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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyDynCorp International Wins Army Aviation Field Maintenance Work
DynCorp International (DI) yesterday said the Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM) ) awarded it a contract with a potential total value of $388.5 million to provide […]
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Air ForceFokker Aerostructures Contracts For F-35 Work With Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman
Netherlands-based Fokker Aerostructures has signed two contracts for F-35 work with Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], collectively valued at approximately $78 million. The two contracts are for the […]
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Army
BAE Systems To Upgrade Medium Recovery Vehicles To Heavy System
BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $28.7 million contract to upgrade 11 M88A1 Medium Recovery vehicles to the M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift Evacuation System (HERCULES) configuration. […]
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Air Force
F-35 Program Goes After Affordability, Officials Tell Senators
Driving down production costs and attacking long-term lifecycle costs are a top priority for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, service and program office officials yesterday told members of the Senate […]
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Army
Bradley Industrial Base Suppliers Get Support from Pa. Senator
Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey (D) made it clear he’s a strong supporter of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, speaking April 23 to suppliers of the BAE Systems’ heavy armor vehicle on […]
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Sequestration ‘Affecting Everything,’ Pentagon Acquisition Chief Says
The Pentagon is scrambling to minimize the impact of the across the board budget cuts known as sequestration on developmental programs and programs already in production, Pentagon acquisition chief Frank […]
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Army
AH-64E Apache Production Line Ramps Up As AH-64D Line Winds Down
The Army’s newest version of the Boeing [BA] AH-64 Apache, the E- model, nicknamed Guardian, heads toward full-rate production in January, while the D-model production line heads toward closure this […]
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Army
BAE Systems, General Dynamics Receive Six-Month GCV TD Contract Extensions
The Army late yesterday awarded contract modifications to BAE Systems and General Dynamics [GD] for the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Technology Development (TD) phase work as called for in an earlier Acquisition […]
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Army
Utility Helicopter Office Aims To Optimize Portfolio, Official Says
The Army has tasked the Utility Helicopter office to take a hard look at its portfolio, and see if the programs and platforms are optimized and the numbers the service […]
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Business/FinancialKaman Corp. Receives Super Seasprite Helicopter Order From New Zealand MoD
Kaman Corp. [KAMN] said the New Zealand Cabinet authorized the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to enter into an approximately $120 million contract for the purchase 10 SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite aircraft, […]