Army
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Army
Australia Buys QinetiQ Group TALON Robots
QinetiQ Group PLC, yesterday announced it has secured a $19.2 million contract from the Australian Department of Defence for TALON robots and replacement parts to support Australian Defence Forces deployed […]
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Lockheed Martin Airborne Multi-Intelligence Lab In C4ISR Exercise
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) is participating in the C4ISR On The Move exercise at Ft. Monmouth, N.J. that runs Aug. 23-28, then static displays and […]
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Successful First Flight Test of ABL Laser By Missile Defense Agency, Industry Partners
By Ann Roosevelt The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Boeing [BA] and its industry teammates on Aug. 18 successfully fired the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft, "the first […]
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Governors Oppose Expanded DoD Authorities In Domestic Disasters
By Ann Roosevelt Creation of a Council of Governors and more discussion are needed before before the Secretary of Defense is granted more authority over reserve forces in responding to […]
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Army
Northrop Grumman To Continue Development of DCGS-A Mobile Basic BCT System
The Army has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $296 million contract to finalize development of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Mobile Basic system for the emerging Brigade Combat Teams […]
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Army
Auto Woes Not Yet Seen Hampering DoD Programs Despite A Few Closures
By Emelie Rutherford Though a few suppliers for one military vehicle program have gone out of business, observers said they do not see the domestic automotive industry’s financial problems currently […]
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Army
Brogan: New Mine-Proof Truck Effort Benefitting From MRAP Lessons
By Emelie Rutherford The effort to build an off-road version of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) is benefitting from lessons learned during the highly scrutinized MRAP effort, including modifying […]
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Army
Army Introduces Upgrades For Drone Programs
By Marina Malenic The Army is fielding improved versions of several of its unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as part of Defense Secretary Gates’ "surge" of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets […]
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Army
Filler Announced As New Boeing U.S. Apache Program Manager
By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA] Friday said that as of Sept. 11 Tommy Filler takes up his duties as the new U.S. Apache program manager, as the program drives toward […]
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Army
Administration Proposes Army Force Increase In FY’10, Reduces Vehicle Requests
By Ann Roosevelt The Army would gain as many as 22,000 personnel, while trucks, tactical vehicles and Humvees would be reduced under a potential $1 billion reallocation in fiscal year […]