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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Poland Requests $200 Million In Phalanx Weapons Work
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland worth an estimated $200 million. Poland requested a possible sale for follow-on […]
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Business/FinancialEADS Astrium To Acquire Vizada For $960 Million
European Aeronautic Defence And Space Co. (EADS) yesterday said its Astrium subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Vizada from Apax France, a French private equity fund and the […]
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ArmyU.S. Initiatives Aim To Prevent Illegal Acquisition, Use of MANPADS
The State Department has updated its fact sheet on Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) in light of its recent efforts to prevent terrorists and others from acquiring and using the […]
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Army
DoD IG Report: Ballistic Testing Improvements Needed For Interceptor Body Armor Inserts
Testing is inconsistent on body armor ballistic inserts, and the Army office in charge of the equipment plans to make changes in line with Department of Defense Inspector General (DoD […]
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General Dynamics To Produce More Light Armored Vehicles For Marines
General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems-Canada yesterday said it has been awarded a $42 million contract to produce 33 Light Armored Vehicles (LAV-A2) in various configurations for the Marines. The LAV-A2 […]
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JPEO JTRS Delivers SRW Telementry Operations Waveform
The Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) Network Enterprise Domain (NED) yesterday said earlier this summer it successfully completed the SRW1.1 Waveform Development Environment […]
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Army
Work Stops On Lockheed Martin MULE Program
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it has been notified that the Army has issued a stop work order for the Multifunction Utility/Logistics and Equipment (MULE) Common Mobility Platform program. The Army […]
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Army
Oshkosh FMTV Back On Original Schedule This Fall
The Oshkosh [OSK] Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) program is delivering quality products and as it overcomes challenges such as the time it took to complete a new facility […]
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Raytheon Develops Fratricide-Preventing Mini-Antenna For Soldiers, UAVs
It’s the size of an ice cube and weighs just a fraction of an ounce, and Raytheon [RTN] says its miniaturized interrogation antenna will extend the use of its Cooperative […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Numbers Wanted. As House Republicans and Democrats in the Senate and White House remain at odds last Friday over dueling deficit-reducing plans, Pentagon watchers try to deduce the amount of […]