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Air ForceUnder 2021 Contract, U.S. Air Force Buys 3rd New BACN-Equipped E-11A
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) aerial networks division at Hanscom AFB, Mass., has bought a third Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft to serve as a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node […]
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Navy/USMCNavy May Decide To Extend Oldest Nimitz-Class Carriers In Next Budget
The Navy might decide to keep some Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the fleet longer than previously planned, two service officials said Wednesday. “We actually are doing a study right now […]
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CyberU.S., International Partners Issue Advisory On Russian Cyber Threats
The U.S. government and key allies on Wednesday issued a new joint advisory that they say is the most comprehensive overview of cyber threats posed by Russian state-sponsored and cyber […]
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Navy/USMCNew Navy Shipbuilding Plan Presents Three Options For First Time
The Navy Department’s latest 30-year shipbuilding plan has three alternative scenarios for the service’s acquisition and inventory of battle force ships, with two reflecting a budget with “no real growth” […]
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Homeland SecurityCISA Expands Public-Private Cyber Effort To Include Industrial Control Systems
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Wednesday said it is expanding its private and public sector collaborative operations center to include a number of companies in the industrial control […]
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ArmySig Sauer Wins 10-Year Deal To Deliver Army’s Next-Gen Squad Weapons
The Army said Tuesday it has selected Sig Sauer to provide the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW), awarding the company a 10-year deal to deliver the new XM5 Rifle and […]
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Business/FinancialCOVID Impacts, As Expected, Help Send Lockheed Martin’s Earnings And Sales Down In First Quarter
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday posted declines in its top and bottom lines in the first quarter due to program transitions and supply chain and operations challenges related to COVID-19. […]
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SpaceNRO Launches Mission on Reused SpaceX Booster for the First Time
SpaceX launched a classified satellite early Sunday morning for the National Reconnaissance Office, using a flight-proven booster, marking the first time an NRO mission has flown on a reused rocket. The mission, […]
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Air ForceRamp Expansion, Temporary Fabric Hangars Needed at Tinker AFB for B-52 Modernization USAF Says
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) at Tinker AFB, Okla., will need more space to help accomplish the re-engining of the B-52H, per U.S. Air Force fiscal 2023 budget […]
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CyberNIST Seeks Comment on Cybersecurity Framework for PNT Ground Systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on a cybersecurity framework for satellite ground systems in positioning, timing, and navigation (PNT) systems. The draft document, “Satellite Ground Segment: […]
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