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InternationalForeign Military Sales Surpass $30 Billion For Fourth Year
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) it oversees reached $34.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2011, surpassing the $30 billion mark for the fourth […]
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International
Thales To Acquire U.S. SATCOM Firm
France’s Thales recently said it has agreed to acquire Florida-based Tampa Microwave, which specializes in tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals and related products, expanding its capabilities in the wideband SATCOM […]
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International
U.K.’s First Joint Forces Commander Takes Post
The first commander of the U.K. Joint Forces Command has taken up the job: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach took over Dec. 1. Peach will be responsible for commanding […]
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Elbit Acquires GD’s Stake In UAS Joint Venture
Israel’s Elbit Systems [ESLT] recently said it has acquired General Dynamics‘ [GD] interest in a joint venture between the two companies aimed at marketing unmanned aircraft systems in the United […]
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Boeing Senses International Interest in V-22
Boeing [BA] said recently the V-22 Osprey drew “significant interest” at the Dubai Airshow held last month, potentially raising the prospects of selling the tiltrotor aircraft internationally. “The V-22 Osprey […]
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Coast Guard Plans Demo Of Small UAS As Interim Cutter-Based Capability
With funding scarce and no full-up solution currently available, the Coast Guard plans to begin a two-phase test effort next year to examine the ability of small unmanned aircraft systems […]
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Senate Defense Bill Passed; Pentagon Vows To Move Against Fake Parts
The Pentagon and defense industry are working to ensure faulty or counterfeit parts do not make their way into the supply chain, officials said recently, after the Senate passed legislation […]
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Senate Advances Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate voted to advance a $662 billion defense authorization bill recently for fiscal 2012, likely setting up the long-delayed legislation for final approval this week. The 88-12 vote to […]
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ONR’s Guided Rockets Successfully Tested On Boats
Prototype rockets developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully hit two high speed boats during a recent test, the agency said recently. Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) rockets […]
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SpaceU.S. Approves Raytheon $1.7 Billion Patriot Upgrade to Saudi
Raytheon [RTN] recently said that it has received approvals from Congress and the State Department for its $1.7 billion direct sale to Saudi Arabia to upgrade the Kingdom’s Patriot Air […]