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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Denel Says Latest Version of Artillery Piece Shows Exceptional Accuracy
South Africa’s Denel Land Systems said it has developed an artillery piece that can directly fire three shells through the same hole–at a distance of one kilometer. The locally developed […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Confirmed. The Senate confirms on Aug. 2 the nominations of Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as chairman of the Joint […]
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Business/FinancialEADS Astrium To Acquire Vizada For $960 Million
European Aeronautic Defence And Space Co. (EADS) yesterday said its Astrium subsidiary has entered into an agreement to acquire Vizada from Apax France, a French private equity fund and the […]
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ArmyU.S. Initiatives Aim To Prevent Illegal Acquisition, Use of MANPADS
The State Department has updated its fact sheet on Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) in light of its recent efforts to prevent terrorists and others from acquiring and using the […]
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Army
Army Plans Industry Day On Network Integration Evaluation Process
After this summer’s successfully conducted first-ever Network Integration Evaluation (NIE), the Army on Sept. 8 plans an Industry Day in El Paso, Texas. The event is for those interested industry […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon, Tobyhanna Army Depot Agree To Public-Private Partnership
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it signed a pledge of commitment with Tobyhanna U.S. Army Depot for a public-private partnership to support various electronic and radar systems. Signed by Wayne Iurillo, […]
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Joint Work Continues Though DoD Formally Shutters U.S. Joint Forces Command
As part of the Defense Department’s effort to reduce costs, U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) yesterday was formally “disestablished,” though the work continues in other venues. Created in 1999 to […]
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Navy/USMCBell-Boeing Submits Proposal For Second V-22 Multiyear Procurement Contract
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing [BA] and Bell Helicopter-Textron [TXT], yesterday said it has submitted its proposal to the Navy for a second multiyear procurement […]
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General Dynamics UK Successful In Mating Demo Turret And Scout Recon Platform
The first version of the Reconnaissance Variant of the Specialist Vehicle project is taking shape, as General Dynamics UK [UK] successfully joined the Experimental Demonstration Unit (EDU) turret to a […]
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Poland Requests $200 Million In Phalanx Weapons Work
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland worth an estimated $200 million. Poland requested a possible sale for follow-on […]