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Air ForceRoper: Air Force Close to Resuming KC-46 Deliveries
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Air Force is ready to resume deliveries of its new KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft as soon as Boeing [BA] completes the latest and most […]
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SpaceRocket Lab to Provide a Speedy Ride to Orbit With New ‘Photon’ Spacecraft
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Rocket Lab USA has designed a new spacecraft dubbed “Photon” with the intent of launching small satellite payloads into low Earth orbit within four months from […]
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Business/FinancialHarris To Sell Night Vision Business To Elbit, Moving A Step Closer To Completing L3 Deal
Elbit Systems of America has agreed to acquire the night vision business of Harris Corp. [HRS] for $350 million in cash, a deal that expands Elbit’s night vision offerings and […]
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Business/FinancialShareholders Of Harris, L3 Approve Merger
Shareholders of Harris Corp. [HRS] and L3 Technologies [LLL] on Thursday respectively approved the pending merger of the two companies, keeping the deal on track to close in the middle […]
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SpaceDoD Schedules Five R&D Small Launches in 2019 Under Rapid Agile Launch Initiative
The Pentagon’s Space Test Program is partnering with several non-traditional small launch providers to send five advanced research-and-development payloads into low Earth orbit (LEO) this year, Air Force officials said […]
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Business/FinancialThales Completes $5 Billion Acquisition Of Gemalto
France’s Thales Group on Monday said it has completed its $5.4 billion acquisition of Netherlands-based Gemalto, a deal which accelerates its strategy around digital technologies and data security and expands […]
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Homeland SecuritySmiths Detection Nabs $97 Million TSA Award For New Checkpoint Scanners
The Transportation Security Administration on Thursday evening awarded Smiths Detection a $96.8 million contract to provide 300 new scanning systems to screen carry-on bags at airport checkpoints. The deployment of […]
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Air ForceDoD Continues to Weigh Whether to Use Two Rocket Motor Suppliers for GBSD Program
The Pentagon continues to assess the costs and benefits of directing the two contractors building the forthcoming Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) to partner with the two remaining rocket builders in […]
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Business/FinancialMorocco to Purchase, Upgrade F-16s for $4.77 Billion
The State Department has approved two possible foreign military sales to Morocco: one of F-16C/D Block 72 aircraft and related equipment for an estimated $3.787 billion, and another to upgrade […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin’s New SmartSat Venture Looks To Update Satellites Like Smartphones
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday announced a new satellite venture that will allow systems to be configured for new missions while in orbit through smartphone-like application updates, with the company […]