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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialAerojet, QinetiQ, EADS Astrium Crisa To Supply Ion Propulsion System For Spacecraft
Aerojet [GY] QinetiQ, and European Aerospace Defence and Space Co.’s (EADS) Astrium Crisa, said they have entered a joint agreement to supply the XENITH(TM) (Xenon Ion Thruster) ion propulsion system […]
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ArmyBell Helicopter Huey II Fleet Passes 300,000 Flight Hours
Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday said its Huey II fleet recently surpassed the 300,000 flight hour milestone. "This significant accomplishment is testament to the supportability and multi-mission capability of the Huey […]
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Air ForceTeledyne Brown Engineering Finalizes Strategic Alliance With Aerojet General
Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. [TDY] yesterday said it finalized its strategic alliance agreement with Aerojet-General Corp. [GY] to cooperate in the development and production of propulsion systems for launch […]
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Early Decision Approves Army LRIP For Rifleman, Manpack Radios
The Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (JTRS HMS) Program successfully achieved Milestone C two months ahead of schedule, a critical acquisition milestone authorizing the first Low […]
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ITT Investing To Expand Its Composites Business
ITT [ITT] today is announcing an approximately $120 million investment in a new facility for their defense and commercial composites business at the Paris Air Show, a company official said. […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Panetta’s Chamber. The Senate plans to consider the nomination of CIA Director Leon Panetta to be defense secretary for two hours tomorrow afternoon. Under a unanimous-consent agreement the chamber reached […]
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Harris Falcon III Wideband Tactical Radios Participating In Army Evaluation
Harris Corp.’s [HRS] AN/PRC 117G wideband manpack radio is playing a part in the Army’s first Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and early indications are […]
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $445 Million GMLRS Unitary Follow-On Work
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a $445 million follow-on contract for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Unitary rockets from Army Aviation & Missile Command. This is […]
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JPEO JTRS Successful In SRW Tests On Vendor Radios
The Joint Program Executive Officer (JPEO) for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) said it successfully completed the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) Interoperability Quicklook laboratory test designed to investigate the […]
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Saudi Arabia FMS Requests Total Nearly $1 Billion For LAVs, Sensor Fuzed Weapons
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) June 13 notified Congress that Saudi Arabia would spend nearly $1 billion in Foreign Military Sales for Light Armored Vehicles (LAVs) for its armed […]