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Navy/USMCAustal Nabs $91.5 Million Mod To Become Second LCU-1700 Landing Craft Builder
The Navy awarded Austal USA a $91.5 million modification on Sept. 6 for the detail design and construction of three Landing Craft Utility (LCU)-1700 class craft, making it the second […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDelays in Certification of ULA Vulcan Centaur V Will Not Result in Loss of ULA Launches
Delays in the test flight certification of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket’s Centaur V upper stage will not result in any extra launches for SpaceX for the U.S. […]
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ArmyArmy Canceled Hypersonic Weapon Test Following Pre-Flight Checks
An Army hypersonic weapon test scheduled for Wednesday was canceled following pre-flight checks, the service confirmed on Thursday. The test was planned to take place at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
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SpaceL3Harris Orders 3 Alpha Launches from Firefly Aerospace
L3Harris [LHX] has ordered three dedicated launches from Firefly Aerospace on its Alpha launch vehicle, the companies said Tuesday. The launches are targeted for 2026. The three missions will launch from […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Awards New Surveillance Tower Contracts To ATSC, GD, Elbit
Customs and Border Protection has awarded contracts to three companies to provide new and upgraded surveillance towers to enhance border security, selecting Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC), General Dynamics [GD], […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Expands Into Large UAS Space With Acquisition Of Blue Force Technologies
Anduril Industries on Thursday said it has acquired Blue Force Technologies, a small company that is developing a jet-powered drone aircraft that gives Anduril a potential entrée into future Defense […]
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Unmanned SystemsInteger Technologies Develops Digital Twin To Gain Insight Into UUV Operations
Integer Technologies, a small South Carolina-based company, has successfully tested at sea a virtual model that runs onboard a small unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), giving insights and data into the […]
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Air ForceFirst Delivery of F-35 with TR-3 Expected Between April and June Next Year
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said in an 8-K Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Sept. 6 that the company expects to deliver the first F-35 in a Technology Refresh-3 (TR-3) […]
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Air ForceLatest Unarmed Minuteman III Test One of More Than 300 So Far, AFGSC Says
U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command and the U.S. Space Force’s 30th Space Launch Delta Guardians launched an unarmed Boeing [BA] Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) equipped with three […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin’s Extended Range GMLRS Fires Out To 150 Kilometers In Latest Test
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently conducted the longest-range test to date for the new extended range version of its GMLRS rocket (ER-GMLRS), firing out to 150 kilometers during the demonstration. The […]
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