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Cal Biesecker
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DEFENSE WATCH
Budget Boom. The HAC-D is set to mark up a FY ’12 Pentagon appropriations bill today that is 1.7 percent below the Pentagon spending amount President Barack Obama is requesting […]
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Boeing Defense UK Reveals Partners On Logistics Work
Boeing [BA] Defence UK May 26 revealed the seven U.K. companies that will support its efforts as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Delivery Partner for the Logistics Network Enabled Capability […]
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InternationalNepal Making Progress Integrating Former Insurgents, Official Says
There is progress in Nepal toward implementing a 2006 peace agreement ending its civil war though the Constituent Assembly working to do so is set to expire May 28, a […]
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Army Network Strategy Embraces Joint, Coalition World
The Army’s modernization priority, a network to connect soldiers to each other and their equipment, will eventually include the other services and coalition allies. “Ultimately the network will […]
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Lockheed Martin SBIRS GEO-1 Now In Orbit
The first Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft has successfully reached its intended orbit and is performing as required. The satellite was launched […]
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Some $35 Billion In Military Acquisition Could Come In India, Official Says
U.S. defense sales to India have greatly increased over the past decade, with more than $30 billion still to come in military acquisition, according to a State Department official. […]
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TAI, Lockheed Martin Reveal First of New Turkish-built F-16s
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies yesterday at TAI’s facility near Ankara. The F-16 program has […]
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SAIC Tapped To Provide Air Force Fighter OT&E Services
SAIC [SAI] yesterday said it was awarded an Air Force prime contract with a five-year base period of performance with a potential ceiling value of $85 million to provide fighter […]
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Air Force Receives Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS Model Radio
The Air Force C-130 Systems Integration Laboratory has received an initial Small Airborne Joint Tactical Radio from the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Airborne, Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System team, the […]
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No Silver Bullets, More Tough Decisions Coming, U.K.’s Defense Secretary Says
Just days before the last U.K. troops leave Iraq, U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox said a strong economy is a national security requirement and an affordable defense […]