International
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InternationalItaly Certifies AeroVironment’s Raven B For Airspace
AeroVironment [AVAV] this week said that the Italian defense ministry has issued a Military Aircraft Type-Classification Certificate for the Raven B unmanned aircraft system (UAS), allowing Italian military personnel to […]
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International
Sagem Wins AWD Contract For VAMPIR NG
Sagem Tuesday said it has won a contract from Raytheon [RTN] Australia, acting on behalf of Australia’s Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance in an international call for tenders, to supply […]
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International
Lockheed Picks Goodrich For Spanish Sub Composites
Goodrich [GR] Thursday said it was selected by Lockheed Martin [LMT] Maritime Systems & Sensors (MS2) to produce lightweight, composite structures for the Spanish navy’s new diesel-electric S-80 submarines. “This […]
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International
Estonia Approves Additional AW139 Helo Purchase
Finmeccanica‘s AgustaWestland Tuesday said that the Government of Estonia recently gave approval for the purchase of a third AW139 helicopter for the Border Guard to perform search and rescue, medical […]
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International
Sweden Awards Super Puma Upgrade Contract
CHC Group‘s Heli-One this week said it was awarded a new contract by the Swedish Defence Material Administration, FMV, to complete avionic upgrades on two Eurocopter AS332M1 Super Puma helicopters. […]
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Homeland Security
DHS Adds More Foreigners To US-VISIT
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) yesterday said it will begin collecting biometric data under the US-VISIT program from more categories of foreigners seeking entry into the United States. The […]
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Business/FinancialPossibility Exists Navy Could Buy More Than 55 LCS, Official Says
By Geoff Fein ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM–Pentagon acquisition chief John Young believes the Navy could purchase more than the current buy of 55 Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). "[I] would not […]
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Homeland Security
US-VISIT 10-Print Deployment Nearly Complete, Director Says
By Calvin Biesecker The ongoing roll-out of hardware and related software for capturing 10 fingerprints from international visitors entering the United States is nearly complete and upgrades to the database […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics’ First International Stryker Vehicle Sales Could Be To Iraq
By Ann Roosevelt The first foreign military sale of General Dynamics‘ [GD] wheeled, armored Stryker vehicles could be to Iraq. Congress was notified Dec. 9 that Iraq has requested the […]
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Business/Financial
Rep. Tauscher Not Impressed By Successful Ground-based Midcourse Defense Test Killing Target, Because It Didn’t Emit Countermeasures
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.), a key lawmaker overseeing missile defense programs, indicated she was unimpressed by the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptor killing a target missile, because the target didn’t […]