Army
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics Awarded $285 Million Contract For Hydro-70 Rockets
The Army awarded General Dynamics [GD] a $286 million contract for the production of the Hydra-70 air-to-ground rocket, the company said yesterday. The contract exercises a fiscal year 2011 option […]
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Air ForceDytecna Ltd. Divests Australia Interest
U.K.-based Dytecna Ltd has made the decision to divest its interest in Dytecna Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia, effective immediately. Systems engineering firm Dytecna said it invested more […]
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Air Force
Rep. Targets ‘War Slush Fund’
House members will try to kill a special fund for emergency war-related spending in the annual Pentagon spending bill when the House debates it next month. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) […]
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Air Force
Northrop Grumman, SELEX Galileo Sign MoU to Pursue DIRCM Market
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Finmeccanica’s SELEX Galileo said they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue the international directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) market. Capitalizing on their unique […]
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Air Force
White House Threatens To Veto House DoD Spending Bill
The White House threatened to veto the $530 billion Pentagon budget the House is debating over funding cuts, added monies for a cargo aircraft, and policy provisions. The House began debating […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin JLTV Program Utilizes Past Lessons For Future EMD Program
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) have been driven thousands of miles, braked hard, blown up, and slung below a helicopter during a Technology Development (TD) […]
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Air Force
EADS, Turkish Aerospace Industries Sign MoU For Potential Cooperation
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and its divisions Cassidian and Astrium in Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with Turkish Aerospace […]
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Army
Raytheon Receives $1.7 Billion For Saudi Patriot Upgrades
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it received a $1.7 billion Direct Commercial Sales contract to upgrade Saudi Arabia’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to the latest Configuration-3. The award […]
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Air Force
MDBA Reveals Future Multi-Role Strike Weapon: CVS 401 Perseus
At the Paris Air Show yesterday, MBDA unveiled the CVS 401 Persues concept missile system representing the Concept Visions group’s vision of a multi-role strike weapon system for 2030 and […]
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Air Force
Panetta Confirmed As SECDEF
The Senate voted 100-0 yesterday to confirm Leon Panetta as the next defense secretary. Panetta has directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since Feb. 13, 2009. He previously served as […]