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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyNew CH-47F Floor In Tests
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga.–Boeing [BA] is validating a new floor for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter called the Cargo On Off Logistics System, or COOLS, a company official said. COOLS would replace the […]
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Army
Hercules Co. Celebrates Transition To New CH-47F Helicopter
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga.–The Army Song and the Dog Face Soldier song echoed around the hangar as soldiers of B-Company 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division’s […]
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Army
From Flat To Double V–Army Completes First Pilot Stryker Exchange Vehicle
The Army yesterday said it completed the first vehicle in the Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) exchange program that exchanges flat-bottom Stryker hulls for the newer DVH design. The Army’s Project […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Senatorial C-5s. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren spar during an Oct. 9 debate about the […]
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Testing Confirms New Italian Sensor Compatible With NATO Ballistic Missile Defense
A large scale multinational test in September confirmed a new Italian sensor is compatible with NATO’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) architecture. The successful Ensemble Test 2 was conducted by the […]
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Army
Army Presses Forward With Network Modernization
The Army’s priority network modernization continues to advance as the service Oct. 1 began new equipment training for two 10th Mountain Div. brigades on its mobile battlefield network Warfighter Information […]
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InternationalNATO Secretary General Cites Cooperation, Investment, At Ministerial
Closer defense cooperation is vital during a time of tighter budgets, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said yesterday as defense ministers wrapped up their two-day meeting in Brussels. “At […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Formation Flying Global Hawks Close In On Autonomous Aerial Refueling
Northrop Grumman [NOC], the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center said they have successfully completed a series of flights moving DARPA’s Autonomous High-Altitude Refueling […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Sequester Swap. A government watchdog group is calling for lawmakers to avoid “sequestration”–the $1.2 billion in longterm defense and […]
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Army
Boeing Receives First PBL Contract For Chinook Rotorblades
Boeing [BA] this week was awarded a $185 million firm-fixed-price performance based logistics (PBL) contract for services in support of CH-47 Chinook helicopters and rotor blades. A PBL contract is […]