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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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Army
Defense Secretary Acknowledges Army’s Need For Resources
By Jen DiMascio The Army needs resources to recover from war losses, make up for historic budget shortfalls and invest in its future, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the Association […]
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Textron To Buy United Industrial For $1.1 Billion
Textron [TXT] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire United Industrial Corp. [UIC] for $1.1 billion in cash, a deal that gives it a strong platform in the Unmanned […]
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Air Force
Air Force’s FY ’10 Budget Plan Will Reflect Greater Emphasis On Directed Energy
By Michael Sirak FT. WALTON BEACH, Fla.–The Air Force wants to move out more aggressively in the fielding of lasers and high-powered microwaves and, to support this, intends to increase […]
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Army
Future Combat System Is ‘Real,’ Army Will Work To ‘Protect’ It, Top Leaders Say
The Army’s top civilian and military leaders say the Future Combat System (FCS) is a priority, it is "real," and the service will work to "protect" the funding. "The Future […]
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Army
Battle Command Summit To Look At Move To Future Army System
By Jen DiMascio The Army vice chief of staff next week has planned a battle command summit to discuss how it will transition from the networks of the present to […]