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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyPicatinny Provides Artillery Soldiers With Upgraded M119 Howitzers
Artillerymen at Fort Bragg, N.C., on April 19, became the first Army unit to receive digitized M119A3 howitzers, which will make it possible for soldiers to start firing rounds and […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Successfully Demonstrates ADAM Laser System Against Rocket Targets
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it successfully demonstrated its Area Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) system in multiple tests against free-flying Qassam-like rocket targets. ADAM System Courtesy Lockheed Martin The prototype laser system […]
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ArmyReadiness Issues Push Risk Higher For ‘Unknown Contingencies,’ Odierno Says
National security strategy may focus the Army on the Asia-Pacific and Middle East, but the land force must hedge against surprise and be ready for what the Army Chief of […]
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Air ForceArmy Awards First Geothermal Tech Contracts Under Energy MATOC
In the first of its kind Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC), the Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Ala., working with […]
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InternationalNATO Secretary General Calls For Military Capability To Back Diplomacy
NATO’s Secretary General said yesterday that Europe must invest in security or become sidelined, lacking the power and clout to influence events. “If European nations do not make a firm […]
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BudgetTracking The Official Word on Sequestration, Cuts, And Budget, CSIS Issues Report
It’s hard to keep track of what officials have said about sequestration, the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget and defense cuts changing the military at the same time as defense […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Stratton Fixed, Who Pays. Now that the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter Stratton is operational again, the Coast Guard […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics To Develop New Close-In Radar System
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems yesterday said it received a $16 million contract modification to the Range Radar Replacement Program (RRRP) to develop a new High/Medium Power Close-in Radar system. […]
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Army
Think Tank Finds Future Contingencies Likely Will Need Large-Scale Ground Force Option
Future defense challenges in the geographic focus areas of today’s defense strategy–U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)–are likely to require the option of large-scale ground forces as an […]
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ArmyCUV Delivers Army Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System
Carolina Unmanned Vehicles Inc. (CUV) yesterday said it delivered the Rev-1 version of the Small Tactical Multi-Payload Aerostat System (STMPAS) for deployment to Afghanistan. STMPAS Courtesy of Carolina Unmanned Vehicles […]