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General Dynamics Vindicated in GMV Lawsuit

General Dynamics Vindicated in GMV Lawsuit

* Defense News reports that the US Federal Claims Court rejected AM General's lawsuit against USSOCOM over its GMV award to General Dynamics. * Israel launched Ofek-10, a surveillance satellite with a reported 0.5m resolution. * Thomas de Maizière, Germany's Interior...

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SAIC’s 2013 Sales Testament to Services Doldrums

SAIC’s 2013 Sales Testament to Services Doldrums

* Post-spinoff SAIC announced FY2013 revenue down 14% to $4B, confirming the generally depressed state of defense services. * Pursuing a more thorough overturn of sequestration beyond FY15 is again on the Senate Armed Services Committee's agenda. * The Government...

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Russia Follows Crimean Playbook in Eastern Ukraine

Russia Follows Crimean Playbook in Eastern Ukraine

* Pro-Russian operators have seized Ukrainian government buildings in 3 eastern cities, including Kharkiv where Spectechnoexport has a military vehicle plant. Separatists in Donetsk declared independence and announced a referendum on May 11, right when pro-Russian...

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Good Bad News: 100 APCs for Ukraine

Good Bad News: 100 APCs for Ukraine

BTR-4E(click to view full) Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, and ongoing mobilization near Ukraine's borders, left Ukraine in a difficult position. The new government was still trying to come together after the sudden popular overthrow of its predecessor, and faced...

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