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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialU.S.- Australian Defense Trade Process Under Way in Parliament
Australia’s parliament is considering a bill that would enable the Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty between Australia and the United States. Military cooperation between Australia and the United States is fundamental […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Defense Debate. The Senate plans to continue debating the FY ’12 defense authorization bill today, with votes starting in the evening. The chamber took up the Pentagon policy-setting bill two […]
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ArmyArmy Posts Latest Draft Specs For Humvee MECV
The Army has posted the latest version of draft specifications for its planned Up Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) Competitive Recapitalization and Modernization program aimed at incorporating proven […]
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InternationalState Department Launches New Bureau
To “get ahead of change” and become more forward looking, the State Department yesterday created a new Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) to focus on conflict prevention, crisis […]
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Business/Financial
Teams Submit Final Proposal Revisions For GMD Development And Sustainment Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its strategic partner Raytheon [RTN] and the Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] teams have submitted final proposals for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense […]
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Army
Sweden Receiving Initial Urgent Need U.S. UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters
Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] has delivered to the U.S. Army the fourth of 15 UH-60M Black Hawk aircraft in response to an urgent need from the Swedish armed forces. Patrik Dovskog, […]
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Army
University of Missouri Developing Smartphone Ability To Find And Track Targets
Engineers from the University of Missouri College of Engineering, with Army funding have improved popular smartphones so they can find and track targets. In addition, the engineers have developed ad […]
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International
NATO C3 Agency Signs First Multi-Year Agreement With Finland
Senior officials from Finland last week visited the NATO C3 Agency to discuss details of a multi-year program for cooperation on advanced technology. The five-year program of work will address […]
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Air ForceBuilding A Joint Force For 2020 One of Top Priorities For Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says he must not only provide what service men and women need to achieve national security goals in Iraq, Afghanistan and around […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Funding Fix. The Whites House uses a so-called autopen to affix President Barack Obama’s signature to a short-term federal budget on Nov. 18, while he is traveling, granting the Pentagon […]