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ArmyArmy’s UH-60M Black Hawk Poised For Fielding
One of the Army’s newest UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters is now at Ft. Campbell, Ky., where the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air […]
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Army
Helicopter Product Commonality Reduces Cost, Workload
As the new Sikorsky [UTX] UH-60M Black Hawk enters the Army inventory, products the helicopter has in common with the CH-47 Chinook and planned for the Block III Apache, both […]
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Air ForceAir Force Plans Frequent Exchanges With Industry During CSAR-X Bid Evaluations
Applying the lessons from the first go-around, the Air Force will do more to maintain a continual dialogue with industry throughout the process of evaluating the proposals for the service’s […]
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Business/FinancialTextron Closes In On United Industrial Acquisition
Textron [TXT] said recently it has acquired 85 percent of the stock of United Industrial Corp. [UIC] as it nears the end of its $1.1 billion acquisition of the defense […]
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CongressLott’s Resignation Changes Shipbuilding Support Structure In Congress
By Jen DiMascio Minority Whip Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) announced yesterday he is resigning from the Senate, further changing the team of legislators who have protected the shipbuilding industry. Lott, […]
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InternationalUSAFE: Russian Bomber Flights Off European Coast Raise Safety Concerns
By Michael Sirak RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany–The recent resurgence of flights by Russian Tupelov Tu-95 Bear and Tu-160 Blackjack long-range bomber aircraft in international airspace off the coasts of NATO […]
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Air Force
Air Force Clears F-15 Fleet To Return To Flight
By Michael Sirak Having already cleared its F-15E Strike Eagle multirole fighter aircraft to return to flight, the Air Force has now given the go-ahead for its F-15A and F-15C […]
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Air Force
Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Win Work On Next-Gen GPS Control Segment
By Michael Sirak The Air Force last week chose Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] to conduct concurrent developmental work on a next- generation ground control segment for Global Positioning […]
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Congress
Thompson Calls For ‘Million-Member’ Ground Force
By Jen DiMascio Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), a latecomer to the presidential contest, recently outlined his national priorities for the campaign, among them calling for a "million- member" ground […]
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Congress
Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Holiday Spirit. Congress has another week of recess–in other words another week to trade barbs on who is blocking […]