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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyAustralia Reforms, Prepares For Major Disposal of Military Equipment
The Australian Defense Force (ADF) is about to embark on the largest disposal of military equipment since World War II–replacing or upgrading as much as 85 percent of its equipment […]
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CyberGeneral Dynamics To Provide DIA’s Enterprise Communication Services
General Dynamics [GD] Information Technology yesterday said it has been awarded a potential five-year $178 million task order if all options are exercised to provide enterprise communication services under the […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Delivers First VNsight Unit For Apache Helicopter
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it recently delivered the first VNsight production unit for the Army’s AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter, which adds a low-light-level display capability to the Apache’s combat-proven […]
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Army
Army Plans HEL TD Tracking Tests Later This Year
Army Space and Missile Defense
Command/Army Forces Strategic Command revealed its High Energy Laser
 Technology Demonstrator ( HEL TD) with the recently completed laser beam control 
system integrated on a tactical […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Integrated Defense Systems Driven By People, Execution And Growth, Exec Says
Faced with an uncertainties in the global environment and the defense budget, Raytheon’s [RTN] Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business is focused on execution, growth and people, the sector president said. […]
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Army
Army Moving Out To Meet Warfighter UAS Demand
The Army is pushing hard to meet the ever-increasing demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of all sizes and payloads as combat flight hours mount for the smallest systems to […]
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Air ForceU.K. Military Reform: Power To The Chiefs, New Joint Forces Command
U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox outlined a new vision of how a reformed military should be structured and managed, including giving service chiefs increased power over their budgets and creating […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Initiates New Alabama Missile Integration Facility
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday broke ground for a new approximately $70 million missile integration facility on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. When it is completed, the facility will provide final assembly […]
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InternationalMBDA, ISL, Extend International Partnering Agreement To Missiles
MBDA and ISL, the Franco-German research institute of St. Louis, signed an international partnering agreement extending the scope of existing ground force cooperation to missiles between the two organizations. MBDA […]
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Army
Boeing Completes System Integration of Army High Energy Laser Demonstrator
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it recently completed system integration of key components for the Army’s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD). The integration included installation of the Beam Control […]