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Avenger Redux - Second Predator C Flies

Posted by Graham Warwick at 2/7/2012 11:45 AM CST

PICTURE: GA-ASI flies second, longer Avenger unmanned aircraft. ... Read More »

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Ground Combat Vehicle Program Heads South

Posted by Paul McLeary at 2/7/2012 6:09 AM CST

Program taking part in the Army's Network Integration Evaluation at Ft. Bliss this spring ... Read More »

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Defense Disconnect: Lean Times, Fat Profits

Posted by Joe Anselmo at 2/6/2012 1:34 PM CST

Robust contractor margins raise eyebrows as Pentagon braces for new era of austerity

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2/6 Frago

Posted by Sean Meade at 2/6/2012 11:46 AM CST

+ ASIA-PACIFIC: Less Troops Need Fewer Transport Ships and Planes + SecDef’s olive branch for Europe + The Army’s $86,000 Machine Gun + Precision Munitions Lessen Need for Close Air Support Plane: Schwartz Answers the A-10 Question + Specter of a “Hollow Force” Called Into Question ... Read More »

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JSF "Acquisition Malpractice" -- Pentagon Procurement Boss

Posted by Bill Sweetman at 2/6/2012 10:20 AM CST

Reliance on modeling and simulation to justify unprecedented concurrency was a mistake, acting procurement chief Frank Kendall tells industry. ... Read More »

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Upgraded for Cuts

Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza at 2/3/2012 10:54 AM CST

A Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) DC-10 returned to Eindhoven air base yesterday after its first operational mission since receiving an upgrade. ... Read More »

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AGS At Last

Posted by Nicholas Fiorenza at 2/3/2012 10:00 AM CST

I remember first writing about NATO's Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system more than two decades ago when it was envisaged as a fleet of Joint Surveillance and Target Acquisition Radar System (Joint Stars) aircraft . ... Read More »

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K-MAX Chugging Along in Afghanistan

Posted by Paul McLeary at 2/3/2012 9:58 AM CST

100,000 lb. of cargo delievred since December for the Pentagon's first unmanned cargo lift platform ... Read More »

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The Mighty Ducks of Lipetsk

Posted by Bill Sweetman at 2/3/2012 8:12 AM CST

For those who think that the fighter Sukhois don't look mean or aggressive enough ... Read More »

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