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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialHarris Appoints Retired Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli To Board of Directors
Harris [HRS] yesterday said retired Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Chiarelli, who served for almost 40 years, was Army Vice Chief of […]
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InternationalCobham Supplying Advanced Radar IED Detectors To European Customers
U.K.-based Cobham plc yesterday said it has been awarded orders totaling more than $21.6 million during the second quarter of 2012 to supply European customers with hand-held Improvised Explosive Device […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin SMSS Takes Part In Army Look At Robotic Counter-IED
Army engineers are taking a look at robotic systems, including Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Squad Mission Support System (SMSS), to see if they can conduct counter-improvised explosive devices (IED) missions, something […]
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Business/Financial
Eaton Corp.’s Arc-Alert Technology Tapped For DLA Helicopter Retrofit Program
Eaton Corp. [ETN] yesterday said it has been selected by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide Arc-Alert™ aircraft fault-protection technology as part of a military retrofit program. The value […]
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Army
Army Looks For Industry Capabilities For Loitering Precision Guided Munition
The Army yesterday issued a request for information (RFI) for a loitering precision guided munition, inviting companies to make presentations on their capabilities Oct. 16 in Huntsville, Ala. The RFI […]
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Army
Army Orders 13,000 More JTRS Rifleman Radios From General Dynamics
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems yesterday said it received a new order valued at approximately $53.9 million from the Army for an additional 13,000 Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Handheld, […]
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Army
Tri-National MEADS Program Preparing For First Intercept Flight–Funding Uncertain
The U.S., German and Italian Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program is focused on its first intercept flight this fall at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to an […]
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Army
BAE Systems To Upgrade 353 National Guard Bradley Fighting Vehicles
BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $306 million contract modification to upgrade 353 Bradley Fighting Vehicles now in three different versions to one version, the Operation Desert Storm Situational […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Signs Mentor/Protege Agreement With Juno Technologies
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has signed a Defense Department Mentor-Protégé agreement with Juno Technologies, a teammate on Northrop Grumman’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program. CANES […]
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International
Saab Surface-To-Surface Missiles Ordered For Diehl BGT
Swedish defense and security company Saab [SAABB] yesterday said it received an approximately $25 million order, with options valued at $12.3 million, from its German partner Diehl BGT for the […]