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  1. The Boeing Company announced that it has named Robert E. Verbeck, 51, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its $34 billion (2009 revenues) Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business. He succeeds Randy Simons, who is retiring.
  2. Major fatigue testing of the Airbus Military A400M has begun on schedule in Dresden (Germany) this month.
  3. Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, and the Wisconsin National Guard held a ceremony at the Oshkosh Armory on January 19th to commemorate the fielding of the first Oshkosh-produced Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) truck.
  4. The French DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has selected the MAG machine gun manufactured by Belgium-based FN Herstal to replace its existing AN F1 machine guns.
  5. Boeing announced it expects delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner in the third quarter of this year.
  6. French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) announced that, following international competitive bidding, it had awarded a contract to Sagem (Safran group) for 1,175 JIM LR 2 new-generation long-range multifunction infrared binoculars, intended for the...
  7. General Dynamics Land Systems was recently awarded 2 contracts worth $44 million for Saudi Arabia's tank program.
  8. Dubai International has won the Best Airport in the Middle East Award at the Business Traveler Awards for the 5th consecutive year.
  9. Harris Corporation, an international communications and information technology company, has named Alex Heidt Vice President of Air Force programs for its IT Services business.
  10. Dubai Civil Defense (DCD) announced plans to deploy the Avaya desktop video device at its headquarters and 15 other centers in the emirate to increase the speed and efficiency of emergency services.
 



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