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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Air ForceMDA, Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Ballistic Missile Target
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said they successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. In the […]
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ArmyBetter Oversight Needed For Army Special Operations Command C-12 Aircraft
The Defense Department Inspector General (DoDIG) says U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) should be responsible for a C-12 Huron aircraft and end confusion among the command, Army Special Operations Command […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Middle East Focus. A “robust” U.S military presence in the Persian Gulf is a priority for the Pentagon, Defense […]
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ArmyBattelle Building Armored Vehicles For Special Operations Forces
Battelle’s Tactical Systems business is transforming standard pickup trucks into Special Operations vehicles under a General Services Administration Blanket Purchase Agreement with an estimated value of $58 million over three […]
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ArmyPicatinny Provides Artillery Soldiers With Upgraded M119 Howitzers
Artillerymen at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 19, became the first Army unit to receive digitized M119A3 howitzers, which will make it possible for soldiers to start firing rounds and […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Successfully Demonstrates ADAM Laser System Against Rocket Targets
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it successfully demonstrated its Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system in multiple tests against free-flying Qassam-like rocket targets. ADAM System Courtesy Lockheed Martin The prototype laser system […]
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ArmyReadiness Issues Push Risk Higher For ‘Unknown Contingencies,’ Odierno Says
National security strategy may focus the Army on the Asia-Pacific and Middle East, but the land force must hedge against surprise and be ready for what the Army Chief of […]
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Air ForceArmy Awards First Geothermal Tech Contracts Under Energy MATOC
In the first of its kind Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC), the Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Ala., working with […]
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InternationalNATO Secretary General Calls For Military Capability To Back Diplomacy
NATO’s Secretary General said yesterday that Europe must invest in security or become sidelined, lacking the power and clout to influence events. “If European nations do not make a firm […]
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BudgetTracking The Official Word on Sequestration, Cuts, And Budget, CSIS Issues Report
It’s hard to keep track of what officials have said about sequestration, the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget and defense cuts changing the military at the same time as defense […]