Army
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ArmyAiming At Efficiencies, Army Contracting Command Reorganizes Some Positions
The Army yesterday said it was reorganizing Army Contracting Command-National Capital Region, by moving six military and 260 civilian positions from Alexandria, Va., to eight other subordinate organizations. The Contracting […]
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Air ForceSenator Proposes Defense Cuts On Eve Of Budget Summit
A spending hawk in the Senate spelled out $67.9 billion in proposed Pentagon reductions yesterday, on the eve of today’s White House summit with lawmakers on fiscal matters including pending […]
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Air Force
Revised DoD Buying Guide Stresses Improved Acquisition Workforce, New Affordability Levers
The Pentagon’s acquisition overseer this week issued a preliminary update to the Defense Department’s buying guidance, which emphasizes a stronger and better trained acquisition workforce, more backbone when it comes […]
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Army
Army Taps EADS North America To Deliver 34 More Lakota Helicopters
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) North America yesterday said the Army awarded a $181.8 million contract option to deliver 34 more UH-72A Lakota helicopters, raising the total […]
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Army
New Production Patriot System Validated, Passes Army Tests
Raytheon [RTN] said this week its new-production testing has received Army approval after rigorous testing of every component of the modernized system. During the tests, the company said that Patriot […]
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Army
Canada Taps General Dynamics To Upgrade More LAV III Vehicles
A top Canadian official Friday said the government has awarded a $133.3 million contract modification to General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada [GD] to upgrade 66 LAV III vehicles. This award […]
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Army
20 Businesses To Compete For Communications Work Under Army’s GTACS Contract
Twenty businesses have been selected for the Army’s Global Tactical Advanced Communication Systems (GTACS) contract, allowing them to pursue opportunities to supply the Defense Department and other government agencies with […]
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Army
General Dynamics To Deliver New Radio For Nett Warrior Soldiers
General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems yesterday said it received an order from the Army to deliver a new secure radio for Nett Warrior soldiers. The Low-Rate Initial Production order for […]
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Army
MBDA Germany Successfully Tests High-Energy Laser Demonstrator
MBDA Germany yesterday said the company’s high-energy laser demonstrator was used to demonstrate the complete deployment sequence in countering rockets, artillery and mortar shells (C-RAM) for the first time on […]
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Army
Tank Production A Strategic Issue, Pennsylvania Lawmaker Tells VP Biden
Pennsylvania State Sen. John Blake (D) is concerned about the potential end of M1 Abrams tank production and wrote to Vice President Joe Biden that he agrees with President Obama […]