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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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ArmyArmy Investment, Modernization About More Than Money, ARCIC Director Says
The Army must invest now to provide the future force required under the new Strategic Guidance, but that investment is about more than money, a Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) […]
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Army
Raytheon Successfully Tests New TOW Propulsion System
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it tested a new ATK [ATK]-developed propulsion system for the Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless (TOW) missile. The enhanced system doubles TOW’s range and reduces the missile’s flight […]
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Army
Army Training Tougher, More Complicated, Like Environment
The Army of 2020 will be smaller, but whatever its size, the service chief says readiness is non-negotiable and that force must be highly trained, a Training and Doctrine Command […]
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Air ForceSagem To Provide Maintenance for French Tactical Drones
Sagem, part of the Safran Group, yesterday said it has just signed a contract with SIMMAD, on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense, to provide in-service maintenance for the […]
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Army
Sequestration Concerns For Army Chief of Staff
The Army’s plans to transition from conflict to the future force of 2020 could be face disarray if automatic budget cuts of some $500 billion known as sequestration kick in. […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hopping Hill. Congress is back in session this week, and the hearings on the Pentagon’s $525.4 billion FY ’13 budget […]
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Army Acquisition Examines Industrial Base Issues
The transition to a smaller, leaner Army and constricted defense budget means the service is keeping a close eye on the health of the defense industrial base and working to […]
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Air Force
Third MEADS Battle Manager Enters Integration Testing
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Army
Lockheed Martin TRACER Radar Deploys In Support of SOUTHCOM
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said its Tactical Reconnaissance and Counter-Concealment-Enabled Radar (TRACER) has successfully completed operational demonstrations and deployed in support of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The penetrating radar is […]
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Army
General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Successful In Tactical Mortar Demonstration
General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems said they have successfully demonstrated a tactical version of their 81mm Roll Control Guided Mortar (RCGM) at Yuma Proving Ground, […]