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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyOshkosh Defense Delivers First JLTV Prototype To Army
Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense unit yesterday delivered its first Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) prototype for government testing, after a successful vehicle inspection by the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) […]
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Cobham Launches Ultra Small Transmitter
Cobham takes surveillance technology to a more compact level with the launch of its ultra-small Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) transmitter, the SOLO7 Nano Transmitter (Nano Tx). The transmitter, measuring […]
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Iraq Requests Potential FMS For Stryker NBC Reconnaissance Vehicles And Equipment
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 25 of a possible $900 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Iraq of 50 M1135 Stryker Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Reconnaissance […]
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GD Elects Former CENTCOM Chief Mattis To Board
General Dynamics [GD] Aug. 7 said it has elected former Marine Corps General James Mattis to its board of directors effective immediately. Mattis, 62, most recently served as commander of United […]
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Dem Wants To Know Cost of Limited U.S. Military Action In Syria
A leading foreign-affairs-focused Democrat called Aug. 5 for more insight into the cost of possible U.S. military action in Syria. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), ranking member of the House Foreign […]
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Bell Helicopter Delivers First Bell 407GX In Poland
Bell Helicopter [TXT] said Aug. 8 it delivered the first Bell 407GX to be operated in Poland at the Konstancin airfield near Warsaw. This is the first of two Bell 407GXs to […]
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ArmyArmy Issues Market Survey/Sources Sought For Artillery Ground Burst And Hand Grenade Simulators
Army Contracting Command-Rock Island (ACC-RI) is conducting a market survey/sources sought to identify potential sources able to manufacture and deliver M115A2 Artillery Ground Burst Simulator and M116A1 Hand Grenade Simulator. […]
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Air ForceRaytheon’s JLENS Hits Trifecta–Successful Tests With Air Force, Army, Navy
Raytheon’s [RTN] the joint land attack cruise missile defense elevated netted sensor system (JLENS), has successfully been tested by Army, Navy and now Air Force systems, officials said. A JLENS […]
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Obama Administration Releases Potential Incentives For Adopting Cyber Best Practices
At the halfway point of cobbling together a set of standards and best practices for the nation’s critical infrastructures to consider implementing to bolster their cyber security postures, the Obama […]
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CyberInterior Department Selects 10 Companies To Compete For $10 Billion In Cloud Hosting Awards
The Department of Interior in May selected 10 companies to compete for up to $10 billion in contract awards for cloud hosting services throughout DoI and other federal agencies. Lockheed […]