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Australia Spending $617 Million For F/A-18E/F Weapons
Australia is looking to spend upward of $617 million on weapons for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation […]
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InternationalLawmakers Threaten Opposition To Sale of JDAMs To Saudi Arabia
Members of Congress are threatening to oppose the proposed sale of precision-guided missiles to Saudi Arabia unless the Bush administration can guarantee that those weapons will not be turned on […]
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International
Marco Pistoni Named Business Management Director For MEADS
Marco Pistoni has been named Business Management Director for MEADS International (MI) and the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program. The multinational joint venture MI made the announcement Oct. […]
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ArmyBoeing, Thales Take Key Role In Future U.K. Army Program
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MoD) Oct. 5 announced that Thales UK in partnership with Boeing [BA] were selected as the preferred bidder for the role of System of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Says Reaper Armed Unmanned Aircraft Now Operating In Afghanistan
By Michael Sirak The Air Force has been using its new MQ-9A Reaper armed unmanned aircraft in missions over Afghanistan since late September, the service said yesterday. The General Atomics […]
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International
First Lockheed Martin Arrowhead Sensors Installed On Netherlands Apaches
Lockheed Martin [LMT] installed the first two Arrowhead systems on Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) AH-64D Apaches at Gilze Rijen Airbase, Netherlands, the company announced Oct. 10. These installations mark […]
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Air Force
Lawmakers Petition Air Force To Oppose Split Purchase of KC-X Tankers
By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers are calling on the Air Force to continue to oppose the idea of dividing between two contractors an award for its next-generation aerial refueling tankers. Separate […]
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International
Netherlands Receive First Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missiles
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Oct. 9 announced the delivery of the first PAC-3 Missiles to government and military representatives of the Netherlands recently in a ceremony held at its manufacturing facility […]
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Air Force
Newest Air Force Communications Satellite Now On Orbit, Being Readied For Use
By Michael Sirak The Air Force says the first of its Boeing [BA]-built Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) spacecraft was successfully launched into orbit on Wednesday, beginning the process of […]
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Cyber Experts See Need For Government Cooperation, Policy Changes
By Jen DiMascio As the nation’s dependence on cyber networks increases and threats to its computer assets grow, the Air Force’s has identified a need to beef up partnerships with […]