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Cal Biesecker
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Senatorial C-5s. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren spar during an Oct. 9 debate about the […]
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Testing Confirms New Italian Sensor Compatible With NATO Ballistic Missile Defense
A large scale multinational test in September confirmed a new Italian sensor is compatible with NATO’s ballistic missile defense (BMD) architecture. The successful Ensemble Test 2 was conducted by the […]
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ArmyArmy Presses Forward With Network Modernization
The Army’s priority network modernization continues to advance as the service Oct. 1 began new equipment training for two 10th Mountain Div. brigades on its mobile battlefield network Warfighter Information […]
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InternationalNATO Secretary General Cites Cooperation, Investment, At Ministerial
Closer defense cooperation is vital during a time of tighter budgets, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said yesterday as defense ministers wrapped up their two-day meeting in Brussels. “At […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Formation Flying Global Hawks Close In On Autonomous Aerial Refueling
Northrop Grumman [NOC], the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center said they have successfully completed a series of flights moving DARPA’s Autonomous High-Altitude Refueling […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Sequester Swap. A government watchdog group is calling for lawmakers to avoid “sequestration”–the $1.2 billion in longterm defense and […]
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Army
Boeing Receives First PBL Contract For Chinook Rotorblades
Boeing [BA] this week was awarded a $185 million firm-fixed-price performance based logistics (PBL) contract for services in support of CH-47 Chinook helicopters and rotor blades. A PBL contract is […]
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Army
NanoMech Partners With KDH Defense Systems On Advanced Body Armor
NanoMech, an international material science company and leader in nanotechnology innovation, yesterday revealed a partnership with KDH Defense Systems Inc. to deploy technology that will keep soldiers and law enforcement […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Reports Successful SBIRS Payload Tests
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it successfully completed payload integration and the ambient functional test of the Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload. "The […]
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Army
BAE Systems Receives Second Phase of ECP Work For Bradley Fighting Vehicle
BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $55 million contract for the second phase of the Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) work for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. This contract continues the […]