Pentagon
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SpaceDISA Announces Four New Awardees for Proliferated LEO Services
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded four contracts to Honeywell‘s [HON] aerospace division, AT&T [T], Iridium Communications [IRDM], and Lynk […]
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PentagonZelenskyy: Air Defense “Significant Part of the Answer to the Question of When This War Will End”
Long-range air defense is key to pushing Russia back to its borders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 11 on the 594th day since Russia invaded Ukraine for the […]
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PentagonDoD Awards X-Bow $64 Million To Strengthen Industrial Base For Large Solid Rocket Motors
The Defense Department has awarded X-Bow Systems a $64 million contract to position the startup as a second supplier of large-diameter solid rocket motors (SRMs) for two Army and Navy […]
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Business/FinancialTaiclet Wants Parallel DoD Acquisition Lane For Digital Technology Insertion
The acquisition process for typical programs of record is drawn out but has proven successful yet for the Defense Department to take advantage of advances in digital technologies that evolve […]
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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” […]