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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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BudgetHagel Reviewing Initial Results of Strategic Choices And Management Review
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told members of both the Senate and House Budget Committees yesterday that he’s looking at early results of a review he mandated to help the Defense […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. MoD Sole Source Contracting Reforms Could Offer Huge Savings, Officials Say
Hundreds of millions could be saved by the U.K. Ministry of Defense by changing the rules of sole source procurement, officials said Monday. The proposals were offered by Defense Secretary […]
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ArmyArmy, Boeing Sign $4 billion Chinook Multi-Year II Procurement Contract
In an agreement expected to save the government more than $800 million, the Army and Boeing [BA] have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, with […]
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NATO’s New Command And Control Structure Takes A Crucial Step
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Northrop Grumman Confirms Intent To Bid On CANES; Others Reviewing RFP
Northrop Grumman [NOC] confirmed recently that it will submit a bid for the full production of the Navy’s next generation tactical afloat network, an expected move for the defense firm that […]
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General Dynamics Mediaware Partners With Sentient For Improved Situational Awareness
Australia-based General Dynamics Mediaware and Sentient Vision Systems Pty Ltd., recently said they have created a technical partnership that combines Sentient’s Kestrel Land and Maritime target-detection software with General Dynamics Mediaware’s […]
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GD Appoints Kirchmaier To Lead Advanced Information Systems
General Dynamics [GD] appointed Thomas Kirchmaier as president of the Advanced Information Systems business, part of the Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) group. Kirchmaier, 56, succeeds Lewis Von Thaer, who resigned […]
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Rifleman Radio Receives JTRS Certification For SRW 1.0
Rifleman Radio Receives JTRS Certification For SRW 1.0C The Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) recently said the Army’s Project Management Office Tactical Radios (PM TR) received Joint Tactical Radio System […]
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Air Force Awards Raytheon Potential $260 MIllion D-RAPCON Contract
Raytheon [RTN] recently edged out Lockheed Martin [LMT] for an Air Force contract potentially worth $260 million to produce up to 18 Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) systems. D-RAPCON is a rapidly deployable […]
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Navy’s Next Intranet Delayed Again
The Navy has once again delayed its next-generation intranet, pushing back by one month the upcoming contract award date for selecting the industry team to operate the network intended to […]