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Army
Army Light Utility Helicopter Program Costs Rise In SAR
By Ann Roosevelt Modifications and procurement changes account for a program cost increase of more than 11 percent for the Army’s new Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), produced by the European […]
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Business/Financial
Navy To Begin Testing Periscope Camera That Provides 360-Degree View
By Geoff Fein This summer, the Navy will begin testing a prototype advanced camera for Los Angeles-class submarine periscopes that will provide a 360-degree scan of the surrounding waters. Developed […]
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Business/Financial
GAO Denied Four of Five Protests Raised By DRS On CEDS Award
By Geoff Fein A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision on a DRS [DRS] protest regarding the common enterprise display system (CEDS) display consoles, denied the first four bases of […]
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Business/Financial
Marine Corps Proceeds With Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Congressional Concerns Remain
By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps is moving forward with the once-troubled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) development program, with a key Pentagon meeting planned for next month followed by possible […]
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Army
Lockheed Martin DAGR Successful In Recent Testing, Company Says
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] said it recently completed another series of successful tests of the Direct Attack Guided Rocket (DAGR) semi-active laser guidance kits for 2.75 inch/70mm rockets. […]
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Army
DoD Approves Funds To Start Stryker Product Improvement Program
By Ann Roosevelt The Defense Department’s chief acquisition officer has approved up to $10 million in FY 2008 research, development test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds to initiate a Stryker Product […]
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Business/Financial
Canada Rebuffs ATK’s Attempt To Acquire MDA’s Space Business
By Calvin Biesecker Alliant Techsystems’ [ATK] plans to bolster its capabilities and offerings for the space market took a hit this week when Canada rejected the company’s pending $1.3 billion […]
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Business/Financial
Early Efforts Should Help DDG-1000 Production Avoid Other Programs’ Pitfalls
By Geoff Fein As construction on DDG-1000 gets underway in the coming year, the Navy and the two shipyards heading up the effort will have a design that is significantly […]
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Business/Financial
New LCS RFP Extends Build Time To 32 Months
By Geoff Fein The Navy last month issued its request for proposals (RFP) to teams led by General Dynamics [GD] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] for one Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) […]
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Business/Financial
Turkey To Spend $227 Million For Six MK 41 VLS
Turkey is looking to buy six Lockheed Martin [LMT] MK 41 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said yesterday. […]