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ArmyArmy, Air Force, Can Resolve UAV Issues, Army Secretary Says
The Army and Air Force can resolve issues raised over acquisition and control of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that roiled the Pentagon and Congress this year, according to the Army […]
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Australia Issues Solicitation For New Artillery Systems
Australia’s Ministry of Defence has released the solicitation documents for new, more capable artillery systems to improve army firepower. The Request for Tender for the self-propelled howitzers and the Invitations […]
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Navy/USMCFirst Lot of Navy’s H-1s To Complete Delivery In Coming Month
After much concern about delays in production deliveries of Bell helicopter Textron’s [TXT] H-1, the program is now delivering to the agreed upon contract schedule and all of the Lot […]
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Australian Weapons Audit Recommends Tighter Procedures
An audit of Australia’s defence security policy and practices applying to weapons, munitions and explosives has resulted in a series of recommendations to tighten procedures. Minister for Defence Brendan Nelson […]
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Wynne: Revised CSAR-X Solicitation Expected By End of October
The Air Force anticipates issuing a revised solicitation for its next-generation combat-search-and-rescue helicopter, the CSAR-X, by the end of next month, the service’s top official said at the Air Force […]
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Army
Army Wants Industry And Academia Input On Future HOBS Technology
Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) wants to hear from industry and academia on the technical feasibility of utilizing commercial laser rangefinder components in a missile […]
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Air ForceAir Force May Accelerate Deployment of CV-22s Into Combat, Says Moseley
The Air Force may accelerate the combat debut of the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to avoid a decrease in the vertical-lift capabilities available to the special operations community as the […]
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CongressSenate Poised To Pass Defense Authorization Bill
By Jen DiMascio The Senate was poised late yesterday to pass the bill to authorize the Pentagon to spend $648.8 billion during the fiscal year. From here, a conference committee […]
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SpaceNASA Names Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-126 Mission Crew
NASA assigned the crew for the Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-126 mission that is targeted for launch in September next year. The flight will deliver equipment to the International Space Station […]