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Space

Boeing Network And Space Unit Plans Select Acquisitions

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Monday, May 24th, 2010

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By Ann Roosevelt Look for Boeing's [BA] Network and Space systems, a business area within Boeing Defense Space and Security, to continue making certain select acquisitions in future, according to the unit's chief engineer. "You're going to find that as you're going to see Boeing 'selectively vertically integrate,' Gregg Martin, vice president and chief engineer for Boeing Network and Space Systems, told sister publication Defense Daily in an interview. "The last 10-15 years we've been more about being a prime…

Congress

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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