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CongressBipartisan Congressional Task Force Releases Recommendations On Improving FMS Process
A bipartisan Congressional task force released its recommendations on Thursday for speeding up the U.S.’ foreign military sales (FMS), to include raising the thresholds for notification and holding Defense and […]
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Air ForceUSAF Finalizing First ‘Quick Start’ Program Proposal
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that the Department of the Air Force is finalizing its recommendation for the first “quick start” modernization program allowed under the fiscal 2024 […]
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Navy/USMCAustal USA Plans Expansion Of Steel Shipyard Production Line
This week Austal USA said it is starting to design a major expansion of its steel manufacturing capacity at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, with construction expected to start this summer. […]
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SpaceU.S. Army Demonstrating Starlink Integration for MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The U.S. Army has been working to integrate SpaceX Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The latter […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Extends Contract With ACMI To Strengthen Industrial Base For Chemicals
ACMI Federal on Thursday it has received a $15 million contract extension from the Defense Department to expand a pilot program designed to strengthen the defense industrial base for chemicals. […]
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InternationalPoland Seeks Aerostats For Air And Surface Awareness Under U.S. FMS Deal
The Pentagon’s Defense Security and Cooperation Agency on Wednesday notified Congress of a potential $1.2 billion foreign military sale (FMS) to Poland for tethered aerostat systems equipped with radar and […]
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SpaceSpace System Command Awards Lockheed Martin $66 Million Fixed Contract to Design 2 MUOS Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $66 million for risk reduction activities and early design work for the Mobile User Objective System […]
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Air ForceUSAF Plans Solicitation for Automatic Test Systems to Verify Weapon Functionality
The U.S. Air Force is to solicit proposals for common automatic test equipment to verify the functionality of weapon system components. Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle Management […]
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International37 Aussie Sailors Head To Guam For AUKUS Training
Thirty seven Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers and sailors are going to Guam to train on board a U.S. submarine tender as it starts to build up the capability to […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $908 Million JASSM-ER Sale For Dutch
The State Department Monday evening said it has approved a potential $908 million foreign military sale (FMS) to the Netherlands for 120 AGM-158B/B-2Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) and related […]
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