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Boeing Signs Netherlands Helos Integrated Logistics Contract
Boeing [BA] and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) said they have signed the first-ever integrated contract for maintenance and spare parts for Ch-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters, which […]
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SASC Seeks LCS, Presidential Helo Oversight
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed the funding cuts and reforms it is seeking–to efforts including the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and presidential helicopter–in the fiscal year 2014 defense […]
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HAC OKs Bill With Weapons Cuts That Faces Opposition
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved a $512.5 billion defense appropriations bill that trims $3.4 billion from the Pentagon’s proposed budget, faces opposition from the White House, and cuts programs […]
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Army, Boeing Sign $4 Billion Chinook Multi-Year II Procurement Contract
In an agreement expected to save the government more than $800 million, the Army and Boeing [BA] have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, with […]
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FTC Investigating ULA, RD AMROSS For Anti-Competitive Behavior
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this spring began an investigation into potential anti-competitive practices on the part of space launch services provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) and rocket engine supplier RD AMROSS related to […]
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Lockheed Martin PAC-3 MSE Destroys Two Different Threat Targets In Test
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missile successfully intercepted and destroyed two different threat representative targets during a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The first target […]
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‘CoRE’ Joint Venture To Bid On Air Force’s Launch Range Consolidation Contract
A number of contractors have reasserted their intention to bid on Air Force Space Command’s (AFSPC) multi-billion dollar Launch and Test Range System Integrated Support Contract (LISC). The trio of InDyne, Lockheed […]
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SASC Backs F-35, Pushes Back On East Coast Missile Site
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved a defense policy bill that supports the Pentagon’s request for buying F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), while scaling back […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes First GPS III Satellite Bus Electronic Systems Testing
A Lockheed Martin-[LMT] led industry team successfully completed functional integration tests of the spacecraft bus and network communications equipment on the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, according to a […]
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Lockheed Martin Looking To Increase Standard Component Usage Across Satellites
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is looking for ways to increase the use of standard components across its catalog of satellites to help save money, according to a key executive. Mark Valerio, vice […]