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Army

General Dynamics, BAE Teams Win Contracts As DoD Approves Army GCV Plan

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 19th, 2011

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Teams led by General Dynamics [GD] and BAE Systems were selected over a SAIC [SAI] team in winning contracts from the Army for the Technology Development phase of the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) program, hours after the top Defense Department acquisition official reviewed and certified the program. Signed Aug. 17 by Ashton Carter, under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the acquisition decision memorandum (ADM) approves Milestone A for the infantry fighting vehicle variant,…

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

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Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]

Congress

House Narrowly Votes To Pass $1.15 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA, Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0

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