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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialU.S. Transfers First F-35 Test Aircraft To The Netherlands
The United States yesterday transferred the first of two Dutch F-35 test aircraft to the Netherlands Ministry of Defense. F-35 Photo: Netherlands MoD The aircraft was the first Conventional […]
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Business/FinancialGDNexus Releases First Need Statements To Connect Customers With New Capabilities
GDNexus, the online community of technology providers created earlier this month by General Dynamics [GD] Advanced Information Systems, released details of the first three requirements-driven Need Statements for registered members. […]
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Business/FinancialOshkosh Defense To Compete For Canadian Medium Support Vehicle System SMP
Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Defense division yesterday said it plans to respond to Canada’s Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) Standard Military Pattern (SMP) request for proposals, part of the tactical vehicle […]
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ArmyJLENS Prepares For Operational Evaluation, Completes Early User Testing
Raytheon’s [RTN] persistent surveillance tethered aerostat and sensors, the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), has essentially completed development tests recently with a successful Early […]
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Business/FinancialAustralia Contracts Rheinmetall MAN For Nearly $2 Billion In Logistics Vehicles
Germany’s Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH (RMMV), a joint venture of Rheinmetall AG and MAN Truck & Bus AG, yesterday said it recently signed a close to $2 billion contract […]
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ArmySRCTec To Start Full-Rate Counter-Mortar Radar Production
SRCTec yesterday said it has been awarded a potential $221 million contract from Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., to begin full-rate production of the AN-TPQ-50 counterfire radar […]
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ArmyNew Cooling Unit Enables Deployment-Ready Missile Defense Radar, Raytheon Says
Raytheon‘s [RTN] 14-month early delivery of a crucial new cooling equipment unit (CEU) will give the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) a deployment-ready AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar, company officials said. […]
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Business/FinancialHarris Receives JTRS Certification For AN/PRC-152A
The Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) late yesterday said that Harris Corp. [HRS] has received Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Certification for the AN/PRC-152A(V)(C) operating Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) software […]
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Business/FinancialMore Transparency, Predictability Would Help Industry Foreign Sales, Company Official Says
As budgets and major program resources become more restricted, aerospace and defense companies are looking to foreign military sales or direct commercial sales as part of their strategic business plan, […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Dempsey Decision. SASC Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and senior member John McCain (R-Ariz.) send Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey a letter July 19 asking for more […]