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Dan Parsons
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ArmyOshkosh Ordered To Halt JLTV Work Pending Lockheed Martin’s Protest
The Pentagon on Wednesday ordered Oshkosh [OSK] to cease work on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), pending a protest by losing competitor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. Oshkosh on Aug. 24 […]
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ArmyArmy To Send 75 Additional Troops to Egypt In Response to ISIS Bomb Blast
The Army will send an additional 75 soldiers to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt in response to security concerns for U.S. forces stationed there after an improvised explosive device (IED) […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Marine Casualty. A Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion makes a hard landing around 9 a.m. Thursday at Camp Lejeune, N.C., killing one Marine and injuring 11 others, the Pentagon says. […]
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Air ForceFirst Two F-35As Arrive At Hill AFB, Where They Will Be First Battle-Ready Jets
The first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters arrived at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 2, making it the 10th installation to formally host the jet. The two conventional takeoff and […]
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CongressFormer Pentagon CFO Makes Case For End To Budget ‘Chaos’
The former Pentagon comptroller who had the dubious honor of ushering the Defense Department’s finances through sequestration in fiscal year 2013 is warning that the nation’s security can ill afford […]
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Navy/USMCBlock II AIM-9X Sidewinder Reaches Full-Rate Production
Raytheon (RTN) has been given the green light to begin full-rate production of the AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II infrared air-to-air missile, the company said Thursday. The program completed operational test and evaluation […]
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UncategorizedNew Anti-Missile System Will Allow Perpetual Upgrades To Army Rotorcraft
The Army’s choice of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] counter-infrared countermeasures (CIRCM) to protect its helicopters from heat-seeking missiles will ensure that the systems can be affordably upgraded almost indefinitely as technology […]
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PentagonPentagon Wants Visibility Into Internal Industry Research
The Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer wants greater insight into future projects where contractors intend to spend internal develop money to drive down the eventual price of a product through a […]
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ArmyPost JLTV, World Wheeled Vehicle Market Looks Slim
With the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program to replace the Army and Marine Corps’ Humvee fleets decided, truck manufacturers are looking overseas for potential customers. Those companies, like Lockheed […]
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ArmyNATO Prepped For Largest Military Exercise Since Cold War
NATO is set to launch the largest and most complex multi-nation military exercise since the end of the Cold War. The so-called Trident Juncture, set to kick off in mid-October, […]