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Business/FinancialMarine Corps Makes Recommendation To Limit MRAP Buys To JROC
By Geoff Fein The drop in attacks on Marines in Iraq has in part led the service to re-examine the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles it will […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Northrop Grumman Vie For Multibillion Dollar KC-10 Logistics Contract
Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday announced their interest in winning the Air Force’s multibillion contest to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) to the service’s KC-10 tanker aircraft as […]
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ArmyArmy Poised To Order More War Replacement Apache Helicopters
By Ann Roosevelt The Army is ready to order as many as 30 war replacement AH-64D Apache Longbow aircraft. Army Aviation and Missile Command has issued a solicitation limited to […]
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CongressAppropriators Planning To Add Up to 14 C-17s To Spring Supplemental
By Jen DiMascio Appropriators have an agreement to add the purchase of C-17s to a war funding bill that lawmakers will consider next year. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), the chairman […]
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Business/Financial
Electric Tank Delivered to Korea’s Hyundai Rotem
Leo Motors Inc. (LEOM) announced it has delivered an advanced working prototype electric multipurpose strategic vehicle/tank to Hyundai Rotem, one of the largest companies in the Korean defense industry. The […]
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Congress
Hunter Calls For President To Meet With Lawmakers About China
The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the president to meet with key lawmakers to discuss future defense investments in light of China’s recent military buildup […]
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Army
Army Snipers Receive New Weapon
Soldiers deploying have just received the new Knight’s Armaments Co. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (SASS), a weapon that is expected to dramatically improve sniper operations, the Army says. The new […]
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Business/Financial
Navy, Industry, Tackle Unmanned Systems Operation From LCS
By Geoff Fein The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] are working to develop, test and eventually integrate technologies onto both variants of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) that will enable […]
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Congress
HASC Members Discuss Defense Authorization Bill Without Senate Input
By Jen DiMascio Members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) met yesterday without their Senate counterparts to discuss a conference report on a bill to authorize Pentagon spending in […]
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Business/Financial
ICGS Delivers C4ISR Simulator To Coast Guard
By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard this week took delivery of a new C4ISR simulator as part of its Deepwater modernization program that will allow the entire watch team for […]