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Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Record Success In Latest Patriot PAC-3 Missile Test

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 30th, 2012

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Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said its modernized Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully fired two Lockheed Martin [LMT] PAC-3 missiles to engage a tactical ballistic missile (TBM) at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Raytheon is the Patriot System Integrator, while Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the Patriot PAC-3 missile system. Sanjay Kapoor, vice president for Integrated Air and Missile Defense at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business, said: “The demonstrated flawless performance of the modernized Patriot system means our…

Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]

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Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]