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ArmyBoeing, Nammo Successfully Test Ramjet 155 Long-Range Artillery Weapon
Boeing [BA] and Norwegian defense firm Nammo have announced a successful test of its Ramjet 155 projectile weapon, which the two companies developed for the Army’s program to find new […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Loses MCM USV Protest
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Textron Systems’ [TXT] protest of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vehicle (MCM USV) contract, worth up to $123 million, the office said Aug. […]
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Air ForceEyes on Fiscal 2024 Budget Next Year for Possible USAF Testing and Fielding of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has said that his top technology priority is “autonomous behaviors and artificial intelligence decision support,” and he has suggested that the F-35 fighter and […]
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Missile DefenseNORTHCOM: LRDR Months Away From Plugging In
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) plans for the Long Range Discrimination Radar to be operational and connected to the larger missile defense operational architecture within months, Brig. Gen. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Selects 11 Teams For First Phase Of Space-BACN Intersatellite Communications
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Wednesday selected 11 teams to advance development of low-power, low-weight, low-cost and interoperable technologies to create new datalinks to allow for seamless […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Receives First Next Gen Jammer Mid-Band Test Pods
Last month the Navy received the first Raytheon Technologies [RTX] Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) production-representative pods for use in Navy testing at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) […]
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InternationalState Department Approves Javelin Sale To Brazil
The Department of State on Tuesday said it has approved a potential $74 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Brazil of Javelin launchers and missiles to meet anti-armor needs of […]
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Business/FinancialBWXT Still Having Problems With Missile Tubes For Nuclear Subs
While it has fixed the bad welds that plagued the program last decade, BWX Technologies [BXWT], Lynchburg, Va., is still having trouble manufacturing common missile compartment tubes for Columbia-, Virginia– […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests New Avoidance Tech For Manned/Unmanned Teaming
The Navy conducted the first flight test of the Guardian detect and avoidance system as it seeks to make manned/unmanned teaming safer ahead of tests with the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned […]
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Business/FinancialEdge Autonomy Acquires Fuel Cell Provider Adaptive Energy
Edge Autonomy on Monday said it has acquired Adaptive Energy, a small company that designs and manufactures fuel cells used for backup, off-grid and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) power. Terms […]
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