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Business/FinancialVH-71 Has Critical Nunn-McCurdy Breach, Navy Tells Congress
By Geoff Fein As expected, the Navy this week submitted paperwork notifying Congress that the VH-71 presidential helicopter has a Nunn-McCurdy breach. Navy Secretary Donald Winter signed off on the […]
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Business/Financial
McCain, Grassley Raise Fresh Concerns About Lynn Confirmation
By Emelie Rutherford Chances for a quick Senate confirmation of William Lynn as deputy defense secretary further diminished yesterday, when GOP Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Charles Grassley (Iowa) demanded […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Sees 25,000 Jobs On The Line In F-22 Battle
By Marina Malenic MARIETTA, Ga.–Approximately 25,000 jobs could be lost if President Barack Obama decides not to continue F-22 Raptor production, industry executives said here yesterday. Prime contractor Lockheed Martin […]
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Business/Financial
L-3 Reports Higher Earnings And Sales In Fourth Quarter
L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday posted strong fourth quarter earnings due to the sale of a majority ownership in a business and higher profits in most of its business segments. Net […]
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ArmyArmy ESAPI Body Armor ‘Absolutely’ Safe, General Says
By Ann Roosevelt Army Secretary Pete Geren has asked the Deputy Secretary of Defense to adjudicate the opposing views of the Defense Department’s Directorate of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) […]
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Army
Longbow LLC Marks Successful UAS TCDL Assembly On Apache Block III
The Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], recently marked the successful first powered flight of the Longbow Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data […]
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InternationalEADS Will Not Bid On Air Force One Contract
EADS North America will not compete for the U.S. presidential aircraft fleet replacement contract, the company said recently. “EADS North America’s strategy for growth in the U.S. is based on […]
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International
Raytheon Unmanned Ground Control System Receives NATO Certification
Raytheon [RTN] achieved another industry first from NATO for the U.S. Navy Tactical Control System. The Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586 certification confirms that the TCS is the only unmanned ground […]
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International
Lockheed Martin Proves Interoperability of ATACMS With U.K. Launchers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week said it successfully proved the interoperability of the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile with British M270B1 launchers in a recent test at White […]
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International
Ranger Rotorcraft Achieves Record Levels of International Business
Ranger Rotorcraft Group Inc., a market leader in helicopter technical services, reports that through December 2008, it achieved record levels of international business growth for rotorcraft customizations, completions, military retrofits, […]