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Cal Biesecker
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General Dynamics Awarded $64 Million In Ammunition Contracts
General Dynamics [GD] yesterday said it was awarded ammunition contracts with a combined value of about $64 million for U.S. and International customers. Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island, Ill., awarded […]
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ArmyFirst UH-72A Security And Support Mission Helicopter Is Operational
EADS North America’s first UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) equipped with the Security and Support (S&S) Battalion Mission Equipment Package (MEP) has entered operational service with the Mississippi National […]
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Business/FinancialAustralian Industry Supporting Rapid Prototyping, Development And Evaluation Program
Twelve more Australian organizations have joined the Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation Program (RPDE), the nation’s effort to fix high risk and complex Defence capability problems, Minister for Defence Materiel […]
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Army
Boeing Submits Second Multi-Year Production Proposal For CH-47 F Helicopters
Boeing [BA] has submitted its proposal to the government for a second five-year production contract for CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters that would attain the Army’s planned 464-ship fleet, a […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Sequester Shuffle. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) ask Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to describe what the […]
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Army
Armaments Directors In U.S., Germany, Italy Approve MEADS Contract Amendment, Flight Tests
The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States yesterday approved a contract amendment that funds two flight intercept tests of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), […]
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Business/Financial
Australia Closer To Implementing Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty With U.S.
The Australia-United States Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty is closer to implementation as the Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011 was introduced to Parliament, ministers said yesterday. The legislation is required for […]
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Army
Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes DCGS-A Mobile Software Baseline Qualification
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has successfully completed formal qualification testing of the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Mobile Basic software baseline being developed for the Army. DCGS-A Mobile […]
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UncategorizedArmy Receives First Boeing Advanced Technology AH-64D Apache Block III
Boeing [BA] celebrated delivery of the first AH-64D Apache Block III multi-role attack helicopter to the Army yesterday in Mesa, Ariz. The Block III Apache delivers advanced technologies and capabilities […]
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Army
‘Everything Is On The Table,’ For Budget Cuts, McHugh Says
Nothing has been ruled out for budget cutting as yet because there is no budget and almost everything is speculation, the Army secretary said. However, “some things we owe to […]