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Thursday, July 17
- Winnefeld: DoD Will Rely on OCO to Pay for ‘Unanticipated Contingencies’ Around the Globe
- Navy Begins Round Of Online War Gaming On IP Rights
- ACV Would Have Minimal Changes from Contractor Design, Which is Already Highly Survivable
- Air Force Issues First Competitive EELV Mission In 10 Years
- AgustaWestland Inks U.K. Missile Integration Deal–First Of Anglo-French Collaborations
- DoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
- DoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
- Textron Reports Higher Profits, Sales On Acquisition, Improved Performance
- Former Coast Guard Chief Papp Appointed As First State Department Rep for Arctic
- Raytheon Receives $235 Million For Patriot Radar Digital Processor Kits
- Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland Completes Optionally Piloted Helicopter Demo For Italy
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Wednesday, July 16
- Wittman: Short-Term CR Likely In October, But Confident NDAA Compromise Will Be Reached
- F-35 Not Flying At Farnborough, DoD Lifts Grounding
- Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Passes $549 Billion Bill; Protects Industrial Base, Eliminates Waste
- Governors Release State-Federal Plan For Cyber Crisis Response
- General Atomics Participates With Sensors In NATO Trial
- DHS Plans To Fund University Center For Critical Infrastructure Resilience
- MBDA Unveils Missile Systems Command, Control And Mission Systems Project
- Lockheed Martin To Provide $212 Million In PAC-3 Services To U.S., International Customers
- L-3 Link To Build UH-60L Operational Flight Trainers For Royal Saudi Land Forces
- Qatar To Spend $11 Billion On Patriot, Javelin and Apache
- DARPA Awards Contracts For XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane Design
- Raytheon Takes Boomerang Shooter Detection System To The Air
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Tuesday, July 15
- After GAO Upholds Raytheon’s IFT Protest, CBP Reevaluating Proposals
- F-35 Remains Grounded, Kendall Cites ‘Extensive Rub’ Of Engine Blades As Factor
- Air Force Deactivates, Realigns HQ, Major Commands
- Moran Writes to F-35 PEO With Concerns About Fleet Grounding, Future Success
- Orbital Successfully Launches Orb-2 Mission, NASA Issues CRS-2 Draft RFP
- U.K. Prime Minister Reveals $1.8 Billion Plan For Defense
- SpaceX Successfully Launches OG2 Mission
- Raytheon Offers 360-Degree Radar To Poland, Germany In Patriot System Upgrade
- Raytheon Demonstrates AESA GaN Technologies For U.S. Patriot Radar
- DISA Closes Another DoD Enterprise Data Center As Part Of Federal Initiative
- Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $279 Million Contract Modification For F-35
- Soldier Feedback Leads To General Dynamics Hotspot For Soldier Network Extension
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Monday, July 14
- Defense Watch
- F-35s Remain Grounded, No Word On RIAT Showing
- Navy Proceeds With Refuelling Of George Washington Carrier
- Kendall: Off-the-shelf ACVs Will Need Marine-Specific Comms; Might Modify Vehicles’ Weapons
- AIA Sends 52 Pages of Acquisition Reform Recommendations to HASC, SASC
- Airbus Group Sells Majority Share In Test & Services Business
- BAE Systems, Greece Discussing F-16 Upgrades
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Friday, July 11
- Kendall: F-35 Engine Failure Appears Unique, Not a Systemic Problem, Based on Early Evidence
- Johnson Says ICE, CBP Will Run Out Of Money Without Emergency Supplemental
- Raytheon Preps For Execution Of FAB-T Contract
- Kendall: Bell Helicopter Overcharging DLA for Spares Appears to be Fraud
- Critical Infrastructure Recognizes Risk But Cyber Remains Low Priority, Study Finds
- Air Force Awards Hosted Payload Solutions ID/IQ Contracts
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Thursday, July 10
- House Passes Bills For Chemical and Border Security, Emergency Communications
- Higher Security Baseline, Continuous Monitoring Next Priorities For Fed Cloud Program
- F-35 Contract Negotiations Continue Despite Mishap; F-35B Bound For U.K. Still in U.S.
- SECNAV Calls For Expanding Open Architecture Approaches
- United Launch Alliance Asks Court To Dismiss SpaceX Lawsuit
- Upgraded DoD ABIS Clears One Test Hurdle, Readies For Independent Evaluation
- Government Officials Meet This Fall on UAS Sense And Avoid Tech And Processes
- Saab, EDA, Sign Agreement To Provide Carl-Gustaf Ammunition To Five European Nations
- Difficulty In Procuring Cloud Comes Down To Teaching Acquisition Officers, Official Says
- Oshkosh, Lockheed Martin, AM General JLTV Offerings Complete Net-Ready Testing
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Wednesday, July 9
- Senate Intel Committee Approves Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill
- DRS CEO Sees ‘Fourth Defense Industrial Base Era’
- GAO Says Navy’s Data On LCS Is Limited
- Supplemental Bill To Address Surge In Child Border Crossings Includes Air Surveillance Funds
- Navy, Contractors Test SM-6 Aboard DDG Destroyer
- F-35s Remain Grounded, Air Force No-Fly Streak Hits 15 Days
- NATO Chief Expects Reverse In Defense Spending Decline At Summit
- Agencies Falling Behind On Federal CIO’s Data Consolidation Initiative
- Saab Receives Training Contract For U.S. Army
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Tuesday, July 8
- Navy Warns Cost of Replacing Ships Unaffordable
- Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems Trade Roles For T-X Trainer Bid
- F-35 Grounding Extends Through Monday
- Senate Subcommittee Releases Report on Root Causes of Air Force’s ECSS Failure
- Economics Of Cyber Security Still Not Understood, White House Official Says
- Army Official Spells Out Questions To Help Determine The Army Future
- Commerce Department’s EAR Challenging Export Control Reform Compliers, Consultant Says
- Mutualink Interoperable Comm System Receives DoD-wide Certification
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Monday, July 7
- DEFENSE WATCH
- GAO Briefs HASC on Private Industry Successes in Open Architecture, Room for DoD Improvement
- Jacobs Engineering Acquires Verizon’s Federal Network Systems Business
- Air Force Requests Dismissal Of SpaceX Lawsuit, Says Company Missed Opportunity
- NASA Successfully Launches OCO-2
- Canadian Chinook Helicopter Acquisition Offers Model For The Future, Officer Says
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Thursday, July 3
- GAO Rejects Raytheon, Kongsberg Protest On Long Range Anti-Ship Missile
- NASA Awards Boeing Additional $2.8 Billion For SLS
- Lockheed Martin Freezing Defined Benefit Pension Plan For Its U.S. Salaried Employees
- CSIS Unveils Cost-Capped Drawdown Plans; Emphasizes High-End Capabilities Over Partner-Building
- TE Connectivity Completes Acquisition Of SEACON Group
- Coast Guard Awards HII $77 Million For Long-Lead Materials For NSC 8
- SPAWAR Awards Lockheed Martin C4ISR Contract