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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Army‘Everything Is On The Table,’ For Budget Cuts, McHugh Says
Nothing has been ruled out for budget cutting as yet because there is no budget and almost everything is speculation, the Army secretary said. However, “some things we owe to […]
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Business/FinancialDARPA Calls For Innovators For Complex Defense Systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans two events around its desire for new innovative sources–companies and individuals–who may be outside the traditional defense industry to help revolutionize the […]
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Business/Financial
Australia Closer To Implementing Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty With U.S.
The Australia-United States Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty is closer to implementation as the Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011 was introduced to Parliament, ministers said yesterday. The legislation is required for […]
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InternationalFinland Wants To Spend More Than $500 Million To Buy Stinger, JASSM Missiles
Finland has requested two Foreign Military Sales valued at more than $500 million to buy Stinger and Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM), equipment and support to modernize its forces, the […]
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International
Turkey Wants To Buy Super Cobra Attack Helicopters, Sale Funds To Aid H-1 Upgrades
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency Oct. 28 notified Congress of a possible $111 million Foreign Military Sale to Turkey for three AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, […]
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Army
Successful Lockheed Martin PAC-3 Missile Test Validates Updates
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said its PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile target yesterday in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. […]
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Army
Second Army Network Integration Evaluation Under Way
The Army has begun the second of a planned biannual series of Network Integration Evaluations (NIE) examining a series of network and non-network capabilities in realistic scenarios to see how […]
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Army
More Than 40 House Members Urge HAC Support of Army JTRS HMS, WIN-T Efforts
As the defense appropriations conference with the Senate comes closer, 46 House members are urging the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee to hold to the […]
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Army
Northrop Grumman Awarded $124 Million Follow-On Contract for C-RAM Systems
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it received a $124 million follow-on award to provide personnel for expanded operations of Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) sense-and-warn systems in Afghanistan and Iraq. […]
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Army
The Army Future Study To Aid Transition To Future Force
The Army Chief of Staff’s Unified Quest 2012 Future Study Plan is under way and aims to help senior leaders determine the challenges and opportunities and provide insights and recommendations […]