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Air Force
USAF ‘Out of Compliance’ on Software Sustainment for F-35’s EOTS
The U.S. Air Force’s software sustainment for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AN/AAQ-40 Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS), carried on the F-35 fighter, is “out of compliance” with a law that requires […]
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Business/Financial
L3Harris Reports Solid Third Quarter; Efficiency Initiative Delivering
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] last Thursday reported solid third quarter results with mid-single digit organic sales and net income growth. Net income rose 6 percent to $404 million, $2.10 earnings per […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
New White House Memo Urges Increase Of AI Adoption For National Security
President Biden has signed the first-ever national security memorandum on artificial intelligence, urging agencies to increase and speed up adoption of AI capabilities and setting up new safety guardrails, in […]
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Intelligence Community
NROL-167 Launch Another Step in ‘U.S. Government’s Largest Satellite Constellation in History’
The NROL-167 mission launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., is a step toward what the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is calling […]
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Air Force
B-21 In ‘Mix’ As Part Of USAF Force Structure Review, Northrop Grumman CEO Says
An ongoing congressionally-mandated review of the U.S. Air Force’s force structure includes the B-21 bomber but it is too early to say if the production quantities for the stealth aircraft […]
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Space
Northrop Grumman and Boeing’s Millennium Receive Big Missile Defense Awards
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Boeing‘s [BA] Millennium Space Systems on Wednesday received U.S. Space Force (USSF) missile defense awards of nearly $1.8 billion and $386 million, respectively. The almost $1.8 […]
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International
U.S. State Department Clears $7.3 Billion for F-16 Viper Mid-Life Upgrade
The U.S. State Department has approved an up to $7.3 billion foreign military sale to Poland of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 Viper Midlife Upgrade, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
X-Bow Validates Advanced Manufacture Of Rocket Motor Propellant With Successful Flight
X-Bow Systems on Tuesday said it successfully launched its Bolt rocket in a test that validated the company’s advanced manufacturing process for solid rocket motor (SRM) propellant, a big confidence […]
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Unmanned Systems
Saronic Introduces Corsair, An ASV With Range And Speed To Keep Pace With Surface Fleet
Autonomous surface vessel developer and manufacturer Saronic on Wednesday unveiled its latest, and largest new craft, Corsair, which it said gives the Navy and allied partners capabilities not found in […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Investments In AI, Autonomy Position Lockheed Martin Well For Next CCA Round, Taiclet Says
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] investments in artificial intelligence, autonomy, 5G connectivity, and manned and unmanned teaming put the company in a competitive position for the next increment of the Air Force’s […]
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