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Business/FinancialJacobs Caps Profitable 2022; Sees Surge In Nuclear Business
Jacobs [J], the Dallas-based leader and member of various Department of Energy nuclear contractors, had a good fiscal 2022, with revenue and profit each rising for the year, the company […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHermeus Tests Turbine-Based Cycle Engine for Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft
Hermeus Corp. said last week that it has demonstrated turbojet to ramjet transition for its Chimera turbine-based combined cycle engine (TBCC)–a cross between a turbojet and ramjet engine–to allow reusable […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Receives LCAC-106
The Navy accepted delivery of the next Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 106 on Thursday. This came after the vessel completed acceptance trials with the Navy’s Board […]
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SpaceWhite House Releases the First National Strategy for Cislunar Space
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released its first strategy for U.S. science and technology leadership in Cislunar space on Nov. 17. Cislunar space covers the region of space […]
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CongressHASC Chair Says Final NDAA Should Be Ready For A Vote In Early Dec., Criticizes McCarthy’s Call To Delay
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday he expects a compromised version of the next defense policy bill to be finalized by the end of week, with […]
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Air ForceAppropriations Bills Provide $194 Million for F-15 Upgrades
House and Senate appropriators in their committee-approved versions of the fiscal 2023 defense appropriations bill provide more than $194 million for upgrades to Boeing [BA] F-15 aircraft. Lawmakers have yet […]
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CyberIn Ukraine War, Physical Security Trumping Cybersecurity, DoD Official Says
After Russia failed early in its war against Ukraine to accomplish some strategic objectives through offensive cyberattacks, its turn to physical attacks against Ukrainian critical infrastructure demonstrates “the context of […]
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Navy/USMCSenators Ask SECNAV Update To Amphibious Warship Study
Two members on the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) Seapower panel sent a letter to the Secretary of the Navy on Nov. 15 urging him to provide to Congress the […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Want Counter UAS Solutions To Protect Installations
The Marine Corps this week issued a notice seeking industry ideas to address a force protection capability gap the Marines have in protecting their installations from the threat of small […]
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SpaceSDA Seeks Industry Aid on Advanced Tactical Datalink and Waveforms for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants industry help to develop the agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES) satellites for first launch in September […]
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