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Air ForceAir Force Secretary to Submit Formal Congressional Notification of Significant Nunn-McCurdy Breach on B-52 RMP Before May 24
The U.S. Air Force said on Thursday that the program executive officer (PEO) for bombers at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio submitted a program […]
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UncategorizedFirst Production Unit of B61-13 Gravity Bomb Could Be Out This Month, NNSA Exec Says
Teresa Robbins, acting head of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said on Wednesday that the first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb is “anticipated” to be complete later […]
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UncategorizedNo Decision Made Yet on Reusing Minuteman Siloes for Sentinel, Commander Says
Gen. Thomas Bussiere, commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., said reusing the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile siloes for the replacement Sentinel […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCoast Guard Interested in High-Power Microwaves To Stop Small Craft, Drones
The Coast Guard is surveying the market for non-lethal high-power microwave (HPM) technologies for use in the maritime environment to shut down electronic systems on small watercraft and unmanned systems, […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Posts Strong First Quarter Across Enterprise; Details Growth Strategy
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday reported strong first quarter results driven by top and bottom-line increases across its operating segments. Net income rose 29 percent to $365 million, $2.77 earnings per […]
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UncategorizedBollinger, Edison Chouest Partner To Pursue Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutter
Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic alliance to offer a solution to the Coast Guard’s emerging medium polar icebreaker program, the Arctic Security Cutter (ASC). […]
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Business/FinancialMachinists On Strike At Pratt & Whitney In Connecticut
About 3,000 Pratt & Whitney machinists went on strike early Monday morning after most union members rejected the company’s final offer for wage and benefit increases. RTX [RTX], P&W’s parent […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards ALQ-172 Field Engineering Services’ Follow-On to L3Harris for B-52s
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] recently received a more than $5.5 million U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) follow-on field engineering services contract for the company’s ALQ-172 electronic countermeasures system on B-52H […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Acquires Tactical Computing Firm Klas, Details New Menace-T Rugged C4 System
Anduril Industries has signed an agreement to purchase Klas, its first acquisition of a tactical computing and communication firm that it said will help bolster capability offerings for programs such […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taps Ursa Major To Integrate Tactical Flight Demonstrator For Hypersonic Uses
The Air Force Research Laboratory last Thursday awarded Ursa Major a $28.6 million contract to serve as the integrator of a tactical flight demonstrator that will be powered by the […]
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