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PentagonUSSOCOM’s TALOS About Recruiting Non-Traditional Suppliers, Acquisition Exec Says
U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) procurement of its futuristic Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (TALOS) is about redesigning a staid and bureaucratic acquisition process to help attract non-traditional suppliers being […]
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InternationalU.K. Secretary of State For Defense Reaffirms ‘Special Relationship,’ Says Needed Now More Than Ever
Continued support and plans to expand the special relationship between the United States and United Kingdom are the watchwords in the face of recent Russian actions in Ukraine and the […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards Lockheed Martin $700 Million Contract For F-35 Long Lead Parts
The Navy Tuesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a roughly $700 million contract for long-lead parts, components and materials in support of 57 low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 9 F-35 […]
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InternationalSouth Korea F-35 Deal Includes New Military Communications Satellite
South Korea’s decision to buy Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35A for its next-generation fighter jet platform called F-X also includes the United States supplying it with a ready-to-operate military secure communications […]
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PentagonRaytheon Delivers Ninth AN/TPY-2 Radar To MDA Ahead of Schedule
Raytheon [RTN] Wednesday said it delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), six months ahead of schedule. A high-resolution, mobile, X-band radar, the […]
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Air ForceLawmaker Promises Legislative Effort To Ensure Air Force Competes EELV Missions
A key lawmaker Tuesday vowed legislative action to ensure the Air Force adheres to a Defense Department directive to compete national security launches. House Armed Services (HASC) tactical air and […]
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PentagonPentagon Needs Extra Funds For ‘Next Force’ Tech Investment to Reverse Decade-long Decline
Budget cuts have left the technological capability of the “next force” most at risk, with research and engineering funding hard to come by and few places within the Defense Department […]
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CongressDoD Report On Regional Missile Defense Limited, Risk Assessment Optomistic, GAO Says
The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) required report on the Department of Defense’s (DoD) statutorily-mandated report on Regional Ballistic Missile Defense found that DoD could have provided more comprehensive information to […]
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Air ForceLawmaker Suggests Using American-Made Engines For National Security Launches
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Friday the United States should move away from using rocket engines not domestically-made in national security space launches. “I believe […]
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Air ForceAir Force Delays Long Range Standoff Program By Three Years
The Air Force delayed both the Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon program and an anticipated fiscal year 2015 contract award by three years, according to the service’s FY ’15 budget […]