Pentagon
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PentagonLockheed Martin, Raytheon Win MDA Multi-Object Kill Vehicle Contracts
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] on Tuesday were awarded contracts worth roughly $10 million each to begin work on the Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV), according to […]
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CongressDuring First Debate, GOP Presidential Candidates Call for Larger Military
In the first Republican debate held Thursday night, candidates agreed that the military is in need of a boost after being “weakened” by eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency. For […]
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PentagonCSBA Says LRSB, Ohio Replacement, GBSD Could Drive Cost Overruns in Nuclear Forces Funding
The United States’ Long Range Strike Bomber, the Ohio-class submarine replacement and the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) programs are the main source of potential budget overruns for the U.S. nuclear […]
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CyberZukunft Explains Coast Guard Priorities, Confirms Another Cyber Attack
The U.S. Coast Guard Commandant on Wednesday laid out Coast Guard acquisition priorities, including the Offshore Patrol Cutter and new heavy icebreakers, while also confirming another cyberattack on the executive. […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Contemplating Facility Expansion To Accommodate Increased SM-6 Production Rate
Raytheon [RTN] is contemplating expanding its Redstone Arsenal facility in Huntsville, Ala., to accommodate the Navy’s request for nearly doubling the company’s Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) production rate, according to a […]
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PentagonMDA Performs Successful Aegis BMD Flight Test Events
The Missile Defense Agency last week successfully conducted a series of four flight test events exercising the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) element of the nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System […]
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Air ForceGeorgia Tech Wins $4.2 Million DARPA-Air Force Grant For Cyber
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology were awarded $4.2 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to improve how data […]
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BudgetNew Acquisition Regulations Need to Prioritize Innovation, Industry Execs Say
The risk-averted nature of the defense acquisition system is making it harder for the military to adopt innovative technologies such as additive manufacturing, adaptive software and advanced propulsion systems, a […]
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PentagonConventional Systems Can’t Subsitute For Nuclear Weapons, DoD Official Says
LA VISTA, Neb. – Deterrence is not limited to nuclear weapons, but conventional arms and ballistic missile defense cannot substitute for the United States nuclear triad, a senior Defense Department […]
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PentagonMDA Official Argues For Mix Of Space, Radar Sensors
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) should pursue a combination of space-based and ground-based sensors to improve missile defense systems instead of favoring one or the other, according to an agency […]