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Army

Out Of Marine Corps Program, Boeing A-160T Readies For Army Deployment

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, April 20th, 2012

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Boeing [BA] is gearing up for the deployment of its A-160T Hummingbird to Afghanistan this summer under an Army intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) program, even as the unmanned helicopter was recently terminated from a Navy and Marine Corps cargo program. Navy Capt. Patrick Smith, program manager for multi-mission tactical unmanned systems at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), confirmed to Defense Daily during the Navy League’s Sea Air Space Exposition this week that the A-160T had been terminated from the…

Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

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Congress

Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

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Congress

Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

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