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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCEUR Conducts JASSM Palletized Munition Test Over Arctic Circle
As Ukraine continues its NATO-backed defense against Russian forces, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) on Nov. 9 conducted the first theater test over the Arctic Circle in Norway of […]
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SpaceSpire Introduces Dark Ship Detection Solution
Spire Global [SPIR], a provider of satellite-based radio frequency analytic solutions, this week introduced a dark shipping detection solution to track ships that have turned off or manipulated their tracking […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Reports Better Q3 Earnings; Casts Eye on Prize at Hanford
Earnings rose at BWX Technologies [BWXT], Lynchburg, Va., in the third quarter, which the nuclear contractor attributed during a Monday earnings report to growth throughout its naval, weapons cleanup and […]
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Business/FinancialPCX Aerosystems Acquires Timken’s Aerospace Drive Systems Unit
PCX Aerosystems on Monday said it has acquired Timken Aerospace Drive Systems (ADS), which provides aerospace transmission assemblies, gear boxes, flight critical components and overhaul and repair services for the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFWERX Mulls Software and Hardware Efforts For eVTOL Aircraft to Pass Sniper Pod Data
The U.S. Air Force’s innovation arm, AFWERX, is considering hardware and software efforts under the Project Fast Open X-Platform Agile Combat Employment (FOX-ACE) to pass targeting data from Lockheed Martin […]
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Business/FinancialBollinger To Acquire Halter Marine, Gaining Polar Security Cutter Program
Bollinger Shipyards on Sunday evening said it has agreed to acquire VT Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) in a deal that would give it the Coast […]
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InternationalDoD Expects Deal For L3Harris’ Vampire System In ‘Next Few Months,’ Delivery To Ukraine In Mid-2023
The Pentagon expects to deliver L3Harris’ [LHX] Vampire counter-drone system to Ukraine in mid-2023 following a contract award “within the next few months,” a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday. “As mentioned, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationTriad Needs All Three Legs ‘At Least In This Current Moment,’ Pentagon Official Says
The Biden Administration will maintain all three legs of the U.S. nuclear triad, which need to be modernized to remain relevant, a senior Pentagon official said Tuesday. “At least in […]
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Nuclear ModernizationCD-2 For Savannah River Pits Expected in Fiscal 2025
Critical-decision 2 for a new plutonium pit production plant at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina is now expected in fiscal 2025, a state panel heard […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Planning Five-Ship Block Buy Of Columbia SSBNs, Little Margin Left On First Sub
A Navy official this week confirmed the service plans to buy five Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in a block buy after the first two vessels, while also noting […]
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