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Air Force Expects ‘Increasing Pressure’ On Defense Topline
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has not yet received specific guidance on potential budget cuts in the coming years but expects continued “pressure” on the Pentagon’s topline, a senior […]
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Navy Defends Plans For Just 16 Missile Tubes On Next Boomer
By Emelie Rutherford A top Navy official stood by the service’s decision to outfit the next-generation ballistic-missile submarine with 16 missile tubes, amid reports that US. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) advocated […]
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Navy, Industry To Weigh Options For Virginia-Class Submarine Program
By Carlo Munoz As the budget showdown between the White House and Capitol Hill comes to a head, senior Navy and industry are searching for ways to keep the sea […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Completes Sale of PAE Unit To Private Equity Firm
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said that it has completed the divestiture of its Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) business unit to the private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg, LLC. Terms of […]
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Homeland Security
TSA To Begin Testing Verification Program For Airline Pilots
By Calvin Biesecker The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and two industry groups last week said they will begin testing a new system at airport checkpoints to verify the employment status […]
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Air Force Guards Against Tanker Cost Increases
By Marina Malenic The Air Force will require high-level authorization for any changes to an aerial refueling tanker fleet replacement contract awarded to Boeing [BA] earlier this year to ensure […]
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Successful Raytheon SDB II CDR Meaningful For JAGM, Execs Say
By Ann Roosevelt A successful Air Force critical design review (CDR) for Raytheon‘s [RTN] Small Diameter Bomb II is significant for the Raytheon- Boeing [BA] Joint-Air-To-Ground Missile (JAGM) program as […]
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Air ForceObama, Dems Balk At New House GOP Plan With Full Defense Budget
By Emelie Rutherford With a federal government shutdown looming after Friday, House Republicans are facing significant opposition to their plan to fund the Pentagon for the rest of fiscal year […]
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Obering: Navy Dependence On SM-3 Missile System Could Delay European BMD Plans
By Carlo Munoz The Navy’s overreliance on the Raytheon [RTN]-built SM-3 system as the backbone for its ballistic missile defense strategy in Europe could delay White House plans to have […]
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Business/Financial
GTEC Changes Name To Sotera Defense Solutions
In conjunction with the closing of its acquisition of Global Defense Technology & Systems (GTEC) yesterday, the private equity firm Ares Management has changed the name of the company to […]