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CongressFAA Expects Final Rule On New Photo-Equipped Flying Licenses In A Year
By Calvin Biesecker It will be another year before the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues a final rule requiring all pilots to be issued their airman certificates that include a […]
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Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Plan To Respond To JAGM RFP
By Ann Roosevelt Teams led by Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday each said they would respond to the potential $5 billion Army and Navy Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) […]
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New Unified Command Plan Shifts Arctic Responsibilities
By Marina Malenic The Defense Department has released an updated strategic document delineating missions and geographic areas of responsibility of its combatant commands. The most significant change in the 2011 […]
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SBIRS GEO-1 Poised For May Launch
By Marina Malenic The first geosynchronous satellite (GEO-1) in the Defense Department’s planned next-generation early missile warning constellation is being readied for launch in less than a month, Air Force […]
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InternationalSaab Training USA To Field Training System For Army
Saab Training USA has been awarded a potential $41 million Live Training Transformation Interim Range System (LT2-IRS) contract by the Army Program Executive Office of Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO […]
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Navy Needs $14 Billion Per Year Through 2020 To Maintain 313-Ship Goal
By Carlo Munoz NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— The Navy will need roughly $14 billion in shipuilding investments per year through 2020 to support the service’s goal of a 313-ship fleet through […]
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International
FY ’11 Defense Bill Continues U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Cooperation
U.S.-Israeli cooperative missile-defense programs would receive $415.1 million in the final Continuing Resolution (CR) legislation for fiscal year 2011. The CR provides funding to keep the federal government operating for […]
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International
Canadian Helicopters Group To Acquire Helicopters (N.Z.) Limited
Canadian Helicopters Group Inc. [CHL.A], the largest helicopter transportation services company operating in Canada, said its wholly-owned subsidiary Canadian Helicopters Limited (CHL) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement […]
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International
KMW And FFG Unveil Strategic Cooperation For Brazilian Market
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and the Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft (FFG) yesterday revealed their strategic cooperation for the Brazilian market at the defense exhibition LAAD in Rio de Janeiro. For the industrial […]
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Business/FinancialObama’s Call For $400 Billion In DoD Cuts Spurs Skepticism, Praise On Hill
By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama’s call yesterday to cut $400 billion in defense spending by 2023 after reassessing the role of the U.S. military has generated skepticism among some […]