Army
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ArmyAH-6 Prepares To Demonstrate High-Hot Capability
By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.–By September, Boeing [BA] expects to have demonstrated the AH-6 helicopter’s capability to hover out of ground effect at 6,000 feet in 95-degree temperatures, a key […]
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Air ForceSikorsky Offers New Technology In X2 TECHNOLOGY Helicopter
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] unveiled its X2 TECHNOLOGY Light Tactical Helicopter design Monday at the Army Aviation Association of America annual conference here. "These technologies can potentially bring new rotorcraft […]
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Air Force
House Approps Boost War Supp $4.7 Billion; Add Cargo Planes, Mine-Proof Trucks
By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want to bolster war funding in the White House’s supplemental spending request by $4.7 billion, with much of the increase covering C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft and […]
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Army
EADS Taps Lockheed Martin On New Scout Helicopter
By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.–The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) yesterday said it has created an industry team comprised of subsidiary American Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin [LMT] to […]
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Army
Boeing, EADS To Aid Australia With New CH-47F, MRH-90
By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.–Australia’s plans for a 21st century army with improved mobility include acquiring the newest F version of the Boeing [BA] Chinook helicopter, and continuing the procuring […]
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Air Force
Army, USSOCOM, USJFOM Capstone Future Study Under Way
By Ann Roosevelt The capstone future study program Unified Quest 09 (UQ09) examining the concepts and capabilities required for strategic, joint and tactical challenges the U.S. military will face 2018-2025 […]
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Army
Four Companies Move Into Next Round of Army M-ATV Program
By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems, Oshkosh Corp.[OSK] , Navistar Defense LLC, and Force Dynamics, a joint venture between Force Protection [FRPT] and General Dynamics [GD] Friday announced they are delivering […]
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Air Force
Murtha Backs Off Tanker Dual Buy In Supp As Gates Calls For Fast Passage
By Emelie Rutherford House defense appropriators yesterday polished their proposed war supplemental funding bill–which calls for adding weapon programs yet not a dual-buy Air Force tanker plan to the White […]
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Army
BAE Systems Expands In Oklahoma, Contracts In U.K.
By Ann Roosevelt BAE Systems plans to move ahead on constructing a facility in Oklahoma that will be used to assemble the current and future range of cannon artillery, while […]
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Air Force
Better Missile Training Coming From STRATCOM, JFCOM
By Ann Roosevelt A single training capability that can be distributed from shooters to the president is the goal of the "All things Missile" initiative from U.S. Joint Forces Command […]