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Air ForceF-35C Sees ‘Significant Improvement’ In Mission Capability
Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), said on Apr. 4 that the F-35C has seen a “significant improvement” in mission capable and availability rates […]
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Business/FinancialFairbanks Morse Defense Launches Program To Nurture And Leverage Emerging Tech Companies
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Naval ship engine manufacturer, equipment and services provider Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has begun a program to mentor, partner with and aid startup companies and small businesses that […]
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SpaceTournear: Demand Likely to Grow for Commercial Deorbiting Systems
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule last year is likely to spur demand for commercial deorbiting systems that may help declutter parts of low Earth orbit (LEO), Space Development Agency […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Begins Underwater Testing Of First Orca XLUUV
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Navy in March began underwater testing of its first extra-large unmanned underwater vehicle (XLUUV), which will help reduce risk on the first five prototype vessels, a Navy […]
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InternationalDoD Official Touts U.S. Military Power In Arctic; Says More To Come With Allies
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Defense Department currently sustains an impressive amount of military capability in the Arctic region through its fourth and fifth generation aircraft and there is plenty more to […]
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ArmyArmy Awards Potential $4.5 Billion Multiple-Year Deal To Lockheed Martin For JAGMs, Hellfires
The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a multiple-year deal for procurement of Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and Hellfire missiles that could be worth up to $4.5 billion, the company said […]
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Navy/USMCGilday Says Navy’s Project Overmatch ‘In Full Swing’ With Carl Vinson Strike Group, Looking To Scale
The Navy’s secretive Project Overmatch initiative is “in full swing” right now with the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Carrier Strike Group off the coast of California, the service’s top uniformed […]
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SpaceAustralia Selects Lockheed Martin for Sovereign Defense Satcom Project JP9102
Australia has selected Lockheed Martin [LMT] as the preferred bidder for the Australian Defence Satellite Communications System, known as JP9102, which will build the country a sovereign military satellite communications system. […]
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Business/FinancialBlueHalo Adds To Counter-Drone Portfolio With Acquisition Of Verus Technology Group
BlueHalo on Monday said it has acquired Verus Technology Group, a small company that provides counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) products based on radio frequency and digital signal processing technologies. Terms […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Navy Studying Utility of Equipping Poseidon with AARGM-ER
The U.S. Navy is studying the conflict utility of having Boeing [BA] P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft equipped with the Northrop Grumman [NOC] AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range […]
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