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UncategorizedDon’t ‘Break the NNSA’ With Unrealistic Expectations, Pentagon Official Says
OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. “cannot add additional stress” to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to up its strategic capabilities, a Department of Defense official said at a strategic […]
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UncategorizedDIU To Vet Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities Similar To Blue UAS List
The Defense Department’s Innovation Unit (DIU) plans to start a new effort that will vet technologies and their suppliers used in advanced manufacturing to ensure they meet certain requirements related […]
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UncategorizedBoard Picks Industry Vet Ortberg To Be Boeing’s Next Chief Executive
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday wrapped up its search for its next top executive, naming long-time aerospace and defense industry veteran and executive Robert “Kelly” Ortberg as president and CEO effective […]
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UncategorizedAerojet Deal Helps Lift L3Harris’ Results In Second Quarter
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] last Thursday reported top and bottom-line gains in its second quarter, largely due to its acquisition a year ago of rocket motor and engine company Aerojet Rocketdyne. […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $738 Million VLS Canister Award
The Navy awarded BAE Systems a contract that could reach $738 million for Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister production covering requirements from fiscal year 2024 to 2028 production. […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Expanding Commercial Space Internet Effort To Additional Constellations
Building on initial successes with an experimentation effort aimed at developing common hardware—radios and antennas—that would be installed on aircraft to communicate with different satellite communications (SATCOM) constellations in multiple […]
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UncategorizedChina’s Long March Toward Aircraft Carrier Capability
The third Chinese carrier Fujian recently went to sea for trials, at some times trailing an Admiral Kuznetsov-like plume of smoke, reminiscent of the troubled Russian carrier’s last voyage outside home waters in […]
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UncategorizedWittman Wants DoD To Emphasize Widening Data Pipe For CJADC2
The Defense Department needs to step back and narrow its initial efforts to develop capabilities for a more interconnected battlespace and focus on the key ingredient to make Combined Joint […]
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Navy/USMCRTX Nabs $668 Million Award To Build More SPY-6 Navy Radars
The Navy awarded RTX [RTX] a $678 million modification on June 7 to exercise options for additional AN/SPY-6(V) radar hardware production. The company underscored this is the third option under […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Announces Nearly $269 Million Task Order for USAF BACN
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on June 6 that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company a nearly $269 million task order through January, 2027 for continued operations and sustainment […]