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Cal Biesecker
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Boeing, Army, Successfully Test Advanced Rotorcraft Flight Controls
Boeing [BA] and the Army yesterday said they successfully completed a series of tests on the company’s Adaptive Vehicle Management System (AVMS), an advanced rotorcraft flight control system. AVMS delivers […]
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InternationalNorway Pre-Selects NH-90 Helicopter For Norwegian SAR Competition
NHIndustries yesterday said Norway preselected the NH90 helicopter for its ongoing Norwegian All Weather Search And Rescue Helicopter (NAWSARH) competition aimed at replacing Search and Rescue helicopters operated by the […]
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Next Generation Software Comms Architecture Approved
The Joint Program Executive Office Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS), with participation from the Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnF), yesterday said it has approved the next generation Software Communications Architecture […]
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ArmyHarris Corp. Tablet Brings ‘Smart-Phone’-Like Experience To Tactical Edge
Harris Corp. [HRS] has introduced its first tablet, the RF-3590, bringing a “smart-phone-like” experience developed for soldiers on the tactical edge, and applicable to homeland security personnel, all of whom […]
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Army
Boeing Expects Order For New CH-47 Chinook COOLS Floors
The Army plans a $10 million sole-source contract to Boeing [BA] for the production and delivery of 26 Cargo On-Off Loading Systems (COOLS) field evaluation kits with ballistic protection systems […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hawks’ Hawk. HAC-D Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) says it is “not acceptable” to put 18 Global Hawk Block […]
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Army
DRS Technologies To Support Kiowa Warrior Mast Mounted Sight
DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica company, yesterday said its Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Group has received a $31.9 million award from the Army for program support, field service […]
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Army
JLTV EMD Proposal Deadline Extended
March 27 is the new proposal deadline for the engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Army-Marine Joint Light Tactical Vehicle. The Army Jan. 26 issued the long-awaited request for […]
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Army
JIEDDO Orders iRobot FirstLook Robots
iRobot Corp. [IRBT] yesterday said it received a $1.5 million order, funded by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), for more than 100 of the company’s model 110 […]
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Army
Cobham To Continue U.K. Helicopter Training And Support Services
Cobham plc’s Aviation Services yesterday said its FB Heliservices has been awarded a $303 million four-year contract plus two possible one-year extensions by the U.K. Ministry of Defence to continue […]