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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyOshkosh Defense To Open New Office In Canada
Oshkosh Corp.’s [OSK] Oshkosh Defense yesterday said it will open a new office in Ottawa, Ontario, to support vehicle programs for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). “We are […]
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Air ForceNew Strategic Guidance Builds On Ongoing Service Efforts
New strategic guidance from the White House builds on work done by the services over the past several years on lessons learned in conflict and considerations of the future. The […]
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Army
General Dynamics To Continue Upgrading Abrams Tanks
General Dynamics [GD] Friday said its Land Systems unit received $60 million under an existing contract to continue upgrading M1A1 tanks to the M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP)V2 configuration. Army […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Dem Love. While an array of Republicans blast the Pentagon’s new strategic guidance released Jan. 5, some Democrats, not […]
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Army
Alion To Support Army Rapid Equipping Force Bridge Capability Gaps
Alion Science and Technology said it was awarded a three-year $30 million contract to support the Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) in assessing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) solutions to […]
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Army
QinetiQ’s Dragon Runner Robot Tapped To Support Australian Forces
QinetiQ North America yesterday said Australia’s Department of Defense has chosen the Dragon Runner™ 20 (DR20) robot to support military robotic missions, over competition from a Boeing [BA] iRobot [IRBT] […]
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Army
Army Prepares For JLTV EMD Solicitation This Month
The Army yesterday said Jan. 20 is the likely date it plans to release the solicitation for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. Army […]
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Army
SRC To Research Advanced Electronic Warfare Systems For The Army
The Army’s National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) has awarded SRC Inc., formerly Syracuse Research Corporation, a contract to research advanced electronic, electro-optic and weapon system technologies. SRC will provide analytical, […]
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Army
BAE Systems Poised To Restore Bradley Fighting Vehicle Performance
Later this month the Army is expected to issue a sole source solicitation to BAE Systems for work that would restore performance and alleviate issues associated with survivability upgrades required […]
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Homeland Security
State Department Establishes Bureau of Counterterrorism
The State Department yesterday set up the Bureau of Counterterrorism, absorbing the responsibilities of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, in line with a recommendation of the department’s Quadrennial […]