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Dan Parsons
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ArmyUpdated: With $13 Billion Award, Manpack Radios Enter Full-Rate Production
With the award of nearly $13 billion in contracts to three companies, the Army’s Manpack radio moves into the full-rate production phase of the program several weeks ahead of schedule. […]
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Army Awards $12.7 Billion Manpack Radio Contracts To Three Companies
The $12.7 billion contract to build two-channel HMS Manpack radios for the Army was split Friday among Harris Corp. [HRS], General Dynamics C4 Systems [GD] and Rockwell Collins [COL], the […]
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ArmyArmy Full Throttle On Apache Transfers While Generals Weigh Commission Report
Transfers of AH-64 Apache helicopters will continue under the Army’s current aviation restructure initiative (ARI) while a panel of one-star generals mulls the more than 60 recommendations put forth by […]
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InternationalPACOM Chief: China Meddling In THAAD Deployment To Korea ‘Preposterous’
The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific said the potential deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery to South Korea is none of China’s business […]
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CongressBreedlove: $3.4 Billion For Europe Only A First Step To Credibly Deter Russia
The billions being spent on expanding U.S. military presence in Europe to keep Russia at bay is only a first step to rebuilding a force that has atrophied over the […]
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ArmyArmy Focus On Readiness Risks Decade Of Ill-Equipped Soldiers
The Army’s plan to focus funding on preparing for a war with potential adversaries like Russia could leave soldiers with outdated weapons and gear for a decade, according to senior […]
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Top U.S. Commander In Korea Backs Deployment Of THAAD Missile Shield
The commander of U.S. forces in Korea favors establishing a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile shield in South Korea as a response to taunts from North Korea that […]
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ArmyExcess U.S. MRAPs Reaching Kurdish Forces Fighting ISIS In Northern Iraq
Hundreds of armored trucks the U.S. military donated to Kurdish forces are finally reaching the front line as the Peshmerga fight Islamic State (ISIS) militants for control of Mosul in […]
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ArmyArmy Demonstrates Long-Distance Communication Capability Of Manpack Radios In Pacific
By linking several communication systems and devices, the Army and Navy have developed a method of transmitting voice calls and location information over the vast distances with which soldiers and […]
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Court: Lockheed Martin Was Unlikely To Prevail In JLTV Lawsuit Against Army
Lockheed Martin [LMT] likely knew its case against the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract award to Oshkosh [OSK] was doomed a week before it voluntarily abandoned the five-month contest, […]