Month: October 2024
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Missile DefenseU.S. To Deploy THAAD To Israel To Increase Air Air And Missile Defense Amid Iran Conflict
The Defense Department on Sunday said President Biden directed the deployment of one Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated U.S. military crew to Israel to […]
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ArmyL3Harris Unveils Diamondback Autonomous Ground Vehicle Prototype, Aims To Demo In 2025
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] this week is unveiling a new ground vehicle prototype, called Diamondback, intended to fill an Army capability gap for autonomous reconnaissance and security missions, with an aim […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing CEO Plans to Lay off 10 Percent of Workers, Says Defense Unit’s Execution on Fixed Price Contracts ‘Not Where It Needs to Be’
The performance of Boeing‘s [BA] defense, space & security (BDS) unit on fixed price contracts needs to improve, Boeing CEO Robert “Kelly” Ortberg wrote in a Friday employee message released […]
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ArmyGD Unveiling New ‘Mission Command on the Move’ Concept With Stryker Variant, Robotic Platforms
General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] is rolling out a new ‘Mission Command on the Move’ (MTOCM) concept and unveiling three new technology demonstrators, a new variant of its Stryker vehicle […]
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WeaponsMore Than $2 Billion in UAE/Saudi Arabia Foreign Arms Sales Approved by U.S. State Department
As the U.S. tries to deter Iran and its proxies, the U.S. State Department has approved more than $2 billion in foreign military sales (FMS) to Saudi Arabia and the […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: SECNAV Meets With Steelworkers, Malabar 2024, Precision Castparts Settlement, Super Tucano
SECNAV Meets Steelworkers. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with the President of the United Steelworkers David McCall and President of the Wessel Group, Michael Wessel, on Sept. […]
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SpaceAnduril and Impulse Space to Collaborate on National Security Space Missions
Anduril Industries is partnering with Impulse Space to integrate the companies’ technologies for national space security missions. Under a new agreement announced Friday, Impulse will provide the Mira orbital transfer vehicle to Anduril, […]
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Unmanned SystemsBoeing Laser System Defeated Group 3 UAS In Recent Red Sands Experiment
A directed energy system based on laser technology successfully defeated large drones in a recent counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) exercise hosted by U.S. Central Command and Saudi Arabia, Boeing […]
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SpaceMarine Corps Using New Viasat Satellite Communications Service
The Marine Corps is now leveraging satellite communications from the first spacecraft in an eventual three-satellite constellation that delivers secure, high-throughput connectivity, making the military service the initial government customer […]
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CyberDoD Publishes Final Rule For Contractor Cybersecurity Compliance
The Defense Department last Friday published its final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Certification (CMMC) program, meaning certain cybersecurity requirements will be included in solicitations and contracts in early to […]
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