Pentagon report estimates increased quantity of PAC-3 MSE missiles through FY-29
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The Pentagon expects to have about 500 more Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missiles than previously anticipated, according to a Selected Acquisition Report dated Dec. 31, 2023, that was released publicly last month ..read more
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Allvin: Yearly CRs contribute to a ‘death by 1,000 cuts’ to Air Force programs
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Year after year, long-term continuing resolutions have strangled the defense budgetary process, which Air Force officials say is exhausting time that could have been spent on advancing capabilities and blurring the service’s vision about what it might need to maintain superiority over the nation’s adversaries ..read more
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General Atomics, BAE collaborate on electronic warfare capabilities for CCAs
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and BAE Systems are working together to build autonomous electronic warfare functions for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, GA-ASI announced today ..read more
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Procurement group urges Pentagon to clarify how contracting officers will set CMMC maturity level requirements
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The Coalition for Government Procurement is asking the Defense Department to provide guidance on when requirements under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program will go into effect for specific contracts, in response to a proposed rule to make changes to the Pentagon’s acquisition regulations ..read more
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Army scraps plans for MRC on Guam; 'adversaries took notice' of inaugural deployment
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The Army is scrapping plans to base its new Chinese ship-killing unit on Guam, removing the Mid-Range Capability (MRC) from the planned architecture for the Western Pacific U.S. territory -- an aspect of Defense Department designs for the region not previously made public ..read more
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Army planning future end state for floundering watercraft fleet
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The Army is revising a 2018 modernization strategy for its dwindling fleet of ships that "will outline the vision and future end state for Army watercraft by 2030 and 2040," according to a Government Accountability Office report released last week ..read more
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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics sales slip 3% due to withheld payment as F-35 negotiations drag
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Aeronautics sales for defense prime Lockheed Martin fell nearly 3% in the third quarter of 2024 -- from $6.7 billion to $6.5 billion -- compared to one year earlier, the company told investors today, attributing the loss directly to contractual and technical issues on its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program ..read more
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DOD watchdog to audit U.S. weapons transfers to Israel
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The Pentagon inspector general announced a new audit today to determine whether the Defense Department's "enhanced end-use monitoring" of U.S. weapons being provided to Israel has been effective ..read more
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Hanwha eyes module production work at newly acquired Philly Shipyard
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South Korean defense giant Hanwha aims to take on module fabrication work for Navy ship and submarine programs as it begins operations at its recently acquired Philly Shipyard, according to the head of the company’s U.S. defense business ..read more
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LaPlante chairs new Indo-Pacific armaments forum
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Pentagon acquisition chief Bill LaPlante chaired a meeting in Honolulu, HI, this week with national armaments directors from key U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific in the hopes of establishing a new forum capable of bolstering defense industrial capacity in the region ..read more
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