Pentagon
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SpaceDoD Looks to Field EM&C, Linchpin of Rapid Switching Between SATCOM Networks, By 2027
The Pentagon wants to have an Enterprise Management and Control (EM&C) system up and running by 2027 to enable military forces to switch rapidly from one satellite band, orbit, or […]
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PentagonPentagon Details ‘Deep Concern’ With Stopgap Funding Measure’s Lack Of Ukraine Aid
The Pentagon has “deep concern” over the lack of Ukraine aid in the stopgap funding measure passed to avert a government shutdown, the department’s comptroller has said, adding it may […]
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Business/FinancialNDIA, PSC: Shutdown Would Particularly Harm Small Companies in Defense Industrial Base
A federal government shutdown would particularly harm small companies in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), according to a Sept. 28 letter to congressional leaders from National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) […]
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PentagonPotential Shutdown Impact Would Be ‘Extremely Disruptive,’ DoD Acquisition Chief Says
The Pentagon’s acquisition chief said Tuesday a potential government shutdown would be “extremely disruptive,” citing impacts to testing and acceptance of new equipment. Bill LaPlante, under secretary of defense for […]
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CongressSenate Works Around Tuberville Block To Confirm Joint Chiefs Chair, Army And Marine Corps Leaders
The Senate has confirmed the next Joint Chiefs chairman and the new uniformed leaders of the Army and Marine Corps, working around Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) ongoing block of military […]
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PentagonPentagon Awards $240 Million To Establish Eight Regional Microelectronics Innovation Hubs
The Pentagon has awarded nearly $240 million in deals to establish eight regional hubs across the country that will work on bolstering microelectronics innovation. The contracts for the “Microelectronics Commons” […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin in ‘Late Stage Negotiations’ With Company to Create Solid Rocket Motor Provider
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pursuing the creation of a provider of solid rocket motors beyond the two main suppliers–Northrop Grumman [NOC] through its 2018 buy of Orbital ATK and L3Harris [LHX] […]
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Pentagon
DoD On Track To Build 100,000 155mm Artillery Rounds Per Month By 2025, LaPlante Says
The Pentagon is now on track to be able to build 100,000 155mm artillery rounds by 2025, a nearly fourfold increase from current capacity, the department’s acquisition chief said on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGrady: Going After Drones Is ‘First Instantiation’ Of Replicator Initiative
Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reiterated on Wednesday that the Pentagon’s initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems over the next two years […]
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PentagonReplicator Initiative To Field Thousands Of Drones Won’t Need New Funding, Hicks Says
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Wednesday the Pentagon’s initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems over the next two years won’t require new funding, with the department now […]