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SpaceSpace Development Agency Awards L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 Billion for Tracking Layer Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) said on July 18 that it has awarded L3Harris [LHX] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] fixed price Other Transaction Authority contracts worth $1.3 billion for 28 […]
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Air ForceHouse NDAA Requires USAF to Divulge F-15 Plans Before Retiring More F-15C/Ds
The House version of the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization bill requires the U.S. Air Force to divulge its plans for the fleet of Boeing [BA] F-15 fighters before retiring […]
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Air ForceUSAF Tests Northrop Grumman System for GPS-Degraded Environments
The U.S. Air Force 53rd Wing on June 14 tested the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Radar Aided Targeting System (RATS)–a system for improving the Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber’s weapon guidance […]
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CongressCongress Wants DoD to Provide Specific Examples of Controlled Unclassified Information
Section 1526 of the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the Pentagon to assess DoD’s controlled unclassified information (CUI) program 180 days after the enactment of the NDAA, […]
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Air ForceGroups Question Investment in F-35 AETP Engine
Nine groups, including the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), are questioning the Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and […]
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Business/FinancialMerlin Labs Raises $105 Million In New Funding Round; Announces Work On C-130J
Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin Labs on Wednesday said that company has raised $105 million in new funding as it continues to build out its three phased—crawl, walk, run—approach to […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force to Move Forward with All-Up-Round Testing of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force said on July 13 that a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) scored its second booster flight test success on July 12 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNRO Says Payloads on Electron Rockets to ‘Expand Our Intelligence Advantage’
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Australian Department of Defense designed and developed a national security payload, which launched at 2:30 a.m. Eastern time on July 13 aboard a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Receives Contract for Low-Cost, Rapid Deployment of Small Satellites
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has won a sole source, $22 million cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract through February, 2026 from U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for the Rapid On-orbit Space Technology Evaluation […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Prepares to Launch Two NRO Payloads in Next 11 Days
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB] said that it is ready for the scheduled July 12 launch of a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload aboard a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle […]