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Dan Parsons
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UncategorizedCompanies Submit Final Amphibious Vehicle Designs To Marine Corps
Final proposals for the next Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) are in ahead of an operational assessment of two prototype designs, one of which should win contract approval in […]
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BAE Takes Home Howitzer Contract Carrying Full-rate Production Option
BAE Systems has been given the green light and a hefty check by the Army to upgrade the final lot of M109 Paladin self-propelled guns to the modern A7 configuration, a […]
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Navy/USMCUpdated: Companies Submit Final Amphibious Vehicle Designs To Marine Corps
Final proposals for the next Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle (ACV) are in ahead of an operational assessment of two prototype designs, one of which should win contract approval in […]
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PentagonRoper To Leave Secretive Pentagon Tech Office
The Trump administration on Jan. 3 announced two nominations for senior weapon buyers in the Pentagon and Air Force, one of which would relinquish the top spot at the shadowy […]
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Marines Take Over Testing Of Robotic Resupply Helicopter
The Marine Corps will take over testing of an autonomous UH-1 Huey after a successful final test of the robotic aircraft on Dec. 13 in which it demonstrated the ability […]
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Bell V-280 Tiltrotor Prototype Achieves First Flight
The V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor lifted off Dec. 18, marking a first for Bell Helicopter’s offering in the Army’s Joint Multirole technology demonstration (JMR-TD). The company did not immediately provide […]
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UncategorizedPentagon Begins Year Of Restructure With Uncertain Funding
The Pentagon begins 2018 again operating under a stopgap funding measure that limits spending while officials begin a systematic restructuring of the department and anticipate further changes prescribed by a […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Editor’s Note. This will be the last issue of Defense Daily in 2017. Our next issue will be dated Jan. 3, 2018. Happy Holidays! F-35 Production. Lockheed Martin plans to […]
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ArmyBAE Takes Home Howitzer Contract Carrying Full-rate Production Option
BAE Systems has been given the green light and a hefty check by the Army to upgrade the final lot of M109 Paladin self-propelled guns to the modern A7 configuration, […]
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ArmyArmy Pays GD $2.6B For Abrams Tank Upgrades
General Dynamics [GD] on Dec. 21 closed on a $2.6 billion deal to upgrade nearly 800 M1 Abrams tanks to the most modern configuration. The fixed-price incentive contract includes upgrading […]