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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyAviation Systems Project Office Tackles Degraded Visual Environment
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–A major Army Aviation Systems Project Office initiative is creating an acquisition program to give pilots and crews the ability to see through limited visibility conditions such as dust […]
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Air ForceNew Army Aviation Office Divesting C-23 Sherpa Aircraft
NASHVILLE, Tenn.––Part of the work of the Army’s new Fixed Wing Aircraft office is divesting the fleet of C-23 Sherpa cargo aircraft that provided intra theater personnel and cargo lift […]
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Army
Army To Receive Northrop Grumman SCORPION UGS Systems
Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said the Army awarded it a contract to provide SCORPION and SCORPION II Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) systems to protect soldiers with a remote persistent unattended […]
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Army
UAW Weighs In On Proposed End To Army Tank Modernization
Bob King, president of the International Union, United Automobile Aerospace & Agricultural, Implement Workers of America (UAW) sent letters last week to the chairmen and ranking members of the House […]
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UncategorizedDEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Underground NGEN Ads. An industry team competing for the lucrative contract for the next generation intranet for the Navy […]
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Army
CH-47F Chinook Program Heads Toward Second Multiyear Contract
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –With Defense Department approval of a second multiyear production contract for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, the Army is now focused on negotiating the contract with manufacturer Boeing [BA], […]
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Army
Budget Tightening Means Stretch Out of Apache Block III Buy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. –The Army will buy fewer Boeing [BA] Apache Block III helicopters in the next few years as it works to save money as the defense budget contracts, but […]
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Army
Rockwell Collins Continues Avionics Support For Army Special Operations Helicopters
Rockwell Collins [COL] said yesterday the company will provide cockpit replacement parts for its Common Avionics Architecture System for the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) under a $17.2-million […]
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Army
Lakota Utility Helicopter Delivers For The Army, Officer Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–At a time of fiscal austerity and ruthless pruning of non-performing programs, the UH-72A light utility helicopter, a commercial-off-the-shelf procurement, has been “performing admirably,” says the project officer for […]
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Army
Bell Helicopter, AAI UAS, Combine Resources For New Lab
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bell Helicopter and AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems, both Textron Inc. [TXT] companies said they have teamed up to develop a Manned Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Capability Development Lab in Huntsville, […]