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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyNavistar Defense Taps Hendrickson, AxleTech, For MaxxPro Suspensions
Hendrickson, a Boler Company, and General Dynamics’ [GD] AxleTech International company yesterday said they were recently awarded a contract from Navistar Defense LLC, to provide suspension systems. Navistar Defense LLC […]
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Army
ATK To Develop GMLRS Alternative Warhead
ATK [ATK] yesterday said the Army has chosen it to develop an alternative warhead for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). In 2009, Defense Daily identified ATK as well […]
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Army
Longbow LLC delivers First Production UAS Control System For Apache Block III
The Longbow Limited Liability Company, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], said it recently delivered the first production Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Bombs Away. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta suggests Feb. 17 the next-generation Air Force bomber, which he dubs a budget […]
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Homeland Security
New Rand Study Expects Future Conflict With al Qaeda
A decade after 9/11 analysts still can’t come to a consensus on al Qaeda’s current condition, a new Rand Corp. study said. Expect the battle to continue for many years, […]
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Army
GD Successfully Completes First Demo of Secure Coms Via MUOS Waveform
General Dynamics‘ [GD] C4 Systems unit yesterday said it recently completed the first demonstration of secure voice and data communications via the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite-communications waveform using […]
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Army
Bell Helicopter To Refurbish Thai Army Helicopters
Bell Helicopter [TXT] recently said it received a contract to modify and refurbish eight Royal Thai Army Bell 212 helicopters. Bell Helicopter Asia will work with Bell’s independent representative Royal […]
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Business/FinancialJIEDDO Looks For Solutions For Future R&D Capability Gaps
The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) this week issued its Strategic Plan 2012-2016, enumerating seven future research and development (R&D) capability gaps it wants to fill to stay […]
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Air ForceHistoric ABL Program Winds Down, Aircraft Heads To Storage
The Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB), which achieved a historic first shooting down a boosting ballistic missile, demonstrating a directed energy weapon could be used for missile defense, now heads […]
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Army
Army Conducts Successful Flight Test of New Target Missile
Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) yesterday said it successfully completed a flight test of the new Economical Target-1 (ET-1) at Eglin AFB, Fla. The ET-1 […]