Army
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ArmyAgustaWestland, Denmark’s Systematic A/S To Explore Global Business Opportunities
Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland, and Systematic A/S of Denmark yesterday said they signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) in Copenhagen to jointly explore business opportunities worldwide. AgustaWestland and Systematic also will work […]
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Army
BAE Systems, Winchester, Form Joint Venture To Bid For Lake City Ammo Plant Management
BAE Systems is competing for a contractor operated Army ammunition plant with a potential value of more than $2 billion in sales over 10 years, going head-to-head against incumbent ATK […]
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Air ForceCapstone Concept For Joint Operations Document Revision Nears Completion
The Joint Staff has just completed a review of the three-year-old Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO), a document developed under then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen and […]
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Army
Chemical Weapon Destruction Complete At Deseret Chemical Depot
The Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) yesterday said the destruction of the chemical weapons stockpile at Deseret Chemical Depot (DCD) in Utah was completed Jan. 21. CMA now has safely […]
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Air Force
New Joint Document A Framework To Guide Capability Development
The Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) released last week is the framework services can use to guide capability development, according to a senior officer on the Joint Staff. “The JOAC […]
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Air Force
SECDEF: F-35B Good, Industry Must Penny Pinch
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last Friday industry has to do more to control costs with weapon systems when he formally announced work on an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter variant will […]
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Army
Army Issues New Policy On UAS Use In National Airspace
The Army Jan 13 issued Directive 2012-2, a supplemental policy requiring Federal Aviation Administration authorization to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System. Army Secretary John McHugh […]
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Army
Boeing Chinook Helicopters Generate Strong International Interest
Boeing [BA] recently said it received an approximately $370 million Army contract for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. Under the Dec. 28 contract, the aircraft […]
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Army
BAE Systems Continues Paladin Sustainment Work
BAE Systems yesterday said it received a $313 million contract modification from the Army for additional engineering design, logistics development and test evaluation support to complete the Engineering and Manufacturing […]
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Air Force
Joint Chiefs Chairman Releases Joint Operational Access Concept
The Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) just released by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff describes those capabilities deemed essential for the joint force to ensure it can […]