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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Releases XS-1 Experimental Space Plane Concept
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is developing a preliminary design and flight demonstration plan for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Experimental Spaceplane XS-1 program, according to a company statement. Northrop […]
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CyberLockheed Martin Receives Contract Extension To Support Human Spaceflight Missions
NASA recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a three-year, $340 million contract extension to provide facilities development and operations support of human spaceflight missions at the agency’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), […]
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Business/Financial‘High-Growth Nations’ Key To International Uptick In Honeywell’s Defense Business
“High-growth nations” found in the Middle East and southeast Asia are playing a key role in the international growth of Honeywell’s [HON] defense and space business, according to a company […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Performs X-47B Flight Operations With Manned Aircraft For First Time
The Navy over the weekend performed a series of flight tests with the unmanned X-47B that the service said showed unmanned aircraft are compatible with manned carrier aviation without significant […]
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SpaceOrbital Completes Third CRS Mission To ISS
Orbital Sciences [ORB] said it successfully completed recently its third Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) mission for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) in the last 10 months. The company’s […]
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UncategorizedDEFENSE WATCH
NATO AWACS. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) awards Boeing a contract worth nearly $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning […]
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Air ForceNew ULA CEO Bruno’s Silicon Valley Approach Could Save Company, Consultant Says
A space launch consultant believes new United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno’s Silicon Valley experience and entrepreneurial approach could save the company as it leaves an era of a […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Exec Sees Gains In Company’s Defense Sector From International Sales
A key Boeing [BA] executive expects 30 percent of the company’s defense, space and security (BDS) revenue to come from the international sector as the declining domestic defense market continues […]
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Air ForceDoD Relaxes Some F-35 Flight Restrictions; F-35B Completes Wet Runway, Crosswind Testing
The Defense Department has relaxed some of its flight restrictions on F-35 test aircraft after an engine issue in June led the Pentagon to ground its fleet. F-35 Joint Program […]
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CyberLockheed Martin Negotiating Billion-Dollar Australia CIO Centralized Processing Deal
A key Lockheed Martin [LMT] executive expects final negotiations to wrap up by the end of September for a potential $1 billion deal to centralize data centers for Australia’s defense […]