenance (CBM) technologies. Bell’s winning proposal […]