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By DDN Staff
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Both the House and Senate defense authorization bills, approved by their respective armed services committees, directed reports and briefings on the Columbia-class submarine program due to schedule and cost concerns. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) draft national Defense ...
Ungrateful Silicon Valley. General Dynamics Chairman and CEO Phebe Novakovic said Silicon Valley companies should do more to help the U.S. government and defense industry and show their gratitude for being part of a country that protects them and fosters an environment for them to succeed. ...
The French Air Force has ordered an additional heavy twin Airbus H225M helicopter to add to its existing fleet of 10. It will be delivered in a configuration that allows interoperability with the rest of the fleet, Airbus Helicopters said, and will be capable of in-flight refueling. The aircraft ...
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s mark of the next defense policy bill includes a proposal to establish a 5G technology demonstration facility at the Nevada Test and Training Range. Lawmakers included the directive in their proposal for the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act ( ...
LOS ANGELES — The Army is crafting its first-ever tactical space layer strategy, said one servicemember involved in the strategic development June 11. “Right now, we are looking at producing a LEO [Low-Earth Orbit]-focused tactical space layer” to focus on communications, position, navigation ...
Government regulations around cyber security requirements throughout the defense industrial supply chain need to be more clearly defined and small and medium-sized contractors may be unaware of these regulations and or lack the resources to implement them, says a new report by the consulting firm ...
The House Armed Services Committee early Thursday morning approved its $733 billion proposal for the next defense policy bill, which includes plans to set up a new Space Corps within the Air Force. HASC lawmakers voted 33 to 24 to advance its FY ’20 National Defense Authorization Act ...
Harris Corp. [HRS] has received its second low-rate production order from the Army for new two-channel handheld radios, as the program readies a move into operational testing. The latest LRIP order, announced Thursday, is under a potential 10-year, $12.7 billion IDIQ contract Harris received last ...
