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Navy/USMCNavy Wants More Info On Potential DDG(X) Power And Propulsion Systems
The Navy on Monday issued another Request for Information (RFI) seeking information from interested parties to help it design and develop the DDG(X) destroyer power and propulsion system. The service […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $738 Million VLS Canister Award
The Navy awarded BAE Systems a contract that could reach $738 million for Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) canister production covering requirements from fiscal year 2024 to 2028 production. […]
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Air ForceF135 Engine Core Upgrade Passes Preliminary Design Review
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney said on July 15 that it has completed preliminary design review (PDR) on the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-Bow Raises $70 Million In New Investment Round That Includes Boeing For First Time
X-Bow Systems on Wednesday said it has completed the initial close of a Series B round that raised more than $70 million and includes Lockheed Martin [LMT], an existing investor […]
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BudgetAs New Entrants Vie To Build Rocket Motors, SASC Wants DoD To Help
The Defense Department the past few years has helped strengthen the position of legacy solid rocket motor suppliers through increased funding but insufficient capacity remains and as new suppliers enter […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNNSA said GAO Made ‘Misleading’ Conclusions About Modernization Programs
Integrating “only” government-wide practices will not help keep nuclear weapons infrastructure projects on time and on budget, the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration said in a letter published […]
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Air ForceSASC Wants Report on Possible Deployment of 450 Sentinels
While the Pentagon on July 8 announced a further cost overrun and development delay for the U.S. Air Force LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC], the Senate Armed […]
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Business/FinancialAE Industrial Partners Attracts $1.3 Billion In Funding To Invest In Aerospace And National Security
The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said it has closed a new $1.3 billion investment fund that will primarily focus on companies with critical capabilities and […]
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Air ForceUSAF Sticks with GE, As Foreign Nations Consider F-15EX Buys with Pratt & Whitney Engines
While the U.S. Air Force is sticking with the General Electric [GE] F110-129 engine for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing [BA], potential foreign buyers may want a possibly cheaper […]
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PentagonDoD To Issue Classified Plan Later This Summer To Implement Industrial Base Strategy
The Defense Department last Friday released an interim report on actions it has taken so far to implement its recent National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) and plans later this summer […]
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