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Rich Abott
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Navy/USMC
Committee Leaders Request T-45C Assessment Information
The leaders of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces have requested additional assessment information on the U.S. Navy’s T-45C Goshawk trainer jets as the Navy […]
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HN for Wed., May 10, 2017
- Boeing And Leonardo Show Off MH-139 UH-1N Replacement Offering
- U.S. Army Special Ops Aviation Boosting Foreign Partners’ Capabilities
- FY 2017 Omnibus Bill Adds Dozens Of Aircraft To DoD Request
- Airbus Contracts With Safran For Support Of U.S. Army Lakota Helicopters
- AeroVironment Unveils Palm-Launched Nano-UAS For Dismounted Intel Collection
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Uncategorized
Boeing And Leonardo Show Off MH-139 UH-1N Replacement Offering
PHILADELPHIA–Boeing [BA] and Italy’s Leonardo said May 1 they are confident their MH-139 is the best value to the taxpayer for the UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Boeing revealed in […]
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Navy/USMC
Carrier Begins Sea Trials After Four-Year Overhaul
The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) began its first sea trials Tuesday after a four years-long refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) period. The last time the […]
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International
Rogers Says NSA Saw French Election Hacking, Working With International Partners
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) saw Russian hacking and dumping of information on French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign and warned the French government about the activity, the agency’s […]
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Cyber
Heritage Report Pushes Aggressive Private Sector Cyber Defenses
A Heritage Foundation report released last Friday supports allowing private U.S. actors to take more aggressive active cyber defensive actions. The report, “Next Steps for U.S. Cybersecurity in the Trump […]
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SMDR for Mon., May 8
- Congress Urges Intelligence Agencies To Integrate Space Efforts
- SpaceX Launches NRO Satellite For First Time
- Air Univ. Study Suggests Air Force Further Use OTAs For Low Cost Access To Space
- Meyerson Laments Air Force Lethargy Toward Streamlining Commercial Launch Licensing
- Raytheon Wins $327 Million Initial Production Contract For AMDR
- PACOM Chief Says Hawaii Needs More Protection Against North Korean Missiles
- DoD Hires Hill Veteran To Handle Missile Defense Policy
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Uncategorized
Raytheon Wins $327 Million Initial Production Contract For AMDR
The U.S. Navy on May 1 awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $327 million fixed-price-incentive (firm target) contract modification option to produce the first three low-rate initial production (LRIP) AN/SPY-6(V) Air and […]
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Uncategorized
Meyerson Laments Air Force Lethargy Toward Streamlining Commercial Launch Licensing
A top commercial space executive on April 26 lamented the Air Force’s slow pace toward eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals for commercial launches, despite a pair of 2016 letters from […]
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Uncategorized
Air Univ. Study Suggests Air Force Further Use OTAs For Low Cost Access To Space
A December study produced by Air University suggests the Air Force further use the Pentagon’s other transaction authority (OTA) to partner with domestic commercial firms pursuing quick and rapid launch capabilities. The […]