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Unmanned SystemsDIU Solicits To Refresh Blue UAS Roster
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday released a solicitation for an upcoming prize challenge for vendors to potentially have their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related capabilities added to […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Advise $200 Million Add For Sentinel
While the U.S. Air Force says it is restructuring the LGM-35A Sentinel next generation ICBM program and taking back the 2020 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) decision, Senate appropriators are […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Expecting Delivery of Next T-7As for Flight Test Program
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is expecting Boeing [BA] to deliver its second and third T-7A Red Hawk trainers in short order to the service to aid the test program […]
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Special OperationsBoeing Receives $115 Million Order For More MH-47G Block IIs
Boeing [BA] has received an $115 million order for delivery of two more MH-47G Block II Chinook heavy-lift aircraft for U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC), the company said […]
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ArmyRTX Nabs $2.1 Billion Contract For LTAMDS Radar, Includes Funds For Poland FMS Case
The Army has awarded RTX [RTX] a $2.1 billion low-rate initial production contract for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS), the service’s new radar for the Patriot […]
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InternationalU.S., Japan Discuss Expanding Munitions Co-Production With AMRAAMs, PAC-3 MSEs
The U.S. will explore expanding munitions co-production opportunities with Japan, to include manufacturing of Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), officials confirmed on Sunday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense […]
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ArmyArmy Official Lays Out Second IFPC Inc. 2 Interceptor Issues
An Army acquisition official this week laid out the service’s primary concerns as it looks to acquire a second interceptor for the new Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) Inc. 2 […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing’s Losses Widen In Second Quarter On Defense Charges, Commercial Woes
A series of additional charges on four programs in Boeing’s [BA] defense group combined with further losses in the commercial segment led to wider earnings losses in the second quarter […]
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Air ForceUSAF Undertaking Cost Reduction for B-52 Modernization
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is undertaking a cost reduction effort for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) and the Radar Modernization Program (RMP), which has not reached but […]
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SpaceULA Launches Final National Security Mission on an Atlas V Rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the USSF-51 national security mission for the U.S. Space Force on Tuesday — marking the final national security mission on an Atlas V rocket as ULA transitions to […]
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