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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyLockheed Martin Delivers First VNsight Unit For Apache Helicopter
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the Army’s AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the Apache’s combat-proven […]
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ArmyArmy Plans HEL TD Tracking Tests Later This Year
Army Space and Missile Defense
Command/Army Forces Strategic Command revealed its High Energy Laser
 Technology Demonstrator ( HEL TD) with the recently completed laser beam control 
system integrated on a tactical […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Integrated Defense Systems Driven By People, Execution And Growth, Exec Says
Faced with an uncertainties in the global environment and the defense budget, Raytheon’s [RTN] Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business is focused on execution, growth and people, the sector president said. […]
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ArmyArmy Moving Out To Meet Warfighter UAS Demand
The Army is pushing hard to meet the ever-increasing demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of all sizes and payloads as combat flight hours mount for the smallest systems to […]
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Air ForceU.K. Military Reform: Power To The Chiefs, New Joint Forces Command
U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox outlined a new vision of how a reformed military should be structured and managed, including giving service chiefs increased power over their budgets and creating […]
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InternationalMBDA, ISL, Extend International Partnering Agreement To Missiles
MBDA and ISL, the Franco-German research institute of St. Louis, signed an international partnering agreement extending the scope of existing ground force cooperation to missiles between the two organizations. MBDA […]
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ArmyBoeing Completes System Integration of Army High Energy Laser Demonstrator
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it recently completed system integration of key components for the Army’s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD). The integration included installation of the Beam Control […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Initiates New Alabama Missile Integration Facility
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday broke ground for a new approximately $70 million missile integration facility on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. When it is completed, the facility will provide final assembly […]
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Air ForceDytecna Ltd. Divests Australia Interest
U.K.-based Dytecna Ltd has made the decision to divest its interest in Dytecna Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia, effective immediately. Systems engineering firm Dytecna said it invested more […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman, SELEX Galileo Sign MoU to Pursue DIRCM Market
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Finmeccanica’s SELEX Galileo said they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue the international directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) market. Capitalizing on their unique […]