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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyTextron Defense Systems Offers Three-Year Proposal For Army RPG Active Protection Program
Textron Defense Systems [TXT] yesterday said it submitted a three-year proposal to the Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) for the Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) Active Protection, or […]
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Raytheon, RAMSYS, Meet Upgrade Requirements For RAM Block 2
Raytheon [RTN] and its German industry partner, RAMSYS, yesterday said they completed missile upgrades and integration testing as part of the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2 program. The partnership […]
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Air ForceIntelligence Integration Key To NRO Future, Director Says
Integrating more sensors and doing it faster and cheaper is the direction for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as it moves into its second 50 years, the director said. “We […]
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Violent Extremists, Weapons Proliferation, Concerns For AFRICOM General
The safety and security of weapons in Libya, and preventing them from moving into the hands of violent extremists is something that the head of U.S. African Command is concerned […]
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ATK Awarded $30 Million In Orders For Non-Standard Ammunition
ATK [ATK] yesterday said it received a $30 million order to supply non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the security forces of Afghanistan via the U.S. Army’s Product Director, Non-Standard Ammunition, Picatinny […]
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InternationalU.S. Signs Agreement On Missile Defense Deployment In Romania
The United States and Romania yesterday said they signed a government-to-government agreement on the deployment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System in Romania. This agreement calls for the establishment and […]
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MEADS Moves Closer To First Flight Test With Successful Launch Simulation
MEADS International yesterday said the Medium Extended Air Defense System’s (MEADS) Integrated Launcher Electronics System (ILES) recently executed a simulated missile launch, moving the program closer to its initial flight […]
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Panetta, Lynn, Meet Aerospace Industries Association Top Defense Execs
National security, budget issues and jobs topped the agenda yesterday as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn met at the Pentagon with the top officials of […]
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International
BAE Systems Signs On To Australian Global Supply Chain Deed
Australia’s Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare Monday signed a Global Supply Chain Deed with BAE Systems plc. The Deed was signed on behalf of BAE Systems plc by the […]
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Air Force
Boeing Receives $1 Billion Contract Modification For Wideband Global SATCOM Satellites
Boeing [BA] yesterday said Sept. 1 it received a $1.09 billion contract modification from the Air Force adding funding to the existing Block II follow-on contract for full production, launch […]