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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Selects Four Firms to Compete for Cutter Boat OTH-IV Contract
The Coast Guard has selected four companies to compete for a contract for the Cutter Boat Over-The-Horizon-IV (CB-OTH-IV) program. MetalCraft Marine US, SAFE Boats International, Silver Ships, Inc., and William […]
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Air Force
House Appropriators Cut AMRAAM Quantities, Funding From Navy, Air Force Coffers
Due to repeated development and delivery delays, House appropriators have slashed over $400 million from the Navy and the Air Force’s weapons procurement fiscal year 2012 request for the Advanced […]
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Helicopter CIRCM System Processor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently detailed the development and demonstration of a new aircraft self-protection system processor specifically designed to meet the rigors of the military rotary-wing environment. This miniaturized processor […]
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Brazilian Navy Signs Agreement to Buy Two S-70B Helicopters
Sikorsky [UTX] said recently that the Brazilian Navy has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government to acquire two Sikorsky S-70B maritime helicopters via the Foreign Military Sales process. In […]
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Eurocopter to Increase Presence in Malaysia
As the anchor tenant of the new Helicopter Center, Eurocopter Malaysia (ECM) will begin operations at the new location from April 2012, with installation of an EC225/EC725 Full Flight Simulator […]
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Bell Helicopter Huey II Fleet Passes 300,000 Flight Hours
Bell Helicopter [TXT] recently said its Huey II fleet recently surpassed the 300,000 flight hour milestone. “This significant accomplishment is testament to the supportability and multi-mission capability of the Huey […]
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Sikorsky Begins Assembling CH-53K Helicopter Ground Test Vehicle
Sikorsky [UTX] has begun assembly of the CH-53K Helicopter Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) at Sikorsky’s Florida Assembly and Flight Operations (FAFO) facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., progressing towards the […]
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Navy, Marine Corps Complete Initial Tests On AAV Weapon System Upgrades
A recently successful demonstration of automated fire control upgrades for the weapon systems on board the Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle could lead to a future low-rate initial production deal […]
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Air Force
Australians Could Accelerate Global Hawk Buy By Three Years
PALMDALE, Calif. –Due to a growing operational demand to further secure its coastline borders, the Australian military may accelerate the timing of a potential RQ-4 Global Hawk buy by three […]
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Space
SASC Wants MEADS Request Zeroed
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), in its version of the FY ’12 defense policy bill, is requesting that the Pentagon cut all of its $406.6 million it requested for […]