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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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Reps Rally For FY 2014 Lakota Funding
U.S. Representatives from Texas, Joe Barton (R) and Marc Veasey (D) joined leaders of American Eurocopter, EADS North America and Turbomeca USA at a rally calling on Congress to restore […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Apache Modernized Day Sensor Laser Range Finder
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently delivered the first Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) Laser Range Finder Designator (LRFD) to the Army for the AH-64D/E Apache helicopter.
 The modernized LRFD […]
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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 […]
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SpaceX Performs First Firing Of Falcon 9-R Advanced Prototype Rocket
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) performed the first firing of its Falcon 9-R advanced prototype rocket, company founder Elon Musk said on Twitter. Musk said over one million pounds of thrust was created […]
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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 […]