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UncategorizedDefense Innovation Adds Inspired Flight UAS to List of Small Drones Cleared to Fly in DoD Airspace Without Exemption
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has added two drones by Inspired Flight to a list of small unmanned aircraft cleared to fly in DoD airspace without filing an exemption. The […]
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STRATCOM Nominee: Development of LRSO for U.S. Air Force On Track
Development of the Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) to replace the Boeing [BA] AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) has raised no technology readiness level (TRL) concerns […]
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UncategorizedF-35 Engine Modernization Solicitation May Come Before End of Year
A solicitation to modernize the power plant of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter may come before the end of the year. Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney F135 equips […]
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UncategorizedTesting of Second XA100 for Adaptive Engine Transition Program Complete, GE Says
General Electric [GE] said on Sept. 12 that it has tested out the company’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tullahoma, […]
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UncategorizedU.S. Space Force Systems ‘Can’t Afford to Be Overly Redundant’ With NRO’s, Saltzman Says
U.S. Space Force will need to limit duplication of Space Force systems with those of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Lt Gen. B. Chance “Salty” Saltzman, the Space Force’s chief […]
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Unmanned SystemsBoeing Simulates Virtual MQ-25 Open Architecture Manned-Unmannned Teaming
Boeing [BA] recently conducted a digital simulation of an open autonomy architecture to have manned Navy aircraft control MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tankers, the company said on Tuesday. In this […]
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Business/FinancialAustal And Saildrone Partner To Build USVs
Austal USA and Saildrone Inc. announced on Tuesday they are starting a new “strategic partnership” for the former to produce Saildrone autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USVs). This means Austal USA’s […]
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UncategorizedTSA Issues RFP For Next-Generation Credential Authentication Technology
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued the solicitation for a new document checking system that will include biometric technology to identify the credential holder and authenticate the travel […]
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UncategorizedOfficial Names Workforce As Biggest Challenge To Columbia-Class SSBN Program
The Navy officer in charge of strategic submarines this week said having the right workforce is the biggest challenge to keeping the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) on schedule. […]
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UncategorizedTwo-Year Delay For First LRSO Warhead, But NNSA Says Will Still Deliver On-Time to Air Force
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) now expects to produce the proof-of-concept article for the refurbished W80 nuclear cruise-missile warhead by the end of fiscal year 2027, roughly two years […]
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