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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyU.K. Army Rebalances–Chops 23 Units
The U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Phil Hammond unveiled the outcome of the Army 2020 review yesterday, which includes the reduction of personnel and 23 units by merger or […]
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Army
Bruel & Kjaer, Sikorsky To Strengthen Industrial Cooperation
Denmark’s Brüel & Kjær and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] said this week they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen industrial cooperation between the two companies. Sikorsky is […]
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Army
DynCorp To Continue Support For 160th SOAR
DynCorp (DI) yesterday said Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded it a task order under the Contract Field Teams (CFT) contract to provide aviation support to the 160th […]
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Air ForceMosaic ATM Releases New UAS Mission Planning Tool
Mosaic ATM yesterday said it has released its Rapid Automated Mission Planning System (RAMPS) tool, which it says dramatically shortens the mission planning and validation time of Unmanned Aerial Systems […]
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Army
AgustaWestland North America Completes Army AAS Flight Demos
Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland North America Inc. yesterday said it has completed a week of flight demonstrations for the U.S. Army as it moves forward with its Armed Aerial Scout program. AgustaWestland […]
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Army
U.K. MoD Confirms Starstreak, Rapier Missiles To Aid Olympic Security
The U.K. Ministry of Defense yesterday confirmed he Starstreak and Rapier air defense missile systems are part of the ground based defense providing security during the 2012 Olympic Games. Starstreak […]
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InternationalRIMPAC 2012 Underway In The Pacific
The biennial Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2012 got underway Monday with military leaders from 22 nations at the formal launch in Hawaii. The U.S. Pacific Fleet hosts RIMPAC […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin To Produce More Hellfire Missiles For U.K.
The United Kingdom has ordered more Hellfire missiles under an approximately $45 million contract with Lockheed Martin UK, which continues missile delivery through 2013. All production for the AGM-114 missiles […]
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Air Force
Expanding Army NIE Could Open New Avenues, General Says
The Army’s recent success in distributing its nascent network to several sites offers a glimpse of how the service can not only play an important role in the new defense […]
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Army
Gray Eagle UAS An Evolving Game Changer, General Says
The first fully equipped unit–F/227–of the Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) in Afghanistan is a game changer and the capability keeps growing–despite some reliability issues, the program executive officer […]