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Business/FinancialBoeing Shakes Up Senior Leadership Amid Commercial Woes
Boeing [BA] President and CEO Dave Calhoun on Monday said he will step down at the end of 2024, initiating a leadership transition as the aerospace and defense giant continues […]
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CyberReport Advises Creation of New Military Service for Cyber
More than four years after the establishment of a sixth military service–U.S. Space Force–in December 2019, a new report advises the creation of a seventh service–the U.S. Cyber Force, which […]
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BudgetBiden Signs FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Shutdown Averted
President Biden on Saturday signed a spending package of the final six remaining fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, including $824.3 billion for defense, averting a partial government shutdown. “The bipartisan […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Selects BAE And Domestic Builder ASC Pty Ltd To Build SSN-AUKUS
Australian officials on Thursday said they selected Britain’s BAE Systems along with Australian submarine builder ASC Pty Ltd. to build Australia’s future SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarines. The government said they […]
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SpaceDIU Selects Companies For Multi-Orbit Logistics And Firefly For xGEO Missions
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last week said it is working with three companies to provide in-space logistics services between orbits to further Defense Department efforts for low-cost responsive access […]
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CongressHouse Passes FY ‘24 Spending Package With $824.3 Billion Defense Bill, Senate Faces Midnight Deadline
The House on Friday passed the $824.3 billion fiscal year 2024 defense appropriations legislation, part of a six-bill spending package, sending the measure to the Senate with just hours left […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCongressional Appropriators Bet Big On DIU In FY ’24 Appropriations Bill
In a show of generosity, congressional appropriators on Thursday released a spending bill that would fund the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at nearly $1 billion in fiscal year 2024, […]
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Intelligence CommunityMaven Speeding Ability To Comb Through Imagery, NGA’s Whitworth Says
Analysts have sorted through 40 percent more sensor imagery in the past year than previously due to assistance from computer vision technology that is helping to find potential targets, the […]
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BudgetNew Shipbuilding Plan Looks To Growth And Constrained Options
The Navy this week submitted the latest 30-year shipbuilding plan to Congress, offering a primary profile with significant cost and size growth and an alternative profile constrained by lower budget […]
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SpaceSpace and Airborne Mix Likely Required for Future Joint STARS Replacement
A mix of space and airborne assets is likely required for a future ground moving target indication (GMTI) replacement for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar […]
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