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Cal Biesecker
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ITT Exelis Unveils New GPS Technology For Better Critical System Understanding
ITT Exelis [XLS] yesterday released details of its new GPS technology, called Exelis GPS Interference, Detection and Geolocation, which will help customers better understand the environment their GPS system operates in, […]
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ArmyATK Achieves Ammunition Production Milestone
ATK [ATK] last week said it recently achieved a world-class production milestone by delivering the two-billionth 7.62mm round of ammunition manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP) in […]
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Air ForceHarris Corp. Receives JTRS Certification For Falcon III Radio
Harris Corp.[HRS] Friday said it has received Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Certification for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio operating Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) v1.01.1. “JTRS certification is […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense BioWatch Improvements. The Department of Homeland Security is working with the Defense Department to roll out more sensitive assays […]
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InternationalEurocopter Delivers First Upgraded Puma Helicopter To U.K. MoD
Eurocopter last week said it handed over its first upgraded Puma Mk2 helicopter to the U.K. Ministry of Defense. The modified aircraft received modifications to improve performance, mission capability and […]
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Army
ATK’s XM25 System Closer To Fielding
ATK [ATK] yesterday said it received a $16.8 million engineering and manufacturing development contract modification from the Army’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier for its XM25, Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst System. […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Notches Up 14th Successful PAC-3 Missile Test
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said its PAC-3 missile, for the 14th time, successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target in a test yesterday at White Sands […]
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Army
MBDA Germany Successfully Tests 40kW High-Energy laser Demonstrator
MBDA Germany yesterday said it has achieved a power of 40 kW using its high-energy laser demonstrator during a laser firing campaign. The laser power generated by patented beam coupling […]
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Homeland Security
Navy Concentrates On Midcourse, Terminal Ballistic Missile Defense
The Navy’s ballistic missile defense priorities are on intercepting an adversary’s ballistic missiles in the midcourse or terminal phase–exactly where the most recent assessment of missile defense programs recommends putting […]
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Air Force
U.S. Should Concentrate On Midcourse BMD, Not Boost Phase, Report Says
The United States should concentrate on midcourse missile defense systems and “stop spending money on boost-phase defense systems of any kind,” said a new, congressionally mandated report released yesterday by […]