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Army

ATK, Raytheon, Tapped For Excalibur 1B Phase

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

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ATK [ATK] and Raytheon [RTN] last week won initial contracts totaling $20.7 million to begin the Excalibur Increment IB effort. The Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Center awarded the two 18-month Phase 1 contracts. During Phase 1, the two contractors must evolve their proposed concepts and then demonstrate the capability in a live-fire event. The government will select a single contractor to continue to the Qualification and Initial Production phase, the comand said in a statement.…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

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