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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyPatriot PAC-3 Missile Test Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] PAC-3 missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a Lower Tier Project Office flight test on Friday at White Sands Missile Range, […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Risk Based Needs. The Transportation Security Administration’s push toward risk-based security is a step in the right direction and […]
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Army
Army Clarifies GCV Acquisition Adjustment
In the wake of some uncertainty about acquisition timelines for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) arising from budget documents, the Army clarified extensions for two phases of the program. […]
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ArmyArmy Expects May Award of Second Multi-Year CH-47F Contract
The Army is on schedule to award in May a second multi-year (MYII) production contract for the CH-47F heavy-lift helicopter to prime contractor Boeing [BA], program officials said. “Everyone wants […]
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Army
Army Clarifies GCV Acquisition Adjustment
In the wake of some uncertainty about acquisition timelines for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) arising from budget documents, the Army clarified extensions for two phases of the program. […]
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Army
Army Buys More AeroVironment RQ-11B Raven Systems
AeroVironment Inc.(AVAV) yesterday said it received $13.8 million in incremental funding on March 30 from the Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not-to-exceed value of $65.5 […]
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Army
Army Base Budget Request $129.7 Billion, Network Still Highest Priority
The Army’s fiscal year 2014 base budget request of $129.7 billion is down $4.9 billion over the land force’s request for FY ’13, with the network continuing to be the […]
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Army
Bell Helicopter Reveals Tiltrotor As JMR Vertical Lift Tech Demonstrator
Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday unveiled the Bell V-280 ValorTM, it is tiltrotor offering for the Joint Multi Role/Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Technology Demonstrator (JMR/TD). “The introduction of the Bell V-280 […]
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Army
Army Supports GCV Program, Contractors Forging Ahead
The Army’s fiscal year 2014 budget request continues to support modernization leading to technological advantage, requesting $592.2 million for continued research, development, test and evaluation of the restructured Ground Combat […]
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Army
Ballistic Missile Defense FY ’14 Budget Requests $9.2 billion
The Obama administration’s missile defense priorities in the fiscal year 2014 budget total some $9.2 billion, which includes $7.6 billion for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), while making key changes […]