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John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.
The first AH-1Z remanufactured "Super Cobra" attack helicopter successfully completed ground tests earlier this month at Bell Helicopter's experimental flight test facility in Arlington, TX, paving the way for its first flight test by the end of the year, the Navy announced yesterday.
The Air Force has awarded ITT Industries an $80 million contract to provide the service with mobile approach control systems, the company announced today.
United Technologies announced today it had terminated merger negotiations with Honeywell after Honeywell told UTC it was considering another offer.
Lockheed Martin announced after trading hours yesterday that Louis Hughes, the company's president and chief operating officer, will leave the corporation effective Oct. 31 after only six months on the job. Robert Stevens, the company's executive vice president and chief financial officer, has been named to succeed Hughes.
The House of Representatives yesterday approved a conference report on legislation that would authorize $7.7 billion to fund training for foreign military personnel.
The Pentagon today announced that Saudi Arabia has requested more than $2.7 billion in foreign military sales, the bulk of which would go toward maintaining its fleet of F-15 aircraft. Congress has to approve all FMS deals before they are finalized.
The Pentagon announced today that Navy Vice Adm. William Fallon has been nominated for the position of vice chief of naval operations.
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has selected an engine built by General Electric to upgrade the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft.
A group of Senate and House Democrats yesterday criticized the Army for losing track of almost $900 million worth of equipment.
Bowing to pressure from the White House and Congress, Israel has canceled its sale of an airborne early warning aircraft to China, an Israeli official confirmed today.
The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center yesterday handed out five contracts cumulatively worth $116.1 million for research and development into command, control, communications and intelligence software applications and databases.
Persistent crime and corruption in Bosnia is impeding the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and could delay the final pullout of NATO-led peacekeeping troops, the General Accounting Office has concluded.
A General Accounting Office report released today recommends the Navy revise the schedule and funding profile for its theater wide missile defense system to mitigate against schedule and technological risks.
The Pentagon announced today that Taiwan has requested permission to purchase $356 million worth of electronic upgrades to its fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft.
President Clinton yesterday urged Congress to quickly pass the fiscal year 2000 supplemental spending bill, warning that continued delays will hurt Army readiness and could force the administration to extend the amount of time U.S. peacekeeping troops are in Kosovo.
The Navy has awarded Litton Avondale Industries a $477.7 million contract to build the fourth San Antonio-class amphibious assault ship, the company announced today.
Saudi Arabia has awarded Raytheon a $300 million contract for technical assistance, training and logistics support for the country's Patriot and Hawk air defense systems, the company announced today.
The Air Force has awarded TRW a $284.7 million contract to set up and operate a networked, real-time distributed flight training system, the company announced yesterday.
The Air Force's Electronic Systems Center has awarded a $26 million initial production order to Raytheon to build the first 11 Digital Airport Surveillance Radars, the company announced yesterday.
President Clinton has nominated James Sheaks for the new position of assistant secretary of state for verification and compliance, the White House announced today.