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UncategorizedSECNAV Creating New Innovation Center And Advisory Board, Seeks To Rearm Ships Faster
The Secretary of the Navy recently announced the creation of a new innovation center and science and technology advisory board to improve department innovation and separately said he intends to […]
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ArmyLockheed Martin Delivers First Mid-Range Capability Prototype Battery To Army
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the first Mid-Range Capability (MRC) prototype battery to the Army, which is the service’s new ground-based weapon designed to fire SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles. The […]
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Navy/USMCFinal FY ‘23 NDAA Gives Marine Commandant More Say In Amphib Requirements
Provisions in the final compromise version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Commandant of the Marine Corps to have a clearer say in amphibious naval […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Receives $2.2 Billion F-35 Sustainment Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a more than $2.2 billion sustainment contract for the F-35 fighter through December next year, DoD said on Dec. 8. The contract “exercises an option […]
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Homeland SecurityDefense Bill Includes Coast Guard Provisions For Icebreakers, Cutters
The House on Thursday authorized additional funding for Coast Guard cutters and icebreakers, including a 12th national security cutter (NSC), although appropriators so far have been unwilling to pay for […]
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SpaceGAO Report Highlights Federal Department/Agency Use of Commercial Imagery Bought By NRO and NGA
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlights the federal use of commercial imagery provided through the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Geospatial Agency (NGA) by eight of […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Wants Computer Upgrades for 101 F-15Cs, 218 F-15Es
The U.S. Air Force plans to install computer upgrades–Honeywell [HON] Advanced Display Core Processor IIs (ADCP IIs)–for 101 Boeing [BA] F-15Cs and 218 F-15E Strike Eagles, according to the Air […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon’s Venture Arm Invests In Autonomy Solutions Company EpiSci
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] on Thursday said its venture capital arm has made a minority investment in EpiSys Science (EpiSci), a small California-based company developing autonomous solutions for defense and security […]
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CongressCompromise NDAA Ratchets Up Authorized Budget For DoE Nuclear Weapons; Allows Retirement of Some Bombs
A compromise National Defense Authorization Act released late Tuesday would authorize the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to spend some $880 million more than requested, more than the House or […]
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Nuclear ModernizationLANL Prime Is Latest To Have Entire Option Package Picked Up By NNSA; On Through November 2028
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) extended Los Alamos National Laboratory management and operations contractor Triad National Security for five more years, through Nov. 1, 2028, the agency said Tuesday. […]
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