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Cal Biesecker
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Navistar Defense To Field Additional MaxxPro Dash Vehicles
Navistar Defense LLC [NAV] yesterday said it received a $357 million delivery order for an additional 471 International® MaxxPro® Dash vehicles with DXM™ independent suspension. The order from Marine Corps […]
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Senator Urges SASC To Continue Abrams Tank Production
Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) is calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) to continue funding production of the General Dynamics [GD]-built Abrams tank, as it marks up its version […]
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Elbit Systems Successfully Operates UAS From Wearable Control Unit
Israel’s Elbit Systems yesterday said it has completed a series of successful tests of its Skylark I LE mini/man-pack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS) using the Dominator command and control unit on […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
SASC Set. The SASC will mark up its version of the FY ’12 defense authorization bill this week, behind closed doors as usual. The full committee is expected to unveil […]
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Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Helicopter CIRCM System Processor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday detailed the development and demonstration of a new aircraft self-protection system processor specifically designed to meet the rigors of the military rotary-wing environment. This miniaturized processor […]
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Afghan Training Focus: Reaching Transition And Making It Last, Gen. Says
There’s been “significant” progress in the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A), but the goal is for enduring achievement once the transition of national security responsibility is passed to the Afghan government […]
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VSE Corp. Closes On Acquisition of Wheeler Bros. Inc.
VSE Corp. [VSEC] June 6 said it closed on the acquisition of Wheeler Bros. Inc. (WBI), a privately held supply chain management company headquartered in Somerset, Pa. WBI supplies vehicle […]
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Nujira, KCB Signal Solutions Partner In Support of U.S. Military
Nujira, a UK.-based provider of Envelope Tracking technology, and U.S.-based KCB Signal Solutions joined in a formal partnership to support their growing U.S. military customer base, the companies said June […]
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Lockeed Martin, Raytheon Say Risk Reduction Vital To Their JAGM Efforts
Both Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week turned in proposals emphasizing risk reduction for the Joint-Air-To-Ground-Missile (JAGM) engineering manufacturing development (EMD) phase. The JAGM competition is for […]
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Boeing Leads Team Pursuing Air Force Launch Range Consolidation Contract
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it will lead an industry team as prime contractor to compete for the Air Force Launch Test Range System Integrated Support Contract (LISC). The contract […]