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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyArmy Airs Readiness Concerns Before House Panel
The Army’s immediate priority is to ensure soldiers in Afghanistan and those units next to deploy are trained, equipped and ready, as non-deploying units will bear the brunt of constrained […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics UK Reorganizes, Appoints COO
General Dynamics [GD] UK yesterday said it reorganized the business toward future growth, and appointed Steve Rowbotham as chief operating officer. General Dynamics will continue to have two primary lines […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Completes First Flight of New U.K. Chinook
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it recently completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook–called the Mk6–heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. The March 15 flight, at […]
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ArmySuccessful Flight Tests For Lockheed Martin Nemesis Missile
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it successfully demonstrated the launch, guided flight, target acquisition and precision strike capability of its Nemesis missile in three flight tests at White Sands Missile […]
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Army
OH-58 Kiowa Warrior Racks Up Flying Hours, Readiness Rates
Bell Helicopter Textron‘s [TXT] aging OH-58 Kiowa Warrior continues to rack up hours and rates while flying vital combat missions. “With over 820,000 combat hours and counting, the OH-58 is […]
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Army
Patriot PAC-3 Missile Test Successfully Intercepts Tactical Ballistic Missile
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] PAC-3 missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) in a Lower Tier Project Office flight test on Friday at White Sands Missile Range, […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Risk Based Needs. The Transportation Security Administration’s push toward risk-based security is a step in the right direction and […]
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Army
Army Clarifies GCV Acquisition Adjustment
In the wake of some uncertainty about acquisition timelines for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) arising from budget documents, the Army clarified extensions for two phases of the program. […]
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ArmyArmy Expects May Award of Second Multi-Year CH-47F Contract
The Army is on schedule to award in May a second multi-year (MYII) production contract for the CH-47F heavy-lift helicopter to prime contractor Boeing [BA], program officials said. “Everyone wants […]
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Army
Army Clarifies GCV Acquisition Adjustment
In the wake of some uncertainty about acquisition timelines for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) arising from budget documents, the Army clarified extensions for two phases of the program. […]