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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialBoeing Moves To Next Phase In Developing High Energy Adaptive Optic System
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it received a contract for an undisclosed amount from the Defense Department’s High Energy Laser–Joint Technology Office (HEL-JTO) to continue development of a prototype High Power […]
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ArmyDoD Looks To Commercial Radios For Next Gen Ground Radio
The day after the formal cancellation of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Ground Mobile Radio (GMR), the top Defense Department acquisition official approved a new program to deliver a […]
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Army
STSS Satellites Track Targets During THAAD Flight Test
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said the Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites tracked two different missile targets and delivered data in real-time to support a […]
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Army
Army Aviation Never Stops Modernizing, PEO Says
Army aviation’s major modernization plan of 2004 has accomplished most of its goals even as it supported and adapted to conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the Program Executive Official […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense F-35 Caucus. The newly formed Joint Strike Fighter Caucus in the House attracted 48 members in its first month, […]
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Army
Newest Block III Apache Helicopter Successfully Controls Army Gray Eagle UAV
The Longbow Limited Liability Company’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Tactical Common Data Link Assembly (UTA) recently successfully controlled an unmanned vehicle from an AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter, while both […]
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Air ForceDoD Office Created To Implement Air-Sea Battle Concept
The Defense Department has a new Air-Sea Battle Concept office expected to integrate air and naval combat capabilities–and soon to incorporate the Army–in support of freedom of action for U.S. […]
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Army
Boeing Cites On Cost, On Schedule Progress For Army EMARSS Program
Boeing [BA] is executing an on cost, on schedule engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) program for the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance Surveillance System (EMARSS), company officials said. “We’ve made […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Taps General Dynamics For Surface Mine Countermeasure UUV
General Dynamics [GD] Advanced Informational Systems yesterday said it received a contract with a potential value of $86.7 million to design and build the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Underwater Vehicle […]
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Air Force
Peru Requests Refurbishment of Two C-130E Aircraft
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Nov. 8 of a possible $74 million Foreign Military Sale to Peru work on two C-130E aircraft and associated equipment and support. […]