International
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Air ForceNew Army Aviation Office Divesting C-23 Sherpa Aircraft
NASHVILLE, Tenn.––Part of the work of the Army’s new Fixed Wing Aircraft office is divesting the fleet of C-23 Sherpa cargo aircraft that provided intra theater personnel and cargo lift […]
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Business/FinancialCoast Guard Awards EADS $78.5 Million For Two Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The Coast Guard this week said it has exercised a $78.5 million contract option with the North American division of European Aeronautical Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to purchase two […]
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Business/Financial
Cobham Acquires Larger Interest In Danish SatCom Firm
Britain’s Cobham yesterday said that it has acquired a nearly 26 percent stake in the Danish satellite communications company Thrane & Thrane A/S just weeks after it announced that it […]
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ArmyLakota Utility Helicopter Delivers For The Army, Officer Says
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–At a time of fiscal austerity and ruthless pruning of non-performing programs, the UH-72A light utility helicopter, a commercial-off-the-shelf procurement, has been “performing admirably,” says the project officer for […]
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Army
El Salvador Selects MD Helicopters For Air Force
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) yesterday said it received a $7.6-million Foreign Military Sales contract to provide three MD 500E single engine turbine helicopters to the Salvadorian air force, Fuerza […]
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Business/Financial
Thales Completes Acquisition Of SATCOM Firm Tampa Microwave
France’s Thales yesterday said it has completed the acquisition of Florida-based Tampa Microwave, boosting its capabilities and products in wideband tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) for defense, government and commercial customers. […]
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Army
MEADS Program Integrating Elements Ahead of Intercept Flight Test
Major system elements of the tri-national Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) are in integration testing in preparation for its first flight test later this year, an official with MEADS […]
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Homeland Security
Raytheon’s SM-3 Block IIA Missile Completes PDR
Raytheon’s [RTN] Standard Missile-3 Block IIA variant completed its preliminary design review (PDR) and is now ready to move into the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase, according to a company […]
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Air Force
Boeing Inks Deal For 8th C-17 Globemaster III For U.K.
Boeing [BA] signed an agreement with the United Kingdom for one C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, the company said yesterday. The C-17, due later this year, will be the eighth […]
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Air Force
Australia Gains Flexibility To Buy More Bushmaster Vehicles
Australian ministers this week said they are buying some $15.5 million in long-lead items for Bushmaster vehicles, offering the government the ability to potentially buy more of the armored vehicles. […]