Reporter: Business/Homeland Security
Defense Daily
Ph: 434-242-7750
Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
-
ArmyDoD Chief Tester Wants Oversight, Tests, On Harris AN/PRC 117G
The Army’s top acquisition official and a program executive officer (PEO) must provide the DoD’s chief tester with a test plan by January for the Harris [HRS] Falcon III AN/PRC-117G […]
-
Army
New CH-47F Floor In Tests
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga.–Boeing [BA] is validating a new floor for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter called the Cargo On Off Logistics System, or COOLS, a company official said. COOLS would replace the […]
-
Army
Hercules Co. Celebrates Transition To New CH-47F Helicopter
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga.–The Army Song and the Dog Face Soldier song echoed around the hangar as soldiers of B-Company 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division’s […]
-
Army
From Flat To Double V–Army Completes First Pilot Stryker Exchange Vehicle
The Army yesterday said it completed the first vehicle in the Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) exchange program that exchanges flat-bottom Stryker hulls for the newer DVH design. The Army’s Project […]
-
Army
Bell Helicopter Breaks Ground For New Global Headquarters
Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday said it has begun construction for its new global headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Elected federal, state and local officials joined John Garrison, president and CEO […]
-
Homeland Security
DHS Expanding Radiation and Nuclear Monitoring Effort to L.A.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said yesterday that it will expand a six-year old program that has been focused on providing the New York City region with nuclear and […]
-
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 […]
-
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 […]
-
Army
Army 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 […]
-
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 […]