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Air ForceAir Force Issues Draft Revised Solicitation For New Rescue Helicopter
The Air Force recently issued the draft version of its newly revised solicitation for its next-generation rescue helicopter, the CSAR-X, giving the three industry teams vying to supply the aircraft […]
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General Dynamics UK Team Awarded Assessment Phase For MoD LISTENER Program
General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited has been awarded a 10-month, approximately $2 million contract for the Assessment Phase of the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s LISTENER program. LISTENER is a […]
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Business/FinancialNavy’s ERP Effort: Transforming Business Practices
By Geoff Fein Earlier this month the Navy transitioned to its new enterprise resources planning (ERP) system that will provide a standard set of management tools to service organizations to […]
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Defense Watch
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Conference Outlook. The chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees said last week they intend to wrap up […]
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Air Force
Wynne: Air Force Would Like To Buy More F-22s
By Michael Sirak Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne said last week the Air Force would like to buy an additional 20 F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets on top […]
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Raytheon Counter IED Efforts Gain Traction
By Ann Roosevelt Raytheon [RTN] sees momentum growing from its company-wide effort to counter improvised explosive devices (IED), according to a company executive. “We have had success in some of […]
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SpaceTHAAD Missile Defense System Obliterates Scud-Type Target In Test
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile defense (BMD) system annihilated a target missile outside the atmosphere, the fourth winning intercept for THAAD and the 31st successful target […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Consider Size of Navy Fleet
By Jen DiMascio The same week Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) called for an increase in the size of the Navy’s fleet, members of the House Shipbuilding Caucus mulled over ways […]
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Space
International Space Station Gains A Room In Galactic Home Addition
Space Shuttle Discovery Heat Shield OK, Cleared For Reentry The International Space Station (ISS) is growing with the addition of a new room, a sort of connecting chamber that eventually […]
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Space
Putin Likens Missile Defense In Europe To Soviet Offensive Missiles In Cuba
Russian President Vladimir Putin equated U.S. proposals to install a missile defensive system in Europe to Soviet Union attempts in 1962 to install offensive nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in […]