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Business/FinancialDedrone Acquires Counter-Drone Firm Aerial Armor
Dedrone, a developer and provider of counter-drone solutions, has acquired Aerial Armor, which offers artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software that detects drones and integrates counter-drone sensors. Terms of the deal were […]
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SpaceRaytheon and Boeing’s Millenium Space Systems to Start Work on MEO Missile Tracking System
Raytheon Techologies’ [RTX] Intelligence & Space and Boeing’s [BA] Millennium Space Systems–both in El Segundo, Calif.–are to begin building the first prototype Missile Track Custody (MTC) Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) […]
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InternationalOshkosh Defense Receives $103 Million JLTV Order For Deliveries To Five International Partners
Oshkosh Defense [OSK] has received a $103 million order to deliver Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVS) to Romania, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Brazil and Montenegro, the company said Tuesday. Work on […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Leonardo $111 Million For 26 More TH-37A Helo Trainers
The Navy recently awarded Leonardo’s AgustaWestland a $111 million modification, exercising an option to produce another 26 TH-73A Thrasher Lot IV training helicopters. AgustaWestland first won an initial $176 million […]
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COVID-19Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of States, Finds Biden’s COVID-19 Contractor Order Goes Too Far
In a majority opinion, a panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found President Biden overstepped his authority by using the Procurement Act to […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Names Former Collins Aerospace Exec To Lead Communications Systems
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Tuesday named Samir “Sam” Mehta as the new president of its Communications Systems segment, succeeding Dana Mehnert, who is retiring after 38 years with the company. […]
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Air ForceResumption Date for F-35 Deliveries Uncertain, As Investigation into Dec. 15 Mishap Continues
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that it is uncertain when resumption of deliveries and flight acceptance testing of the F-35 fighter will start, as the Naval Air Systems […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA to Make Converdyn Contract for Uranium Reserve Official
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to award Converdyn a five-year, sole-source contract to convert triuranium octoxide into uranium hexafluoride as part of a new federal uranium stockpiling program. […]
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SpaceViasat Receives $325 Million US Special Operations Command Contract Extension
U.S. Special Operations Command(SOCOM) late last month awarded Viasat a $325 million contract extension for tactical satellite communications and network management. It is a sole-source, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract […]
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CongressFinal FY ‘23 Omnibus Includes $858 Billion in Defense Spending, $45 Billion In More Ukraine Aid
Lawmakers early Tuesday morning released final appropriations bills for fiscal year 2023, to include $858 billion in national defense spending and plans for $45 billion in funds to continue assisting […]
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