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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyBoeing Taps Three Canadian Firms To Support New Canadian Chinook Helicopters
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it has selected three Canadian firms to receive the first group of work packages for in-service support of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters, designated CH-147F for […]
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Army
Northop Grumman To Continue Sustaining C-RAM Systems
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it received a $122 million contract to install and sustain Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) systems at forward operating bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan and Iraq. […]
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Business/FinancialSweden Extends Gripen Cooperation With Hungary Another Decade
Sweden and Hungary yesterday signed a new contract to continue operating Gripen fighter aircraft another 10 years, until 2026. Saab, a Swedish defense and security company, said Hungary made the […]
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Army
Icahn’s Move On Oshkosh Corp. Board Thwarted, Early Election Returns Show
Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] Friday said that a challenge by investor Carl Icahn to add new blood to its board has been beaten back based on the preliminary proxies turned in […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word on Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Sequestration Foe. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is fighting the $600 billion in added long-term defense cuts that […]
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Army
Army Issues JLTV EMD RFP, DoD Supports Program In Coming Budget
The Army yesterday issued the long-awaited request for proposals (RFP) for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program, as the Defense Department […]
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Army
DoD Plans Reduced Army Force Structure, Aims At Lean, Versatile, Lethal Force
As part of the Joint Force, the Army is transitioning from combat toward the Joint Force of 2020 and the fiscal year 2013 budget is expected to reflect that, defense […]
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Air ForcePentagon Unveils Budget Cuts In Opening Salvo With GOP
Pentagon leaders proposed multiple weapons-program changes yesterday–including cutting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement, cancelling block 30 Global Hawk drones, and delaying the new ballistic-missile submarine–in the opening salvo of a […]
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Army
Army Chief of Staff Sets Out Priorities
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno has established five priorities for the service as it a transitions over the next five years from an environment of conflict to a […]
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Air Force
C-27J Program In Jeopardy, Army Chief of Staff Says
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