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Uncategorized  |  by DDN Staff
Defense Watch: DPA Importance, Duffey Nom, Shipbuilding Office

$2 Billion. In the last few years, Congress has stepped up investments under the Defense Production Act, which Congress is to reauthorize this year. “In recent years, spurred by the COVID crisis and the war in Ukraine, there’s been fresh…

Air Force  |  by Cal Biesecker
Boeing Edges Lockheed To Win F-47 NGAD Fighter Contract That Air Force Says Offers More Range, Stealth, Sustainability

The Air Force last Friday awarded Boeing [BA] the contract to build the first sixth-generation manned fighter aircraft that it said will have more stealth, range, maneuverability, sustainability, readiness, and adaptability to meet future threats than the fifth-generation air superiority…

Army  |  by Matthew Beinart
GD To Unveil Pandur SHORAD, Eyeing Army’s Interest In Lighter Platform To Protect Troops

General Dynamics Land Systems [GD] next week will unveil a version of the Pandur 6X6 combat vehicle outfitted with a short range air defense (SHORAD) capability, which it sees as a solution to meet the Army’s potential requirement for a…

Army  |  by Cal Biesecker
Anduril Developing Rocket Motor For Army Long-Range Precision Artillery

Anduril Industries has received multiple contracts worth more than $25 million to develop, build, and qualify a solid rocket motor to power new long-range precision artillery for the Army that the company says will also increase magazine depth for the…

Air Force  |  by Cal Biesecker
Trump Suggests F-47 Will Be Exportable

In announcing Boeing [BA] as the winner of the Air Force’s F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned fighter, President Trump said U.S. allies are interested in the sixth-generation aircraft and that they might be able to buy some. “Our…

International  |  by Rich Abott
Australia To Buy $125 Million In MK-48 Torpedoes

The Australian defense ministry on Friday announced it agreed to buy $125 million worth of MK-48 heavyweight torpedoes for current and future submarines. The government said procuring more of these torpedoes, designed to target both submarines and surface vessels, will…
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