On Dec. 31, the U.S. Air Force ended its Launch Services Agreements (LSAs) with Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin and paid out $787.2 million to the companies–$531.7 million to Northrop Grumman and $255.5 million to Blue Origin, the Air Force said on Jan. 22. The service said that the ...
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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has a strategy to scale up laser weapon production as the Defense Department increases demand for the technology, according to a company official. “The ability to ramp up is actually very, very good…Across Lockheed Martin we’ve looked at the critical elements of laser ...
David Huizenga, the No. 3 official at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will take over as acting Secretary of Energy until the Senate confirms President Biden’s nominee for the post, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D), the administration said Wednesday. The Senate ...
Eight days after the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing [BA] a $1.7 billion contract for 12 KC-46s in Lot Six of the production line, the service on Jan. 20 bought 15 more tankers in Lot Seven for $2.1 billion. The Jan. 20 announcement by DoD said that the Air Force exercised an option for the […] ...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday introduced an immigration reform bill that emphasizes technology at, and between, ports of entry to strengthen border security while also directing that construction of a wall along portions of the southern border be paused until unspent funds can be redirected. The ...
The Joint Counter small unmanned aircraft systems (s-UAS) Office (JCO) released a request for information (RFI) for low collateral interceptor capabilities for a demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in April, according to a new contract opportunity on beta.SAM.gov. The whitepapers from the RFI must ...