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Saab And ABB Partner With BAE Systems To Compete For Canadian Close Combat Vehicle

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 29th, 2013

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Defense and security company SAAB and Canada's ABB said they are partnering with BAE Systems in a competitive bid for the Department of National Defense (DND) $1.9 billion Close Combat Vehicle (CCV) program. The Canadian Army requires high survival, medium weight vehicles for future missions. This vehicle would fall between the Light Armored Vehicles and the Leopard 2 main battle tanks. The bid includes a total of 108 vehicles along with an option for the purchase of an additional 30 vehicles,…

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

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]

Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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