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Special Operations
Possible Personnel Cuts at Army Special Operations Command Loom
A looming challenge for U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth and Gen. Randy George, the nominee to become the next Army Chief of Staff, is opposition among those in the service’s […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Okays Sale of Munitions, Radars for Canadian MQ-9Bs
The U.S. State Department has given the go ahead for a more than $313 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of munitions, radars and other equipment for Canadian MQ-9Bs by General […]
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Navy/USMC4th Fleet Starts Using 10 Saildrone USVs In Long-Term Operation Test
The U.S. 4th Fleet deployed 10 Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) via commercial operators on Sept. 14 as part of a fleet operation. The Navy said these USVs are […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Taps Aerojet Rocketdyne To Power HALO
L3 Harris Technologies [LHX] said its Aerojet Rocketdyne subsidiary was chosen by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to provide the propulsion system for the anti-ship Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface weapon (HALO). The […]
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SpaceVictory For VICTUS NOX As Space Force, Industry Partners Successful In Tactically Responsive Space Op
Space Systems Command last Thursday evening successfully launched the VICTUS NOX tactically responsive space (TacRS) mission in record time, achieving launch-ready status within 24 hours of launch notice and then […]
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Air ForceBulgaria to Receive Eight Block 70 F-16s Under Lockheed Martin Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a more than $151 million contract for eight F-16 Block 70 fighters for Bulgaria under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. […]
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Navy/USMCVCNO Franchetti: Tuberville Holds Will Take Years For Promotion Delays To Fully Recover
The nominee to be the next Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) said Thursday that whenever a blanket hold on high level military promotions is lifted it will ultimately take years […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNew DARPA Program Looks To Enable Drones To Complete Missions After Losing Connectivity
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking industry solutions for an 18-month program to develop the capability for drones to complete predefined missions when connections to an operator […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Awards Security Equipment Support Contracts To Analogic, Leidos, R&S, And Smiths
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month awarded support contracts to four companies — Analogic, Leidos [LDOS], Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), and Smiths Detection — to provide life-cycle support for […]
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BudgetSECNAV Directs ‘Running Fix’ Effort To Find High-Level Savings And Efficiencies
The Navy comptroller this week said the Secretary of the Navy directed a new initiative, dubbed Running Fix, to find more ways to increase efficiencies and save money in the […]
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