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SpaceAir Force Awards First Contract for New Missile Warning Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded Tuesday a contract not to exceed $2.9 billion for three Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Vehicles intended to enhance the U.S. military’s early […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Awarded Second Air Force Hypersonic Weapon Prototype Contract
The U.S. Air Force today awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a potential $480 million contract to design a second hypersonic weapon prototype. The contract will provide the critical design review, test […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Contract for New Tech to Combat Laser Attacks
The Air Force last Friday awarded UES Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based science-and-technology firm, a $49.1 million contract to develop new technologies to help counter laser attacks against its aircraft. The […]
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Air ForceBoeing to Study Risk Reduction for Radios, Other Systems on KC-46 Tanker
Boeing [BA] has been awarded a contract modification worth about $10 million for a Block 1 risk-reduction study for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker. The award, released Aug. 7, “allows for […]
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ArmyGuard Troops, Dozens Of Aircraft Deployed To Fight West Coast Wildfires
At least 1,500 National Guard troops with more than two-dozen aircraft have deployed to fight the wildfires raging through Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. The largest of several wildfire […]
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InternationalUK Could Work with US Aerospace Firms on Tempest Fighter Jet
The United Kingdom is planning to work “quite closely” with U.S.-based aerospace industry partners as it develops its future next-generation fighter aircraft, the nation’s defense secretary said Aug. 7. The […]
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Air Force Receives Latest Secure Communications Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the latest advanced extremely high frequency military communications satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, the company said Aug. 6. The system is the […]
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Air Force to Seek Limited Proposals for New Light Attack Aircraft
The Air Force is moving forward with plans to buy an off-the-shelf aircraft to perform close-air support and light attack missions at a low cost, and could potentially award a […]
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Air Force Needs ‘Disruptive’ AI, Data Processing Technologies To Drive New ISR Plan
The Air Force is looking to industry to deliver advanced machine learning capabilities for its new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plan, which focuses on growing its data collection efforts across […]
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PentagonGriffin: Meeting 2020’s Hypersonics Goals Will Ensure U.S. Retains Technological Edge
The Pentagon’s effort to build hypersonic weapons by the early 2020’s and ahead of near-peer competitors will require the services to be more direct with their industry partners to make […]