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Air ForceMissiles, Not Ammo, Account for DoD Requested Munitions Increase in Fiscal 2024
DoD officials have said that the Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 munitions budget of $30.6 billion–a 24 percent increase over last year’s request of $24.7 billion–stems from the Pentagon’s focus on the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s 2024 Budget Seeks $33 Billion For Nine New Ships, $17 Billion For 88 Aircraft
The Navy’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, whose details were released Monday, seeks $255.8 billion overall, with $32.8 billion of that devoted to procuring nine battle force ships and $17 […]
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Navy/USMCAUKUS Deal Sells Up To Five U.S. Virginia SSNs To Australia Followed By New U.K.-Australia SSN-AUKUS Design
The tripartite U.S., U.K. and Australia AUKUS agreement to share nuclear-powered attack submarines with Australia will have the U.S. sell up to five Virginia-class submarines before the U.K. and Australia […]
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Air ForceDetails on Collaborative Combat Aircraft Close Hold in USAF Budget
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced last week that the Air Force’s fiscal 2024 budget would contain plans for 1,000 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to be used by the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Decides on Engine Core Upgrade for F-35 Fighter
The U.S. Air Force has decided to move forward on Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the F-35 fighter and end the service’s Advanced Engine […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Holds Critical Design Review for LRSO
The U.S. Air Force said that it conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AGM-181 Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile on Feb. 27-March 2 […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Wins ONR Contract To Develop New Detection Of Magnetic Influence Mines
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded Textron Systems [TXT] a $21 million contract on March 8 to develop the office’s Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep (MAGNUSS) […]
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Air ForcePentagon May Finish Hard and Deeply Buried Targets Study This Spring
The Pentagon may finish a study on a strategy to defeat Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBTs) this spring, the head of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) said this week at […]
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Business/FinancialBooz Allen, Unity Team On Digital Twin Solutions For Feds
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] last Friday said it has entered a strategic partnership with 3-D technology company Unity to develop digital twin solutions for Defense Department and other federal customers. […]
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Commandant Argues For Multi-Year Buys Of LPD Flight Two Ships
The Commandant of the Marine Corps on Thursday argued in favor of getting multi-year procurement authority to buy multiple San Antonio-class Flight II ships at once to maintain and improve […]
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