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Cal Biesecker
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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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ArmyAlion 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
Longbow LLC To Provide Apache Longbow Fire Control Radars
The Longbow Limited Liability Co., a joint venture of Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], recently received a $181 million contract from the Army for AH-64D Apache Block III […]
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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 […]
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Army
Lockheed 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 […]