Navy/USMC
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Plans to Demonstrate Full Scale DMRJ Hypersonic Engine Next Year
General Electric‘s [GE] GE Aerospace division said on Dec. 14 that it plans to demonstrate a full-scale dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) hypersonic engine with rotating detonation combustion (RDC) next year, as […]
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CongressFinal Defense Authorization Bill Includes Three Submarines Under AUKUS
The fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill approves three Virginia-class submarines for Australia under the AUKUS partnership, as the U.S. Navy readies for a $3 billion infusion from Australis into the […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems’ F-35 Block IV EW System to Feature Immediate Detection of Threat Pulses
BAE Systems said on Dec. 12 that its AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) system for Block IV of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 is to feature immediate detection of threat pulses. […]
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Launches New Office of Strategic Assessment
This week Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced the establishment of a new Department of the Navy Office of Strategic Assessment (DoN OSA) as part of his maritime […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDefense Authorizers Would Establish DoD Joint Office to Forge Path on Energetics
The fiscal 2024 defense authorization conference report establishes a Joint Energetics Transition Center under DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante. The center is to develop “an energetic materials strategic plan and […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin’s Helicopter-Based Jammer Successfully Defeats Threats In Navy Test
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack capabilities were successfully tested on a Navy helicopter in a recent test, the company said on Tuesday. The […]
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Air ForceDoD Breaks Off Negotiations on F-35 Performance Based Logistics Contract
The Pentagon has suspended contract negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for the F-35 fighter, but DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante suggested on Dec. 12 […]
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Air ForceAuthorization Conferees Remove HASC-Proposed CCA Cost Caps
The fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would remove cost caps proposed by the House Armed Services Committee for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), according to an agreement between House […]
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InternationalAUKUS Investor Network Launches, Backed By U.S. and U.K. DIUs
Consulting firm BMNT Inc. launched the AUKUS Defense Investor Network (DIN) this week, backed by the U.S, and U.K. Defense Innovation Units (DIU). BMNT said the DIN seeks to aid […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Starts Market Research On Small Drone Boats For Recon
The Marine Corps recently published a Request For Information (RFI) to start market research to inform planning for a new small unmanned surface vessel (USV) to help conduct reconnaissance. According […]
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