Japan Signs Deal For 17 Boeing Extended Range CH-47F Block II Chinooks
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by Matthew Beinart
19h ago
Japan has a signed deal to acquire 17 of Boeing’s [BA] CH-47 Block II Chinooks Extended Range heavy-lift helicopters, the company announced Thursday. A Boeing spokesperson confirmed to Defense Daily ..read more
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Blue Origin Lays Off 10 Percent Of Its Workforce
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by Rachel Jewett
19h ago
Blue Origin laid off 10 percent of its workforce on Thursday as the launcher shifts from research and development (R&D) into scaling manufacturing for its launch business. The company is ..read more
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Army Chief: ‘Optimistic’ On Push For Flexible Funding Authority, Needed To Scale New Tech
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by Matthew Beinart
19h ago
The Army’s top uninformed official has said he has received “good feedback” from lawmakers on the service’s push for more flexible funding authority, which he cited as critical to fielding ..read more
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AeroVironment Readies To Begin Production Of Loitering Munitions At New Facility
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by Cal Biesecker
19h ago
AeroVironment [AVAV] has established a new production facility for its loitering munitions, FreedomWerx, which is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and will begin manufacturing operations in the second half ..read more
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Guillot Wants Authorization To Defeat Drones At All U.S. Military Installations
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by Cal Biesecker
20h ago
The Defense Department is allowed to mitigate threats from small drones at about half of its domestic military installations, but those authorities should extend to all bases in the country ..read more
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Aircraft Carrier Truman Collides With Merchant Vessel Near Egypt
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by Rich Abott
20h ago
The U.S. Navy on Thursday disclosed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) collided with a merchant vessel shortly before midnight on the night of Feb. 12. According ..read more
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Livermore Director Says Office Closed Due To Executive Order Ending DEI
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by Sarah Salem
22h ago
Kim Budil, director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, said Wednesday the lab closed an office due to President Trump’s executive order ending “diversity, equity, and inclusion” programs in ..read more
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Annual F-15EX Operations and Support Costs Lower Than F-35’s, AFMC Says
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by Frank Wolfe
22h ago
Annual operations and support (O&S) unit costs for the Boeing [BA] F-15EX are lower than those for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35, according to the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle ..read more
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Top Priority For American Iron Dome Is Increased Domain Awareness, Air Defense Chief Says
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by Cal Biesecker
22h ago
The highest priority to carry out a new presidential directive aimed at creating a comprehensive missile defense shield to protect the homeland is more domain awareness, particularly at ranges beyond ..read more
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U.S. Space Force Looking for Ground Support for MEO Missile Warning/Tracking
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by Frank Wolfe
22h ago
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) may award a contract for management and integration of the ground portion of the Resilient Medium Earth Orbit Missile Warning and Tracking System ..read more
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