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Cal Biesecker
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InternationalThree U.K. Companies Partner To Bid On Mastiff FoV Support
Morgan Advanced Materials, Ricardo, and Ultra Electronics, all U.K. based and owned companies, have partnered to bid for the continued support and upgrade of the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) Mastiff, […]
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ArmyArmy’s Newest AH-64E Apache Helicopter Achieves IOC
The Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters have achieved Initial Operating Capability right on schedule, in the service’s latest acquisition milestone for the program, the Army said. Soldiers of the 1-229th Attack […]
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Defense Watch
DEFENSE WATCH
Staying Interoperable. Operations in Afghanistan for the past 12 years have helped American and Canadian forces become as interoperable as they’ve ever been, both with their equipment and their personnel, […]
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International
Saab Receives Order From FMV For Technical System Support
Swedish defense and security company Saab yesterday said it received an approximately $16 million order from the country’s Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) to provide technical system support to the Swedish […]
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International
RAF Begins Training On Puma Mk2 After Multi-Million Upgrade
The U.K. Ministry of Defense and Defense Equipment and Support yesterday said the Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun training on the Puma Mk2 helicopter after an approximately $421 million […]
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Army
Army Releases Final RFP On Potential Multi-Billion AMPV Program
Industry has until Feb. 24 to submit offers responding to the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for a potential $5 billion Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program expected to replace the […]
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International
Northrop Grumman To Supply More Radars To Royal Thai Air Force
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has been selected by the Royal Thai Air Force to supply additional AN/TPS-78 air defense and surveillance radar systems. The AN/TPS-78 family of ground […]
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Army
DRS Technologies, General Dynamics, Successful in Active Protection Tech Demonstration
Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies Inc. said Friday that in cooperation with General Dynamics [GD] it has successfully completed a 10-month combat vehicle integration and live-fire testing program featuring active protection technology. […]
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Defense Watch
DEFENSE WATCH
Word to the Wise. In a “National Security Leadership for the 21st Century” speech at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter tells midshipmen that they would […]
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BudgetUnited States, Australia To Deepen Security Ties As U.S. Focuses On Asia-Pacific
The United States and Australia yesterday signed a joint Statement of Principles, reinforcing a common vision and commitment to deepening security ties as in areas such as force posture, cooperation […]