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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyBAE Systems Displays Latest Mine-Protected Vehicle
The latest in BAE Systems’ mine-protected vehicles, the RG35 family of vehicles, is on display this week at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris. “The new RG35 vehicle is a direct […]
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Business/FinancialGD Board Authorizes New Share Repurchase Program
General Dynamics [GD] last week said its board of directors has authorized the company’s management to repurchase 10 million shares of GD’s stock on the open market. There is no […]
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Business/Financial
DuPont Plans To Acquire Assets of BAE Systems’ Tensylon; Aims Toward New Armor Materials
DuPont [DD] Friday said it signed an agreement to acquire the assets of BAE Systems Tensylon High Performance Materials Inc., and has purchased a minority share in Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. DuPont […]
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Homeland Security
House Approves Homeland Security Bill As White House Threatens Veto
The House last Thursday evening recommended by a vote of 234-182 a $39.1 billion budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in FY ’13 although senior White House advisers […]
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Army
Despite Assurances, Ohio Senator Concerned About Tank Production
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) continues to push for support for more funds to keep the U.S. tank industrial base viable. “Notwithstanding your assurances, I remain concerned that we as […]
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UncategorizedDEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace and Defense Amphibious Answers. If the Marine Corps’ ground-combat vehicle fleet-mix study recommends the service buy a Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin Successful In Controlled EAPS Test Flight
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration (EAPS ID) program successfully conducted a Controlled Test Vehicle flight test May 26 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The […]
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Army
Army Warfighters Receive First OH-58D Wartime Replacement Aircraft
The Army yesterday delivered to warfighters the first OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter upgraded under the Wartime Replacement Aircraft (WRA) Program at a roll-out ceremony at Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD), […]
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Army
Army Places Second Order For iRobot Small Unmanned Ground Vehicles
iRobot Corp. [IRBT] said yesterday it has received a $12.7 million order from the Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich., for 68 of the company’s model 310 SUGV robots and […]
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Air ForceArmy War Game Zeroes In On Key Operational Ideas–Like Sea Basing
CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pa.–The Army is taking an in depth look at focus areas such as sea basing for the Army of 2020 during its Unified Quest 2012 future wargame. Representatives […]