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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyArmy To Host January NIE Agile Process Industry Day
The Army yesterday said it will host an Industry Day Jan. 11 at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Md., for industry partners participating in, or that wish to participate in the […]
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Army
Northrop Grumman Adds To MQ-5B Hunter Logistics Support Work
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said the Army awarded it two contractor logistics support contract modifications totaling $91.2 million for the MQ-5B Hunter program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee interoperability engineering change proposal and […]
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Army
Army Materiel Command Prepares For Civilian Workforce Reductions
Army Materiel Command (AMC) yesterday said it has completed its analysis and identified civilian job reductions to meet funding targets set by the Secretary of Defense. AMC was directed to […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. Defense Challenge: Move From ‘Fantasy Budgets’ To Firm Foundation
In his first major speech since becoming U.K. Secretary of State for Defense, Philip Hammond addressed hot policy issues, including moving the budget toward ambitious programs to renew the forces […]
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Business/Financial
Sikorsky Signs Contract To Provide Brunei With Black Hawks, Associated Equipment
Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] this week said it formally signed a contract with the Brunei Ministry of Defence to provide 12 S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters with associated spare parts, training and […]
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Air ForceSCHOTT North America Now Produces Chalcogenide Glass Components In U.S.
SCHOTT North America Inc. (SCHOTT) yesterday said it is kicking off production of chalcogenide glasses for infrared (IR) sensing applications, produced for the first time in the United States. To […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Delivers Prototype New Day Sensors For Apache Helicopter
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) upgrade prototype units to the Army for use on the Boeing [BA] AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. […]
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Business/Financial
Foreign Military Sales Surpass $30 Billion For Fourth Year
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the U.S. foreign military sales (FMS) it oversees reached $34.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2011, surpassing the $30 billion mark for the fourth […]
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Army
Army Seeks Industry Info On State-of-The-Art Ground Penetrating Radar
The Army is conducting market research to find out the state- of- the-art on ground penetrating radar (GPR) that could potentially be used in the service’s next generation handheld landmine/explosive […]
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Air Force
ITT Exelis Sees Electronic Warfare Opportunities In 2012
Moving into 2012, a number of important electronic warfare programs are moving forward, an ITT Exelis [XLS] executive said. “There’s no place I’d rather be in the defense world than […]