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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Agency Watching Sentinel Testflight Schedule as Air Force Nunn-McCurdy Review Grinds On
The schedule for one of Sentinel’s nuclear warheads will not change until at least the end of the Air Force’s review of the budget-busting missile, the head of the National […]
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Business/FinancialSpace And Missile Defense Company SAS Acquires Small Firm Serving MDA
SAS on Tuesday said it has acquired Willbrook Solutions, Inc., a small company with expertise in ground and space-based missile defense, the first deal by SAS since partnering recently with […]
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Missile DefenseMillennium Space Systems Nabs $414 Million SDA Award For FOO Fighter Satellites
The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Tuesday awarded a potential $414 million contract to Boeing’s [BA] Millennium Space Systems unit to build and deliver eight missile defense fire control satellites […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Reports Strong First Quarter Results As Earnings Soar On Health Business
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday reported that net income surged in its first quarter driven by work in its health business and sales were up handsomely driven by growth across its […]
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InternationalRTX Chooses Spain’s Sener To Help Make Patriot GEM-Ts For Europe
RTX’s [RTX] Raytheon business unit awarded a contract to Spain’s Sener to develop and produce the electro-mechanical control section on its Patriot GEM-T missiles, the company said Monday. RTX specifically […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Plans Testing Of Proliferated LEO SatCom, Other Capabilities
The Coast Guard this summer plans to assess a proliferated low-Earth orbit (pLEO) satellite system on one of its cutters in the Arctic region for a number of applications such […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Acquires GKN Aerospace Unit In St. Louis That Supports F/A-18, F-15 Programs
Boeing [BA] last Friday said it has acquired GKN Aerospace’s site in St. Louis that supports the company’s production of F/A-18 and F-15 fighter aircraft. Terms of the deal were […]
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InternationalBiden Administration Goes Big With $6 Billion Defense Package For Ukraine
The Biden administration last Friday announced a new $6 billion weapons and equipment package for Ukraine, the second tranche of security assistance for that country’s forces after the Senate passed […]
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ArmyTextron, Griffon Aerospace Nab Next FTUAS Inc. 2 Options, Includes Flight Tests In FY ‘25
DENVER —The Army has awarded Textron Systems [TXT] and Griffon Aerospace the third and fourth contract options for Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) Inc. 2 program, which will include flight tests […]
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Navy/USMCHII Delivers New Jersey Attack Sub To Navy
HII [HII] delivered the 23rd Virginia-class attack submarine to the Navy on Thursday, the future USS New Jersey (SSN-796). SSN-796 is the 11th submarine of its type HII’s Newport News […]
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