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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Integrated Defense Systems Driven By People, Execution And Growth, Exec Says
Faced with an uncertainties in the global environment and the defense budget, Raytheon’s [RTN] Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business is focused on execution, growth and people, the sector president said. […]
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ArmyArmy Moving Out To Meet Warfighter UAS Demand
The Army is pushing hard to meet the ever-increasing demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of all sizes and payloads as combat flight hours mount for the smallest systems to […]
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Air ForceU.K. Military Reform: Power To The Chiefs, New Joint Forces Command
U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox outlined a new vision of how a reformed military should be structured and managed, including giving service chiefs increased power over their budgets and creating […]
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Business/Financial
Raytheon Initiates New Alabama Missile Integration Facility
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday broke ground for a new approximately $70 million missile integration facility on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala. When it is completed, the facility will provide final assembly […]
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InternationalMBDA, ISL, Extend International Partnering Agreement To Missiles
MBDA and ISL, the Franco-German research institute of St. Louis, signed an international partnering agreement extending the scope of existing ground force cooperation to missiles between the two organizations. MBDA […]
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Army
Boeing Completes System Integration of Army High Energy Laser Demonstrator
Boeing [BA] yesterday said it recently completed system integration of key components for the Army’s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD). The integration included installation of the Beam Control […]
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Air Force
Dytecna Ltd. Divests Australia Interest
U.K.-based Dytecna Ltd has made the decision to divest its interest in Dytecna Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia, effective immediately. Systems engineering firm Dytecna said it invested more […]
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Air Force
Northrop Grumman, SELEX Galileo Sign MoU to Pursue DIRCM Market
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Finmeccanica’s SELEX Galileo said they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue the international directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) market. Capitalizing on their unique […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin JLTV Program Utilizes Past Lessons For Future EMD Program
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) have been driven thousands of miles, braked hard, blown up, and slung below a helicopter during a Technology Development (TD) […]
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Air Force
EADS, Turkish Aerospace Industries Sign MoU For Potential Cooperation
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and its divisions Cassidian and Astrium in Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with Turkish Aerospace […]