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Business/FinancialMarine Corps Makes Recommendation To Limit MRAP Buys To JROC
By Geoff Fein The drop in attacks on Marines in Iraq has in part led the service to re-examine the number of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles it will […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Northrop Grumman Vie For Multibillion Dollar KC-10 Logistics Contract
Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday announced their interest in winning the Air Force’s multibillion contest to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) to the service’s KC-10 tanker aircraft as […]
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Business/FinancialElectric Tank Delivered to Korea’s Hyundai Rotem
Leo Motors Inc. (LEOM) announced it has delivered an advanced working prototype electric multipurpose strategic vehicle/tank to Hyundai Rotem, one of the largest companies in the Korean defense industry. The […]
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CongressHunter Calls For President To Meet With Lawmakers About China
The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee is imploring the president to meet with key lawmakers to discuss future defense investments in light of China’s recent military buildup […]
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Business/FinancialU.S. Forces Need More Persistent ISR, Ability To Move Data Across Battlefield, Official Says
U. S. forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan need more persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as the ability to move data and images across the battlefield, according […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. MoD Orders More Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk UAS
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $4.8 million contract to procure additional Desert Hawk III Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the company said Nov. 28. With […]
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Business/FinancialUAE Buying PAC-3 Missiles, E-2C Upgrades
The United Arab Emirates is looking to spend upward of $9 billion to buy 288 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security […]
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Business/FinancialKuwait Seeking PAC-3 Missiles, Upgrades
Kuwait has requested a possible $1.36 billion sale of 80 PAC-3 missiles, PAC-2 missile upgrades to GEM (Guidance Enhanced Missile)-T, and Patriot ground support equipment upgrades as well as associated […]
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CongressSenate Likely To Consider Iraq War Funding Again
By Jen DiMascio As Congress returned this week to continue debating funding for the war, the Senate majority leader said a vote on war funding was likely during the next […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Dynamics UK Ltd. Collaborates With UWE To Develop Facial Recognition System
General Dynamics [GD] United Kingdom Limited subsidiary yesterday announced it is collaborating with the University of the West of England (UWE), the Imperial College London, the Home Office Scientific Development […]