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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyArmy Fielding First Networked Capability Set
The first fielding of Capability Set (CS) 13 has begun new equipment training with two brigade combat teams (BCT) of the 10th Mountain Div. at Fort Drum, N.Y., and Fort […]
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Army
DoD Chief Tester Wants Oversight, Tests, On Harris AN/PRC 117G
The Army’s top acquisition official and a program executive officer (PEO) must provide the DoD’s chief tester with a test plan by January for the Harris [HRS] Falcon III AN/PRC-117G […]
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Army
New CH-47F Floor In Tests
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga.–Boeing [BA] is validating a new floor for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter called the Cargo On Off Logistics System, or COOLS, a company official said. COOLS would replace the […]
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Army
Hercules Co. Celebrates Transition To New CH-47F Helicopter
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga.–The Army Song and the Dog Face Soldier song echoed around the hangar as soldiers of B-Company 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division’s […]
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Army
From Flat To Double V–Army Completes First Pilot Stryker Exchange Vehicle
The Army yesterday said it completed the first vehicle in the Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) exchange program that exchanges flat-bottom Stryker hulls for the newer DVH design. The Army’s Project […]
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Army
Bell Helicopter Breaks Ground For New Global Headquarters
Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday said it has begun construction for its new global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Elected federal, state and local officials joined John Garrison, president and CEO […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Senatorial C-5s. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren spar during an Oct. 9 debate about the […]
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Testing Confirms New Italian Sensor Compatible With NATO Ballistic Missile Defense
A large scale multinational test in September confirmed a new Italian sensor is compatible with NATO’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) architecture. The successful Ensemble Test 2 was conducted by the […]
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Army
Army Presses Forward With Network Modernization
The Army’s priority network modernization continues to advance as the service Oct. 1 began new equipment training for two 10th Mountain Div. brigades on its mobile battlefield network Warfighter Information […]
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InternationalNATO Secretary General Cites Cooperation, Investment, At Ministerial
Closer defense cooperation is vital during a time of tighter budgets, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said yesterday as defense ministers wrapped up their two-day meeting in Brussels. “At […]