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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
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TAI, Lockheed Martin Reveal First of New Turkish-built F-16s
Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] unveiled the first of 30 new Turkish-built F-16s in ceremonies yesterday at TAI’s facility near Ankara. The F-16 program has […]
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SAIC Tapped To Provide Air Force Fighter OT&E Services
SAIC [SAI] yesterday said it was awarded an Air Force prime contract with a five-year base period of performance with a potential ceiling value of $85 million to provide fighter […]
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Air Force Receives Lockheed Martin AMF JTRS Model Radio
The Air Force C-130 Systems Integration Laboratory has received an initial Small Airborne Joint Tactical Radio from the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Airborne, Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System team, the […]
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No Silver Bullets, More Tough Decisions Coming, U.K.’s Defense Secretary Says
Just days before the last U.K. troops leave Iraq, U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox said a strong economy is a national security requirement and an affordable defense […]
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FLIR Systems Settles Claims On Indigo Systems Acquisition
FLIR Systems Inc. [FLIR] May 19 said it entered into a definitive agreement with William J. Parrish and E. Timothy Fitzgibbons (“Plaintiffs”) to settle claims filed in 2008 arising out […]
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Next Stage Begins On Australia-U.S. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty
Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare this week kicked off in the next stage of industry consultation on the Australia-United States Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty. The second round of […]
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Successful Demo Moves Northrop Grumman System Closer To Fielding
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it successfully demonstrated that it’s Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART) system increases warfighter situational awareness during a recent Spiral 7 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency […]
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Lockheed Martin To Upgrade Finnish Army MLRS Launchers
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and […]
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U.S. Agrees To Sell Black Hawk Helicopters To Sweden
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] yesterday said the U.S. government has agreed to sell 15 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV, the Swedish acronym) for operation […]
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Abrams Line Pause Scheme Based On Business Case, Army Says
The Army’s plan for a four-year shutdown of its main battle tank production line is based on a careful risk analysis, top service officials said yesterday in response to questions […]