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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyRaytheon Releases New Patriot System Software
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday at the Paris Air Show said it has begun delivering a new software release: Post Deployment Build-7 (PDB-7) to the worldwide customer base of the Patriot Air […]
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ArmyMBDA Unveils Future Concept For Indirect Fire Capability For Land And Sea
At the Paris Air Show this week MBDA offered its concept of an indirect precision attack capability for land and naval artillery in 2035 and beyond with the CVS302 Hoplite […]
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InternationalMBDA UK Leads New R&D Effort For Aerospace Tech Innovation
MBDA UK, part of the MBDA Group, is leading the Geometry Handling and Integration (GHandI) project, valued at $7.8 million, one of seven major new collaborative research and development projects […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Poor Cyber Preparedness. On a scale of one to 10, the preparedness of critical infrastructure in the United States is a […]
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Army
HAC Report Boosts Future Army Weapons Tech
The House Appropriations Committee recommends boosting funding for Army efforts in future weapons and munitions technology to ensure soldiers retain their lethal edge and remain survivable during these uncertain fiscal […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin, China’s SNPAS, Agree To Work Nuclear Plant Safety
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and China’s State Nuclear Power Automation System Engineering Company (SNPAS) yesterday said they have signed an agreement to prototype, manufacture and qualify nuclear power plant reactor protection systems for […]
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Business/Financial
Longbow LLC To Provide Saudi Arabia With Apache Fire Control Radars
The Longbow Limited Liability Company (LLC), a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC], received a $90.6 million contract to provide Saudi Arabia with Longbow Fire Control Radars (FCRs) for […]
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BudgetHagel Reviewing Initial Results of Strategic Choices And Management Review
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told members of both the Senate and House Budget Committees yesterday that he’s looking at early results of a review he mandated to help the Defense […]
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Business/Financial
U.K. MoD Sole Source Contracting Reforms Could Offer Huge Savings, Officials Say
Hundreds of millions could be saved by the U.K. Ministry of Defense by changing the rules of sole source procurement, officials said Monday. The proposals were offered by Defense Secretary […]
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ArmyArmy, Boeing Sign $4 billion Chinook Multi-Year II Procurement Contract
In an agreement expected to save the government more than $800 million, the Army and Boeing [BA] have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, with […]