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SpaceAerospace Industry Trade Group Advocates Increased Use Of Firm Fixed Price Contracts
The federal government should increase its use of firm fixed price (FFP) contracts for programs with multiple or block buys of identical items with no competition to help lower the […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawk Block 40 UAV Six Weeks Early
Northrop Grumman [NOC] delivered a Global Hawk Block 40 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to the Air Force Feb. 14, at least six weeks ahead of schedule, according to a company […]
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InternationalSouth Korea F-35 Deal Includes New Military Communications Satellite
South Korea’s decision to buy Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35A for its next-generation fighter jet platform called F-X also includes the United States supplying it with a ready-to-operate military secure communications […]
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SpaceUnited Launch Alliance, NRO Prep For Tuesday’s NROL-67 Launch
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set for Tuesday’s launch of NROL-67 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), according to a company statement. The launch is planned to take place […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
Stable Funding Needed. Outgoing Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp says that overall the Coast Guard’s acquisition house is in strong shape with just one key ingredient that needs constant […]
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InternationalSouth Korea Likely To Have Tanker RFP Out This Month
South Korea will “probably” have its request for proposals (RFP) for its next-generation aerial refueling tanker out by the end of this month, and it wants a decision made and […]
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SpaceOrbital Sciences Drops Lawsuit Against United Launch Alliance, RD AMROSS
A federal judge Thursday dismissed Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] anti-trust lawsuit against United Launch Alliance (ULA) and RD AMROSS after the three parties requested dismissal Wednesday. Orbital said in a filing […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Awards Prime Contracts For VTOL X-Plane Phase 1
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said Wednesday it awarded prime contracts to Boeing [BA], Aurora Flight Sciences, Karem Aircraft and United Technologies Corp. [UTX] unit Sikorsky for the […]
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ArmyProtecting WIN-T Increment 2 From Electronic, Cyber Attacks A Priority For Army
The Army needs to continually work on securing its Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 network modernization program to secure it from both electronic and cyber attacks, according to an […]
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Air ForceLawmaker Promises Legislative Effort To Ensure Air Force Competes EELV Missions
A key lawmaker Tuesday vowed legislative action to ensure the Air Force adheres to a Defense Department directive to compete national security launches. House Armed Services (HASC) tactical air and […]