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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyU.S. Withdrawal From MEADS Program Would Cause ‘Economic Damage:’ Defense Ministers
Defense Ministers from Germany and Italy sent a strongly worded letter to U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressing their “grave concerns” about U.S. withdrawal from the tri-national Medium Extended Air […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense State’s State. Hillary Clinton resigns as secretary of state Feb. 1, clearing the way for John Kerry to be […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Secures GMLRS Production Option, Reduces Army Costs
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it received a $197 million contract option from the Army for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket production, enabling the service to pay […]
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Army
Northrop Grumman Delivers First Army CIRCM System Ahead of Schedule
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has delivered the first of eight Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) missile defense systems to the Army two months ahead of schedule. The system was […]
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Army
Textron Systems, Rheinmetall, And Kongsberg Protech Receive Work On Canadian TAPV
Textron Systems Canada Inc. [TXT], Rheinmetall Canada Inc., and Kongsberg Protech Systems (KPS) Canada received an approximately $100.3 million contract for work to be performed by KPS Canada on the […]
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Business/FinancialSingapore Technologies To Design, Build New Patrol Vessels
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) yesterday said it has received a contract from Singapore’s Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) to design and build eight new vessels. Under the contract, the […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman To Provide Gen II Mission Computers For Navy H-1 Upgrade
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it was awarded a $9.3 million firm-fixed-price contract by Naval Air Systems Command to provide Gen II mission computers for the H-1 Upgrade helicopter program. […]
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Army
Raytheon Tests Active Protection System, Says Shows Maturity
Raytheon [RTN] is ready for formal government testing in March of its Quick Kill Active Protection System (APS) following the success of its own tests that a company official said […]
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Army
GMD Returns To Flight With Successful GBI Flight Test, Readies For Future Intercept Tests
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said a successful Jan. 26 flight test of a three-stage ground-based interceptor (GBI) launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., marks the return to flight for the […]
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Army
Army Avoids Nearly $300 Million With Early Closure at Chemical Agent Disposal Facility
The Army Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) yesterday said it recently realized a cumulative cost avoidance to taxpayers of more than $290 million by achieving the end of closure operations early […]