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Navy/USMCNavy Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Texas
A Navy T-45C Goshawk trainer jet aircraft crashed on Aug. 16 in Texas, the service said Tuesday, at least the third such crash in the region in under two years. […]
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Business/FinancialBehrman Capital Acquires A&D Component Manufacturer George Industries
The private equity firm Behrman Capital on Wednesday said it has acquired George Industries, a New York-based manufacturer of thermal management products for the aerospace, defense, transportation and industrial sectors. […]
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Business/FinancialUrsa Space, Spire Team On Maritime Domain Awareness For Government
Ursa Space Systems and Spire Global [SPIR], two commercial companies that provide remote sensing services to government and other customers, have formalized a partnership to combine their capabilities for detecting […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Global Strike Command Conducts Unarmed Minuteman III Test After Two Delays
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) launched an unarmed Boeing [BA] LGM-30 Minuteman III ICBM with a test re-entry vehicle on Aug. 16 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
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Missile DefenseMDA: NGI Can Only Move So Fast, PDRs In Second Half of 2023
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) recently noted that while the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition is proceeding well, the agency is limited in how […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Surveys Market For Group II and III UAS
The Coast Guard this month released a request for information (RFI) to determine potential sources and capabilities to provide unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that can deploy from the service’s cutters. […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Gives Okay for Initiator Cartridges on F-35A Ejection Seats
The U.S. Air Force has finished examining cartridge actuated devices (CADs) on Martin-Baker Mk16-US16E ejection seats for most of the service’s 349 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters and has given […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyJoby Aviation Signs Expanded Contract With Department of Defense
Joby Aviation recently expanded its existing contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. Marine Corps now joins the Army, Navy, and Air Force in testing and exploring […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman Working With U.S. Army On Poland’s IBCS Request For SHORAD Program
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is working with the Army in support of Poland’s pending request with the U.S. government to acquire three more battalions of Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle […]
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Air ForceKC-Y Requirements Slated for This Fall, Followed by Acquisition Decision Next Spring
The U.S. Air Force may issue a set of requirements for the commercial derivative KC-Y tanker this fall, followed by an acquisition decision next spring. “We’re waiting for requirements to […]
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