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Navy/USMC

Navy Plans To Issue EMD Contract For Carrier-Based Hypersonic Weapon In Early 2024

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

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Navy Plans To Issue EMD Contract For Carrier-Based Hypersonic Weapon In Early 2024

A Lockheed Martin rendering of LRASM. (Image: Lockheed Martin).

A recent Navy notice said the service intends to conduct a competition for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase for an aircraft carrier-based hypersonic weapon program later this year or early next year. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) issued a pre-solicitation announcement on July 10 that said it intends to release a final Request For Proposals for the Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) (HALO) weapon system program in the first or second quarter of fiscal year 2024. The…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

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Congress

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Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

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Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]