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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
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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 […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin’s International THAAD Sale Likely To Lower U.S. Costs
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will make the system more affordable for the U.S. military as budgets tighten, company […]
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Army
Army Plans New Contract For Gray Eagle UAS Software Upgrades
The Army yesterday said it anticipates issuing a new cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for pre-planned software improvements so additional payloads can be integrated on […]
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Army
Booz Allen Hamilton To Support Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] said it is one of the major contractors that will support the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. Booz Allen is […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Signs MoUs With Brazilian Companies To Explore Work Opportunities
Boeing [BA] Defense, Space & Security business yesterday said it signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two Brazilian companies: MSM Powertrain Ltda. and Pan Metal Industria Metalurgica Ltda. The MoUs […]
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Business/Financial
Marines Renew Navistar Defense Field Service Rep Contract
Navistar Defense LLC yesterday said it received a $134 million delivery order for field service representatives (FSRs). The order from Marine Corps Systems Command renews the company’s in-theater FSR service […]
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Air ForceCyclone Power Technologies To Acquire Advent Power Systems, Become Army Prime Contractor
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. [CYPW], developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, said yesterday it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business of Advent Power Systems Inc., […]
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Business/Financial
ITT Exelis, Boeing, Complete Next-Gen Jammer Wind Tunnel Tests
As part of the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program’s technology maturation phase, ITT Exelis [XLS] and Boeing [BA] said they have successfully completed wind tunnel testing of the team’s proposed […]
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Army
General Dynamics To Provide More LAV II Vehicles For FMS
General Dynamics [GD] Canada yesterday said it received a $126 contract modification for more Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) for a Foreign Military Sale. This latest contract modification raises the value […]
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Air Force
U.K. Recognizes Northrop Grumman AWACS Support Role In Libya Operation
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it has been recognized by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its role, through the Sentry Whole Life Support Program at Royal Air Force […]