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UncategorizedDoD Accelerating Global F-35 Sustainment Network, Bogdan Says
The Defense Department will add 17 locations worldwide over the next five years as part of its F-35 sustainment posture, according to the head of the program. F-35 Program Executive […]
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UncategorizedNATO Launches Industry Cyber Partnership
NATO Sept. 17 launched the NATO Industry Cyber (NCIP) Partnership before some 1,500 people at its largest cyber conference in Belgium to boost industry cooperation with industry on cyber threats […]
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UncategorizedBoeing, Sky-Watch Sign Development Agreement On ‘Smart UAV’
Boeing [BA] and Danish company Sky-Watch signed an agreement to enable Boeing to explore assisting the company in its development of a new type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) under […]
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UncategorizedSikorsky Awarded $203 Million Contract Mod For UH-60M Black Hawks Supporting Mexico
Sikorsky [UTX] Sept. 15 was awarded a $203 million contract modification to a firm-fixed price contract to procure 18 green UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and Foreign Military Sales government furnished […]
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UncategorizedAir Force Buys 3 More Global Hawks, 2 Multi-INT Retrofit Kits in $354M Contract
The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $354 million contract to expand its RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system fleet to 37 aircraft and to bring additional multi-intelligence capability. […]
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UncategorizedRolls-Royce Creates Kit To Produce 17 Percent More Power In V-22 Engines
Rolls-Royce said it created a kit that can produce 17 percent more power in challenging conditions from V-22 engines. Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President for United States Government Program Tom Hartmann […]
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UncategorizedDoD Reprogramming Request Would Buy 8 F-35s and 21 Apaches, Support O&M Needs in OCO
The Defense Department requested to reprogram nearly $2 billion in fiscal year 2014 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funds, chief among them purchasing additional aircraft and supporting higher operational tempos for […]
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UncategorizedFuture Vertical Lift Timeline, Number of Helicopter Classes Still Under Discussion in OSD
As the Defense Department’s Future Vertical Lift concept works its way towards becoming an official program of record, the Joint Staff is trying to determine if it can shorten the […]
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UncategorizedDHS Reviewing Southern Border Security Strategy
The Department of Homeland Security is undertaking a comprehensive review of its southern border security strategy at the direction of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Francis Taylor, undersecretary of Homeland […]
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UncategorizedRaytheon Continues Patriot Services Under $109 Million Contract
Raytheon [RTN] Sept. 10 said it has received a $109 million engineering services contract for its Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. The contract, issued by the Army Aviation and […]