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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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PEO CS&CSS Realigns Offices For Greater Efficiency, Effectiveness
Requirements, affordability, and better buying power initiatives from the Defense Department and the Army are moving Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS) to implement ways […]
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AeroVironment Receives $65 Million Order For New Digital Puma UAS
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] yesterday said it received a firm-fixed-price contract delivery order valued at $65.5 million for new digital Puma™ All Environment (AE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares […]
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Raytheon Champions Open Architecture As Path To Affordable UAS Futures
Raytheon [RTN] officials say it is clear that with conflict winding down in Iraq and Afghanistan and budget pressures, radical change is needed for unmanned aircraft systems to be affordable […]
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InternationalBoeing To Showcase Super Hornet Block II Simulator At Brazil’s National Congress
Boeing [BA], a prime contender for the multi-billion FX-2 fighter program for Brazil, yesterday said its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business unit will showcase the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block […]
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Army Creates Commission To Make Service More ‘Agile, Cost-Effective’
Army Secretary John McHugh yesterday announced the creation of the Institutional Army Transformation Commission–to find new ways to make the service a more agile, cost-effective organization. "We’re not just […]
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General Dynamics Awarded $42 Million In Contracts On Saudi Tank Upgrade Program
General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems yesterday said it was awarded two contracts with a combined value of $42.4 million for Saudi Arabia’s tank program. The contracts, valued at $12.6 million […]
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Insitu ScanEagle Works With NATO On Libyan Missions
Boeing’s [BA] Insitu Inc. yesterday said its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS) assisted U.S. and NATO Forces in the mission to protect civilians and reduce the flow of arms to […]
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Military Fuel Cell Market To Hit $1.2 Billion By 2017, Pike Research Says
A new Pike Research report says fuel cells are an increasingly important part of military energy strategy and the “escalating adoption of fuel cells will create a $1.2 billion market […]
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Army Plans Display Event As Part of Humvee MECV Program
The Army will hold a display event Aug. 22-Sept. 9 for the Modernized Expanded Capacity Vehicle (MECV) and Objective Gunner Protection Kit (OGPK). Two vehicles will be on display, one […]
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Army Releases Draft Performance Specs For Improved Protected Humvee
The Army has released its draft performance specifications for improving the Cold-War era Humvee, to make it more survivable, mobile and capable in the current and expected threat environment. The […]