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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialBoeing, Sikorsky, Form Joint Venture To Support Saudi Arabia’s Rotorcraft
Boeing [BA] and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] Thursday said they formed a joint venture–Boeing Sikorsky International Services (BSIS)–to compete for sustainment services in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s […]
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ArmyRaytheon Begins New 155mm Excalibur Seeker Program
Raytheon [RTN] said on Thursday it has initiated an internally funded program to enhance its combat-proven 155mm Excalibur GPS-guided projectile with a new guidance and navigation unit (GNU) with a […]
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CyberNATO, ThalesRaytheonSystems Sign $180 Million Contract For TMD C2 Upgrade
NATO’s Communications and Information (NCI) Agency yesterday said it signed with ThalesRaytheonSystems an approximately $179.9 million contract for a significant upgrade to the alliance’s current theater missile defense (TMD) command […]
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ArmySupacat, Navistar Defense, Sign MoU On Future Support
Supacat and Navistar Defense [NAV] yesterday said they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a team to deliver collaborative future support to the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s protected […]
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ArmyMEADS Successful In NATO Network Interoperability Exercise
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) has successfully demonstrated network interoperability with NATO systems during Joint Project Optic Windmill (JPOW) exercises held in May and June. MEADS International Executive […]
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ArmyNavistar Defense Debuts MXT Recovery Vehicle At U.K. DVD 2013
Navistar Defense LLC yesterday said it debuted the fifth variant of the International® MXT™ vehicle line, the MXT Recovery Vehicle (MXT-RV), during the U.K. Ministry of Defense DVD vehicle show. […]
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Army
MBDA Begins Medium Range Missile Integration Tests
MBDA yesterday said it has started integration tests with MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée – Medium Range Missile), which the company has been developing under its own funding since 2009 to […]
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InternationalEADS, Siemens, Sign MoU On Electric Propulsion
With the goal of lower costs and emissions, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) and Siemens yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce new electric propulsion […]
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Army
General Dynamics Team Successful In Cold Weather Trials For U.K. Specialist Vehicle
General Dynamics [GD] and the Specialist Vehicle (SV) industry team yesterday said they have successfully completed cold-weather trials on the Mobile Test Rig (MTR), achieving another key risk reduction test […]
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Army5D Robotics, Army, DRS Technologies, Segway, Aim To Lighten Soldier Load
5D Robotics Inc., yesterday said it is collaborating with Finmeccanica’s DRS technologies, Segway Inc, and the Army to develop robots to lighten the soldier’s workload and save lies. The company, […]