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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyArmy Prepares To Contract With Lockheed Martin For New Apache Laser Sensor
The Army is working on details with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the first production Laser Rangefinder Designators (LRFDs) that are part of the Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade for […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. Business Secretary Hosts Aerospace Leaders Discussing Sector Growth
Opportunities for growth in the U.K. aerospace sector was the agenda for an Aerospace Business Leaders meeting this week hosted by Business Secretary Vince Cable. Attending were top executives from […]
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Babcock & Wilcox Extend Contracts For Operating Nuclear Weapons Plants
Babcock & Wilcox Co. (B&W) [BWC] yesterday said subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group Inc. (B&W TSG) received contract extensions for the management and operations of the Pantex Plant […]
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General Dynamics Rifleman Radio Poised for Full Production
The General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems’ JTRS HMS AN/PRC-154 Rifleman radio completed its Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) during the U.S. Army’s recently concluded Network Integration Evaluation at Fort […]
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Air ForceMBDA Inc. Makes First U.S. Acquisition: Northrop Grumman Viper Strike Business
MDBA Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of missile maker MBDA, yesterday said it has purchased Northrop Grumman’s [NOC[ Viper Strike munitions business, located in Huntsville, Ala. Terms of the agreement […]
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Air Force
Sikorsky Signs MoU with Malaysian Firms To Explore Potential Support
Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) [UTX] said it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AIROD Sdn. Bhd. (AIROD) of Malaysia and Aviation Design Centre Sdn. Bhd. (ADC) to explore aircraft […]
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InternationalNATO Training In Iraq Ends This Month
The North Atlantic Council will undertake the permanent withdrawal of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq personnel from Iraq by Dec. 31, when the current mandate of the mission expires, NATO’s Secretary […]
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Air Force
JPEO Looks To Industry For JTRS-Capable Radios Able To Interface With Network Manager
The Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO) for Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Network Enterprise Domain (NED) wants to form non-contract relationships with vendors of JTRS-capable radios to make them compatible […]
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Army
U.K. Parliamentary Committee Sees Armored Vehicle Gaps Until 2025
The U.K. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee sees armored vehicle capability gaps out to at least 2025 because the defense department failed to acquire the vehicles it required despite spending approximately […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Obama To Levin. President Barack Obama personally appeals to SASC Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to change military detainee provisions in the FY ’12 defense authorization bill, the Associated Press reports […]