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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyLockheed Martin’s International THAAD Sale Likely To Lower U.S. Costs
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will make the system more affordable for the U.S. military as budgets tighten, company […]
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Army
Army Plans New Contract For Gray Eagle UAS Software Upgrades
The Army yesterday said it anticipates issuing a new cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF) contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for pre-planned software improvements so additional payloads can be integrated on […]
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Army
Booz Allen Hamilton To Support Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] said it is one of the major contractors that will support the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. Booz Allen is […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Signs MoUs With Brazilian Companies To Explore Work Opportunities
Boeing [BA] Defense, Space & Security business yesterday said it signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with two Brazilian companies: MSM Powertrain Ltda. and Pan Metal Industria Metalurgica Ltda. The MoUs […]
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Business/Financial
Marines Renew Navistar Defense Field Service Rep Contract
Navistar Defense LLC yesterday said it received a $134 million delivery order for field service representatives (FSRs). The order from Marine Corps Systems Command renews the company’s in-theater FSR service […]
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Air ForceCyclone Power Technologies To Acquire Advent Power Systems, Become Army Prime Contractor
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. [CYPW], developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, said yesterday it signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business of Advent Power Systems Inc., […]
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Army
General Dynamics To Provide More LAV II Vehicles For FMS
General Dynamics [GD] Canada yesterday said it received a $126 contract modification for more Light Armored Vehicles (LAV) for a Foreign Military Sale. This latest contract modification raises the value […]
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Air Force
U.K. Recognizes Northrop Grumman AWACS Support Role In Libya Operation
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it has been recognized by the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) for its role, through the Sentry Whole Life Support Program at Royal Air Force […]
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InternationalU.K. MoD Invests In Future Unmanned Air Systems
The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a new $62.6 million contract with BAE Systems Dec. 19 as part of an effort to ensure the United Kingdom retains a leading […]
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Business/Financial
ITT Exelis, Boeing, Complete Next-Gen Jammer Wind Tunnel Tests
As part of the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program’s technology maturation phase, ITT Exelis [XLS] and Boeing [BA] said they have successfully completed wind tunnel testing of the team’s proposed […]