Budget
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Budget
DoD, Lockheed Martin Finalize $7.8 Billion In F-35 Contracts
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] Friday finalized two F-35 contracts worth $7.8 billion for a total of 71 jets to be produced in the sixth and seventh low-rate […]
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Army
BAE Systems, Union Chiefs, Suppliers, Air Bradley Industrial Base Concerns
Concerns over the potential shutdown of the Bradley production line and what it means to the heavy vehicle industrial base has led the CEO of BAE Systems, Linda Hudson, the […]
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Budget
DoD: Shutdown Would Furlough Half of Civilian Staff, Halt Most Acquisition
If Congress cannot pass a continuing resolution to fund the government in time for the start of fiscal year 2014 on Tuesday, the federal government will shut down and only […]
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Budget
Companies Respond To Air Force’s Hosted Payloads Solutions RFP
A number of companies in both the satellite manufacturing and operating realms responded to the Air Force’s hosted payload solutions (HoPS) request for proposals (RFP), which is aimed at providing […]
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Air Force
Air Force Successfully Test Launches Minuteman III ICBM
The Air Force yesterday, for the second time in less than a week, successfully test launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., according to a service statement. […]
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Air Force
Ayotte Holds James’ Confirmation For Air Force Secretary Over A-10s
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) Wednesday placed a hold on the confirmation of Deborah James becoming the next Air Force secretary, according to an Ayotte aide. […]
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Budget
DoD Setting ‘Affordability Caps’ On Programs
The Defense Department is setting “affordability caps” on programs as part of its Better Buying Power initiative to help strengthen the Pentagon’s acquisition force. “What are we willing to pay […]
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Air Force
Minuteman III ICBM Test Launch Set For Thursday
Another operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM is scheduled for Thursday morning between 6:01 a.m. and 12:01 p.m. EDT from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., according to the Air […]
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Air Force
GPS III Prototype, Operational Control System Communicate For First Time
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite prototype communicated with Raytheon’s [RTN] GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) for the first time in August during a series of […]
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Air Force
Unmanned QF-16 Completes First Flight
The Air Force completed the first unmanned QF-16 full scale aerial target flight earlier this month, starting a two-year process to phase out the QF-4 aerial target. Two Air Force […]