International
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InternationalBAE Systems To Lose 1,775 Employees As U.K. Restructures Shipbuilding
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is closing Portsmouth shipyard in “the national interest,” putting 940 shipyard workers out of work in 2014 at BAE Systems naval ships systems business. In […]
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ArmyMEADS 360-Degree AMD System Successfully Finds, Performs Dual Intercept
The tri-national German, Italian and United States’ Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) yesterday intercepted and destroyed two simultaneous targets attacking from opposite directions during a stressing demonstration of its […]
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BudgetSenate Panel Proposes Relaxing Commercial Satellite Imagery Resolution Restrictions
The Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday voted in favor of relaxing commercial satellite imagery resolution restrictions and reviewing the appropriate role of commercial satellite imagery in fulfilling intelligence requirements, according to […]
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Homeland Security
STANDEX Program Detects Explosives In Real Time, NATO Says
The development and test phase of the NATO-Russia Stand-off Detection of Explosives (STANDEX) program is complete, NATO officials said. Four years of cooperation on STANDEX between NATO and Russian scientists has […]
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Army
Taiwan Takes Delivery of First AH-64E Models
The first six of some 30 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters produced by Boeing [BA] have arrived in Taiwan under a $2 billion deal under then-President George W. Bush that included […]
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International
South Korea Wants $400 Million In Patriot Missiles, Associated Equipment
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Oct. 25 notified Congress of a possible $404 million Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for Patriot Anti-Tactical Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training […]
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International
Singapore Requests $96 Million For GMLRS And Equipment
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Oct. 25 notified Congress of a possible $96 million Foreign Military Sale to Singapore for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) and associated equipment, […]
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Army
Saab And ABB Partner With BAE Systems To Compete For Canadian Close Combat Vehicle
Defense and security company SAAB and Canada’s ABB said they are partnering with BAE Systems in a competitive bid for the Department of National Defense (DND) $1.9 billion Close Combat Vehicle […]
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International
Raytheon Delivers First IFF Transponders For Korean Army Utility Helicopter
Raytheon [RTN] said it has completed the first delivery of APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponders for the South Korean Army’s Surion helicopter, the utility helicopter built by Korea […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing AH-6 Preparing For First Customer
Boeing’s [BA] AH-6 light attack/reconnaissance helicopter is on an accelerating path to its first customer–the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG)–and more demonstrations in coming months. A Letter of Agreement with […]