Navy/USMC
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CyberNavy To Make Downselect Decision For CANES Prime Contractor By December
SAN DIEGO— Industry officials competing for the Navy’s next generation ship-to-ship communication system anticipate service officials to issue a downselect decision to a prime contractor for the program in December. […]
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Homeland Security
Northern Command Needs Maritime Security Plan, GAO Says
The Defense Department has identified gaps in the nation’s homeland defense stemming from potential maritime threats but Northern Command (NORTHCOM), which is responsible for the defense of the continental United […]
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Air ForceWhite House Threatens To Veto House DoD Spending Bill
The White House threatened to veto the $530 billion Pentagon budget the House is debating over funding cuts, added monies for a cargo aircraft, and policy provisions. The House began debating […]
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Navy/USMCBrazilian Navy Signs Agreement To Buy Two S-70B Helicopters
Sikorsky [UTX] said recently that the Brazilian Navy has signed an agreement with the U.S. Government to acquire two Sikorsky S-70B maritime helicopters via the Foreign Military Sales process. In […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin JLTV Program Utilizes Past Lessons For Future EMD Program
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype next-generation Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) have been driven thousands of miles, braked hard, blown up, and slung below a helicopter during a Technology Development (TD) […]
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Air Force
EADS, Turkish Aerospace Industries Sign MoU For Potential Cooperation
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) and its divisions Cassidian and Astrium in Germany, Spain, France and the United Kingdom yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)with Turkish Aerospace […]
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Cyber
Navy To Stand Up New IT Management Cell For SPAWAR Programs
The Navy’s top acquisition official has directed members of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command to create a new management and sustainment coordination cell to oversee information technology programs across […]
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Air Force
MDBA Reveals Future Multi-Role Strike Weapon: CVS 401 Perseus
At the Paris Air Show yesterday, MBDA unveiled the CVS 401 Persues concept missile system representing the Concept Visions group’s vision of a multi-role strike weapon system for 2030 and […]
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Business/FinancialBell To Sell Stake In Commercial Tiltrotor Effort To AgustaWestland
Bell Helicopter [TXT] yesterday said it has agreed to sell its stake in a commercial tiltrotor aircraft project to its partner AgustaWestland to free up resources to boost its investment […]
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Navy/USMC
Lockheed Martin Testing Electronic Attack Prototype For Navy SEWIP Effort
Program officials at Lockheed Martin [LMT] are conducting preliminary tests for a new electronic attack-capable variant of the Navy’s next generation electronic warfare system, designed to provide force protection for […]