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Air ForcePentagon May Buy Weapons In Advance For Partner Nations
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is considering buying U.S. weapon systems in advance that it anticipates partner nations will request in the future, a senior official said. Richard Genaille, deputy […]
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Pentagon To Create New Weaponry Requirements Process
By Marina Malenic The military is scrapping its elaborate process for deciding requirements for future weapon systems established under the Bush administration, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
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InternationalRaytheon Accelerates Deliveries of Sea Sparrow Missiles To Navy, Allies
Missile manufacturer Raytheon [RTN] has ramped up production and deliveries of a key missile system to the U.S. Navy and various American allies in the past year, according to a […]
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International
Raytheon Delivers First Phalanx Fleet Defense System To South Korean Navy
The South Korean navy took the first steps toward fielding one of the U.S. Navy’s premiere fleet defense systems on board their warships, taking delivery of the first Phalanx Close-In […]
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International
European Consortium Signs Onto Amended A400M Contract
The seven European nations participating in the Airbus A400M program have signed a contract amendment allowing production of the military airlifter to begin, prime contractor Airbus announced yesterday. The deal […]
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International
Iraq Requests FMS of Radars, Radios, Support Equipment
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible $299 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Iraq of six AN/TPQ-36(V)10 Firefinder Radar Systems, 18 AN/TPQ-48 Light Weight Counter-Mortar […]
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Akin Wants More Data On Marine Corp’s EFV Plans Before OK’ing Replacement Effort
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps’ plan to cancel the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) and replace it with three related vehicle efforts is not a done deal, as far as […]
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CongressNew Legislation Would Eliminate 100 Percent Scanning Requirement For Maritime Containers
Legislation introduced yesterday by two senators extends key provisions of the 2005 Safe Port Security Act, although it eliminates one key mandate, a 2012 deadline requiring the Department of Homeland […]
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ATK Expands International Growth With Cannon Orders
ATK [ATK] this week said it has received a total of $33.5 million in new medium caliber cannon orders. The contracts, from a mix of European and Middle East/North Africa […]
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Textron To Produce More Armored Vehicles For The Army
Textron‘s [TXT] Marine & Land Systems yesterday said it was awarded a $64 million firm-fixed-price contract award from the Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) for 88 M1117 Armored Security […]