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Rich Abott
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CyberG-7 Promises Energy Sector Cybersecurity Efforts
Following the 41st G-7 leaders summit in Germany, the group of seven wealthiest advanced economies pledged to work together on energy sector cybersecurity, among several separate international issues. “We will […]
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CyberOPM Hack Affects Millions of Federal Employees
Personnel data, including personally identifiable information (PII), of four million current and former federal employees may have been stolen in a hack of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), […]
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SMDR for Mon. June 8, 2015
- NASA Announces Science Instruments For Potentially $2 Billion Europa Mission
- Air Force Certifies SpaceX For National Security Launches
- SASC Bill Creates Launch Capability Contract Exemption For Possible Delta IV Use
- DoD In ‘Intense Discussion’ Over RD-180 Waiver, Air Force Releases Rocket Engine RFP
- Air Force Details Award Structures For Next-Gen Rocket Propulsion System Efforts
- Navy Accepts MUOS-3 Communications Satellite
- Senate Panel’s $400 Million Offset Fund Includes $200 Million for Directed Energy
- Army, Northrop Grumman Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept In Inaugural Flight Test
- Ultra Electronics To Acquire Kratos’ U.S. And U.K. Electronic Products Division Units
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UncategorizedUltra Electronics To Acquire Kratos’ U.S. And U.K. Electronic Products Division Units
Kratos Defense & Security Systems [KTOS] on June 1 said it has agreed to sell its United States and United Kingdom operations of its Electronic Products Division to Britain’s Ultra […]
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Army, Northrop Grumman Achieve Ballistic Missile Intercept In Inaugural Flight Test
The Army and Northrop Grumman [NOC] on May 28 destroyed a ballistic missile using the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) in its first flight test, […]
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Senate Panel’s $400 Million Offset Fund Includes $200 Million for Directed Energy
Concerns about the military’s waning technological dominance have fueled a $200 million boost to directed energy research in the Senate Armed Service Committee’s (SASC) defense authorization bill. The committee’s version […]
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Navy Accepts MUOS-3 Communications Satellite
The Navy has accepted the third Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-3) communications satellite following successful completion of on-orbit testing, according to prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. MUOS-3, launched Jan. 20, […]
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Air Force Details Award Structures For Next-Gen Rocket Propulsion System Efforts
The Air Force could award as many as four contracts totaling $160 million as part of its next-generation rocket propulsion system request for proposals (RFP) released June 2, according to […]
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DoD In ‘Intense Discussion’ Over RD-180 Waiver, Air Force Releases Rocket Engine RFP
High-level Air Force and Defense Department officials are in “intense discussion” over whether to enact the waiver that would allow the service to use Russian-developed RD-180 rocket engines banned for […]
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SASC Bill Creates Launch Capability Contract Exemption For Possible Delta IV Use
The fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) eliminates the reported $1 billion launch capability contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA) moving forward, […]