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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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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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Navy Considering Expansion of BAMS-D Program
PALMDALE, Calif. — With the recent addition of three Air Force Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to their fleet, Navy officials are exploring options on possibly expanding its Broad Area Maritime […]
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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 […]
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Navistar Defense To Field Additional MaxxPro Dash Vehicles
Navistar Defense LLC [NAV] yesterday said it received a $357 million delivery order for an additional 471 International® MaxxPro® Dash vehicles with DXM™ independent suspension. The order from Marine Corps […]
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Senator Urges SASC To Continue Abrams Tank Production
Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) is calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) to continue funding production of the General Dynamics [GD]-built Abrams tank, as it marks up its version […]
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Elbit Systems Successfully Operates UAS From Wearable Control Unit
Israel’s Elbit Systems yesterday said it has completed a series of successful tests of its Skylark I LE mini/man-pack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS) using the Dominator command and control unit on […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
SASC Set. The SASC will mark up its version of the FY ’12 defense authorization bill this week, behind closed doors as usual. The full committee is expected to unveil […]