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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyDirect Hits For Vehicle-Launched Javelin Missiles In Norway
The Javelin Joint Venture, an effort by Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN], recently demonstrated the capability to launch Javelin missiles from a vehicle in winter conditions at a test […]
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Army
General Dynamics UK Rolls Out Specialist Vehicle Mobile Test Rig
The General Dynamics [GD] UK-led Specialist Vehicle (SV) industry team has rolled-out the U.K. program’s first Mobile Test Rig (MTR) at a ceremony at team-member General Dynamics European Land Systems’ […]
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Army
AeroVironment Increases International Reach: To Provide Small UAS To Swedish Army
AeroVironment [AVAV] yesterday in Paris at Eurosatory said it received a firm fixed-price order for 12 hybrid small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (Försvarets Materielverk) […]
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Air ForceCritical Design Review Successful For Northrop Grumman IBCS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Army’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). The CDR provided […]
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Army
BAE Systems Displays Latest Mine-Protected Vehicle
The latest in BAE Systems’ mine-protected vehicles, the RG35 family of vehicles, is on display this week at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. “The new RG35 vehicle is a direct […]
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Business/FinancialGD Board Authorizes New Share Repurchase Program
General Dynamics [GD] last week said its board of directors has authorized the company’s management to repurchase 10 million shares of GD’s stock on the open market. There is no […]
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Business/Financial
DuPont Plans To Acquire Assets of BAE Systems’ Tensylon; Aims Toward New Armor Materials
DuPont [DD] Friday said it signed an agreement to acquire the assets of BAE Systems Tensylon High Performance Materials Inc., and has purchased a minority share in Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. DuPont […]
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Homeland Security
House Approves Homeland Security Bill As White House Threatens Veto
The House last Thursday evening recommended by a vote of 234-182 a $39.1 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’13 although senior White House advisers […]
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Army
Despite Assurances, Ohio Senator Concerned About Tank Production
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) continues to push for support for more funds to keep the U.S. tank industrial base viable. “Notwithstanding your assurances, I remain concerned that we as […]
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UncategorizedDEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace and Defense Amphibious Answers. If the Marine Corps’ ground-combat vehicle fleet-mix study recommends the service buy a Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), […]