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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Army Begins Year-Long Examination of Future Operating Environment
The Army has moved out on its annual campaign to learn about the deep future of 2030-2040–called Unified Quest 2013–with its first event, a week-long Strategic Trends Seminar, the start […]
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ArmyBAE Systems To Produce Tactical Vests With Body Armor
BAE Systems last week said it received a $35 million order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the production of tactical vests equipped with body armor. DLA Troop Support […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense NDAA Next. A final FY ’13 defense authorization bill is expected to emerge from a House-Senate conference committee early […]
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Army
Boeing Puts Unmanned Little Bird Demonstrator Through Paces For South Korea
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology with its Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator that could be integrated onto South Korean Army MD 500 helicopters to expand […]
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ATK To Provide .40 Caliber Ammunition For DoJ, FBI
ATK [ATK] yesterday said it is being awarded a 12-month Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) agreement with a potential $75 million value over the life of the contract from […]
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CyberGeneral Dynamics To Provide IT Services For FBI Network
General Dynamics’ [GD] Information Technology unit yesterday said it was awarded a five year task order with a potential value of $42.2 million to provide information technology services to the […]
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Army
Fort Bliss Soldiers First To Fire Army’s New PGK
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Bliss, Texas, last month became the first troops to fire the Army’s upcoming near-precision projectile, the ATK [ATK]-produced XM1156 […]
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Air ForceAcumentrics Prepares New Rugged-Lite Uninterruptable Power Supply
Growing military power needs for advanced electronics require rugged, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems that can operate in harsh environments and Acumentrics is finding ways to keep critical systems on […]
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UTC To Sell Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Unit To Mitsubishi
United Technologies [UTX] yesterday said it has agreed to sell its Power Systems business unit that is part of its Pratt & Whitney division to Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries so […]
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Business/FinancialThales USA Inc. President And CEO To Retire; Successor Elected
Thales USA Inc. said President and CEO Allan Cameron will retire at the end of the year and Alan Pellegrini, vice president and general manager of Thales Avionics, will succeed […]