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Defense Watch: HASC Markup, Commercial Imagery, Thales Deal
HASC NDAA Markup. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), chair of the House Armed Services Committee, said the panel is scheduled to hold the markup of its version for the fiscal year […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Defiant X, Space Lab, NROL-85
Why Defiant X. Defiant X, the joint Sikorsky and Boeing entry for the Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRRA), possesses the key advantage over its competitor for the upcoming contract […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Advanced Reactor Will Use Domestic Fuel, Program Chief Says
The prototype of a mobile nuclear reactor under development at the Department of Defense will be powered by advanced fuel sourced from within the U.S., the project lead said last […]
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Defense Watch: Inflation, CUAS, Drone Grants
Hicks on Inflation. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks told the Defense Writers Group on April 12 the department has not seen a significant number of industry partners seeking “equitable adjustments” […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Eagle Eye Radar, LaPlante, Raven Confirmed, Space Flag, BIW Chief Resigns
Eagle Eye Radar. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) on April 5 detailed the new Eagle Eye multi-mode radar, which the company noted has flown on an Army-operated Gray Eagle drone. […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: SAS, Norquist To NDIA, KC-46 Updates, SIOP
Sea Air Space 2022. The Navy League’s annual Sea Air Space expo, the largest U.S. maritime conference, is occurring April 4-6 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: Stinger, Javelin Production, MQ-25 Audit, CH-53K, Cyber Vigilance
Stinger Production. Doug Bush, the Army’s top acquisition official, said Friday he’s confident the service can ramp up production of both Stinger and Javelin missiles to replenish stockpiles. Bush noted […]
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Nuclear Modernization
Nuke Agency’s New High-Explosive Fabrication Facility to Open in 2024
A new 20,000-square-foot high-explosives fabrication facility at the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Pantex Plant should be up and running by January 2024. Pantex broke ground on the new Advanced […]
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Defense Watch: Aerojet Vision, Cyber Exercise, Japanese Global Hawks, OPC Bids In
Dissent Continues. In the wake of Lockheed Martin’s failed bid to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne, Steel Partners, which owns about 5.2 percent of Aerojet’s outstanding shares and controls four of the […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch: AFWERX VTOL, SpeedDealer, CISA Boost, Russian Subs
AFWERX High-Speed VTOL. The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) have announced the full list of 11 […]