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Cal Biesecker
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ArmyRaytheon Successfully Tests New TOW Propulsion System
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it tested a new ATK [ATK]-developed propulsion system for the Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wireless (TOW) missile. The enhanced system doubles TOW’s range and reduces the missile’s flight […]
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Army
Army Training Tougher, More Complicated, Like Environment
The Army of 2020 will be smaller, but whatever its size, the service chief says readiness is non-negotiable and that force must be highly trained, a Training and Doctrine Command […]
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Air ForceSagem To Provide Maintenance for French Tactical Drones
Sagem, part of the Safran Group, yesterday said it has just signed a contract with SIMMAD, on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense, to provide in-service maintenance for the […]
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Army
Sequestration Concerns For Army Chief of Staff
The Army’s plans to transition from conflict to the future force of 2020 could be face disarray if automatic budget cuts of some $500 billion known as sequestration kick in. […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Hopping Hill. Congress is back in session this week, and the hearings on the Pentagon’s $525.4 billion FY ’13 budget […]
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Army Acquisition Examines Industrial Base Issues
The transition to a smaller, leaner Army and constricted defense budget means the service is keeping a close eye on the health of the defense industrial base and working to […]
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Air Force
Third MEADS Battle Manager Enters Integration Testing
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Army
The Network Is A Major Army Priority, Odierno Says
As the Army begins to put together its portion of the joint force for 2020, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said the network is going to be key […]
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Army
General Dynamics To Respond To Army Radio Sources Sought
General Dynamics [GD] expects to be among the firms responding to the Army’s sources sought notice for companies to provide a single channel, vehicular mounted radio running the Soldier Radio […]
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Army
Oshkosh Defense Unveils FMTV Survivability, Mobility Improvements
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] offers improvements for the Army and National Guard Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV). Unveiled at the AUSA Winter Symposium Feb. 23-25 in Florida, the FMTV Enhanced […]