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Navy/USMC
Correction
A story in the Nov. 9 edition of Defense Daily incorrectly stated that John Thackrah served as the interim Navy acquisition chief between John Young and Delores Etter. He did […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy to Begin Testing Sub Launched UAV This Month
When the USS Montpelier (SSN-765) deploys later this month it will include a new Internet system to improve communications as well as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the crew will […]
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Army
Army Apache Helicopters To Expand Lethality Through UAV Video
Early next year the Army is expected to bring unmanned aerial systems (UAS) controls into the AH-64D Apache Block II to increase situational awareness and shorten the sensor- to-shooter timeline, […]
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Army
Army, Lockheed Martin, Plan For Thousands More Hellfire Missiles
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] official says the success of the Hellfire missile will generate production of thousands more of the missiles once the president’s budget and supplemental come to fruition. […]
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Navy/USMC
Shadow UAV Enabling Marines To Grow Unmanned Squadrons
The Marine Corps’ decision to switch to United Industrial Corp. [UIC] AAI unit’s Shadow unmanned aerial system (UAS) will enable the service to field a third unmanned aircraft squadron (VMU) […]
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Business/Financial
Northstar Aerospace To Complete Development of Innovative Transmission For Apache Block III
Northstar Aerospace Inc.’s subsidiary, Northstar Aerospace (Canada) Inc. recently announced it received a four year, potential $26 million contract from Boeing [BA] to complete the development and flight certification of […]
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Navy/USMC
ACR Conducts UAV Command And Control Tests From Unique Navy Ship
Advanced Ceramics Research (ACR) has been testing two of its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the Navy’s experimental test bed ship Stiletto to determine command and control capabilities and the […]
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Space
Report Says Many Space Weapons Systems Would Carry Huge Cost
But Some Systems Might Be Cost-Effective For Limited Missions Placing weapons in space or installing systems in orbit to defend space assets such as satellites from attack could be inordinately […]