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Nuclear ModernizationUSAF and Navy May Pursue Separate Nuclear C2 Aircraft, As Navy Replaces Corroded Spar Chords on E-6B
The U.S. Air Force and Navy may pursue separate aircraft for nuclear command and control missions for connecting ballistic missile sites and submarines to the president. In the meantime, the […]
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UncategorizedNNSA Helo Headed to Super Bowl, With Replacement Rotary Craft on Way
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Nuclear Emergency Support team was scheduled to take one of its radiation-sniffing Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] 412 helicopters out for what figures to be one […]
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Homeland SecurityGAO Rejects GD’s Protest Of $2.7 Billion DHS Data Center And Cloud Award To Peraton
The Government Accountability Office in January denied a protest by losing bidder General Dynamics [GD] of a potential $2.7 billion contract the Department of Homeland Security awarded last fall to […]
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Business/FinancialMalave Joins Lockheed Martin As CFO
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday named Jesus “Jay” Malave as its new chief financial officer (CFO), ending a six-month search after former finance chief Ken Possenriede abruptly retired. Malave, 53, […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Fields First Sets of New Logistics Information Hardware
Between last July and this month, the F-35 program and Lockheed Martin [LMT] fielded the first 14 sets of new, unclassified logistics information hardware, the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSearch is On, but No Contract Imminent for New High Explosives Supplier
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) took a step toward forging another link in the nuclear-weapon supply chain of the 21st century late last year when it sought industry input […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Posts Higher Earnings, Lower Sales In Fourth Quarter
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Monday reported higher earnings despite lower sales in its fourth quarter, aided by ongoing performance initiatives and an easier comparison versus a year ago when the […]
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Business/FinancialAfter 11 Years, Huntington Ingalls To Get New Chief Executive
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Friday said that Chris Kastner, the company’s chief operating officer (COO), will take over as president and CEO effective March 1, succeeding Mike Petters, the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Association Moving Ahead with Plans to Hold Warfare Symposium in Orlando
Despite the decision this week by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to cancel a conference in Huntsville, Alabama in late March because of COVID-19 risks cited by […]
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BudgetNavy: Year-Long CR Would Cut Funds For Columbia Sub, Carrier Maintenance, Weapons Purchases
If the Defense Department has to operate under a year-long Continuing Resolution (CR), the Navy would have a “dramatic impact” that includes cutting $500 million from the Columbia-class submarine program, […]
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