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Cal Biesecker
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Air ForceBAE Systems To Produce More Armor Inserts
BAE Systems yesterday said it has received a $75 million order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to produce and deliver hard armor inserts used to protect Soldiers and other […]
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CongressMDA Could Strengthen Acquisition By Reducing Concurrency: GAO Report
After the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) successful target performances and flight test failures in fiscal year 2011, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports that without addressing and reducing “highly concurrent” […]
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ArmySenators Support Abrams Tank Production In Memo To SASC Leaders
Sens. Robert Casey (D-Pa.,) Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) have written their colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) in favor of continuing funding for Abrams tanks […]
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Army
Army NIE 12.2 Communication Exercise Kicks Off
Harris [HRS] is a major player as the Army’s Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 12.2 communication exercise kicks off today at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., a company official said. Soldiers […]
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UncategorizedDEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense F-35 Bombing Tests. The Marine F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is inching closer to in-flight releases of […]
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Army
DoD Readies MEADS FY ’12 Funding Plan For Congress
The Defense Department’s plan to use Fiscal Year 2012 funds for a reduced program for Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) or for contract termination costs is expected to be […]
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Business/FinancialBAE Systems Receives Task Order For JIEDDO Training
BAE Systems yesterday said it received a new $60 million task order to provide training to the Defense Department’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). The company will develop […]
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Army
General Dynamics, Rheinmetall Defence Joint Venture Aims To Lead Global Tank Ammo Market
General Dynamics’ [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and Germany’s Rheinmetall Defence have formed a tank ammunition joint venture company named Defense Munitions International LLC (DMI). The new company will develop […]
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Business/Financial
Bell Helicopter Opens New Office In New Delhi
Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday said it has opened a new office in New Delhi for all of its operations in India. “Bell Helicopter is investing in India,” said John Garrison, […]
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Army
Sentient Successfully Demos Desert Owl Software Suite
Australian-based Sentient yesterday said it successfully demonstrated its Desert Owl, a software solution that automatically indicates movement and changes in electro-optical (EO) full motion video (FMV) imagery captured by ground […]