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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Taps Cahill To Run Missiles And Fire Control Segment
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it has picked Tim Cahill to head its Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) Segment, effective Nov. 1, succeeding Scott Greene who has led the […]
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Missile DefenseBoeing Wins $5 Billion Contract For GMD SITR Work
The Missile Defense Agency on Tuesday awarded Boeing [BA] a $5 billion five-year contract for the system integration, test, and readiness (SITR) work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Stops Iranian Attempt To Take U.S. Navy Surface Drone
The U.S. 5th Fleet on Tuesday announced it stopped an attempt by an Iranian ship to capture a U.S. Navy Saildrone Explorer Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) in the Persian Gulf. […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Secures $504 Million Order For 12 Australian MH-60R Helicopters
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $504 million order on Aug. 29 against an earlier basic ordering agreement to produce and deliver 12 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk Multi-Mission helicopters for […]
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Nuclear ModernizationW80-4 Is Only Nuclear Warhead Refurb Seeing Big Delays From Pandemic, DoE Official Says
An air-launched cruise missile warhead was not the only major civilian nuclear-weapons program slowed by COVID-19 supply chain snafus, but it was the only one drastically affected by the pandemic […]
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Air Force‘Stand-In’ Improvements Needed, Air Force Chief Says
The U.S. Air Force needs to improve its “stand-in” capabilities for envisioned, future conflicts in which adversaries have advanced, anti-air and other anti-access/area-denial systems, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Contracts for Next Phase of Stand-in Attack Weapon to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris
The U.S. Air Force is awarding about $45 million to Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] for the next step in the service’s Stand-in Attack Weapon […]
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Navy/USMCPappano: Unchartered Territory For Ohio-Class Life Extensions
The top Navy officer for procuring and sustaining ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) this week noted there are risks in extending the life of some of the current Ohio-class SSBNs to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Working With DARPA On NOMARS
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy officials here on Aug. 23 said they are working closely with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) X-ship […]
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UncategorizedOfficial Names Workforce As Biggest Challenge To Columbia-Class SSBN Program
The Navy officer in charge of strategic submarines this week said having the right workforce is the biggest challenge to keeping the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) on schedule. […]
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