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Defense Watch: Border Walls, Rocket Lab Scrub, Super Hornet Upgrades
More Border Walls. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday released a request for proposals for a potential $4.1 billion effort to meet border infrastructure and technology requirements along the U.S.-Mexican […]
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Defense Watch: Engine War, NDAA, Ukraine Package, Cyber Assessment
Engine War. Supporters of a second engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter have pointed to the “Great Engine War” between Pratt & Whitney and General Electric for the F-16 […]
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Force MultipliersRoshan Roeder, Northrop Grumman
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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Defense Watch: UAV CG, Space Guard, Taiwan FMS
UAV CG. The 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 launched an Aerovel Flexrotor small vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) from the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnel (WPC-1145) […]
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Defense Watch: Australian USVs, GPS III, Stock Bills, Ukraine Lessons
Australian USVs. A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) official recently announced a $3.3 million contract to acquire five Ocius Technologies Bluebottle Unmanned Surface Vehicles. On Nov. 24, Rear Adm. Pete Quinn, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNaval Reactors Official Moves to Nuclear-Weapons Cleanup Role
Jeff Avery, a longtime manager with the Office of Naval Reactors, has been selected as the new second-in-command at the Department of Energy’s $7.8-billion Office of Environmental Management. Avery, current […]
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Defense Watch: Data Culture, NRO Audit, Ford Return, Drone Attack
Data Informed Culture. A report this month by the Pentagon Inspector General (IG), Fiscal Year 2023: Top DoD Management Challenges, says that the tri-service and international program for the Lockheed […]
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Defense Watch: F134 Engine Repair, Remote Sensing Boost, Epirus Investment
F135 Engine Repair. The Navy said on Nov. 15 that Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) was recently activated as a Department of Defense second depot source of repair (DSOR) for […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Reports Better Q3 Earnings; Casts Eye on Prize at Hanford
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT], Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the nuclear contractor attributed during a Monday earnings report to growth throughout its naval, weapons cleanup and […]
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Defense Watch: Election Day, Air Crew Protection, Undersea Range
Tight HASC Races. Several key Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee remain in tight races heading into the midterm elections on November 8. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), a Navy […]