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Cal Biesecker
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Markup Madness. The full HASC will hold its annual day-long session for marking up the defense authorization bill this […]
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Business/FinancialATK Reports FY ’12 Operating Results, Affirms FY ’13 Sales, Cash Flow Guidance
ATK [ATK] yesterday reported operating results for Fiscal Year 2012, reflecting net income down from the year before. For the year ending March 31, the company the company reports net […]
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CyberCyber Security Must Be ‘Baked In, Not Bolted On,’ Officials Say
Concerns about cyber security have risen to the fore as the U.S. military relies on computers as the brains of systems ranging from enterprise financial systems to combat aircraft, tanks […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Successfully Demos Shadow Hawk Launch From Shadow UAS
Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week said it successfully conducted the first launch of a Shadow Hawk precision-guided weapon recently from a Shadow 200 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), achieving a direct […]
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Air ForceContractors Team To Vie For Potential $3 Billion MRAP Support Work
DynCorp International, Force Protection Industries [GD], Oshkosh Defense [OSK] and McLane Advanced Technologies yesterday unveiled a new joint venture, Mission Readiness, to compete for a potential $3 billion-plus contract for […]
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Cyber
General Dynamics, STAR Dynamics, Demonstrate Next Gen Radar System Technology
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems and STAR Dynamics Corp., recently demonstrated an XSTAR™ instrumentation radar system’s ability to track the launch and flight of a multi-stage test missile. With unprecedented […]
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Army
Army Qualifies ITT Exelis SENVG Goggle, Awards First Production Order
The Army has qualified an ITT Exelis [XLS] goggle and awarded a $49.5 million production option for more than 3,800 units. The Spiral Enhanced Night Vision Goggle (SENVG), designated AN/PSQ-20A, […]
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Army
Army Prepares To Update Human Dimension Concept
The Army is adjusting its 2008 Human Dimension Concept looking for better ways to understand and develop soldiers and leaders to be agile, adaptive and resilient for full spectrum operations […]
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Army
AeroVironment To Provide Marines With Raven UAS
AeroVironment Inc. [AVAV] yesterday said in March it received a $3.6 million firm fixed-price order from the Marines through an existing Army contract. The order includes RQ-11B Raven® small unmanned […]
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Army
Army Orders 21 More Lockheed Martin Q-53 Radar Systems
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said the Army awarded it $391 million in production orders for a new radar system that gives soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection from rocket, mortar and […]