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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Adds Emerging Technology As New Portfolio Under Rapid Acquisition Effort
The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has added Emerging Technology as a new portfolio as part of an acquisition effort that quickly acquires commercial technologies for prototyping. The first […]
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Air ForceUSAF Trims Price for E-7A in Negotiations with Boeing, Aims to Reduce F-35 Sustainment Cost
U.S. Air Force negotiations with Boeing [BA] on the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft have cut the price to be more in line with U.S. Air Force budget limits, […]
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InternationalHII Sells Eight More UUVs To U.K.
HII recently announced the sale of seven more REMUS unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to the U.K. Royal Navy, adding to the more than one dozen the country already uses. On […]
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SpaceWhite House Diving Into Warfighters’ Needs To Sort Out Space Roles And Responsibilities
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The White House is holding discussions with the Defense Department, intelligence community, and U.S. combatant commands (COCOMS) to understand existing gaps and requirements in tactical surveillance and targeting capabilities […]
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Air ForceHACM to Flight Test in Fiscal 2025; USAF Wants ARRW ‘Leave Behind Capability’
The U.S. Air Force plans flight tests of the RTX [RTX] air-breathing Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) in fiscal 2025, as the service mulls a legacy for the development of […]
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Homeland SecurityPolar Security Cutter To Start Construction By December
The Coast Guard’s top acquisition official Tuesday said the service expects the long-delayed first Polar Security Cutter (PSC) to finally start construction by December. Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), chairman of […]
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Unmanned SystemsAerovel Buy May Expand Airbus’ Presence in U.S. Defense Market
Airbus said on May 7 that it has bought Bingen, Wash.-based Aerovel–a move that may expand Airbus’ U.S. defense business. A several dozen employee firm, Aerovel builds the Flextotor vertical […]
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Intelligence CommunityIntelligence, Operating Entities Need To Shed ‘NOFORN’ Mindset, Space Operations Chief Says
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—U.S. history shows the country does not go to war alone and, amid war in Central Europe and coercive activities by China against its neighbors, America will not go […]
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UncategorizedNGA Releases Solicitations For LUNO B, New Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on Monday released two solicitations, one for its $200 million commercial analytics services effort called LUNO B, and the other a pilot to for […]
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ArmyElbit Systems Nabs $37 Million Army Deal To Supply Iron Fist APS For Bradleys
The Army has awarded Israel’s Elbit Systems an initial $37 million production contract to supply Iron Fist active protection systems for its Bradley fighting vehicles, the company said on Sunday. […]
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