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Pentagon canceled Northrop’s classified satellite program due to ‘budgetary concerns’
Its CEO also said the company won’t compete to build cheap, non-survivable drones.
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Anduril, General Atomics win more USAF money to develop robot wingmen
But the giants they beat out are welcome to pitch self-developed drones for production contracts.
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The goal of 100K artillery shells per month is back in sight, Army says
The new supplemental renews the push to boost production sixfold since Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
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RTX moves away from competing as a prime for space contracts
COO: “We've got some other strengths in some of the key components that go in the prime satellites and buses.”
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ULA has an ambitious plan to ‘reuse’ Vulcan rocket: keep it in space
The heavy-lift rocket’s upper stage might extend its service as a tug or defender.
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The F-35 program is costing more and doing less, GAO says
Total sustainment costs are now expected to top $1.5 trillion, even as the jet’s mission-readiness declines.
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Pentagon will use commercial space assets in military operations, under new plan
The unclassified document aims “to be transparent” about what the military needs and how private companies fit in.
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Defense officials tease new commercial space strategies
The documents would detail how the Pentagon and Space Force want to use private space companies for military missions.
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Army orders another $0.75 billion worth of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles
New award brings total order for M113 replacements to nearly $1.6B.
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F-35 finally approved for full-rate production, years late
The program has been stuck in its operational testing phase since 2018.
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Some U.S. military aid is still trickling into Ukraine via arms dealers, contracts suggest
Companies that have previously supplied Ukraine are now competing to provide “special ammunition” worth $624 million.
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Is Azerbaijan buying Pakistani fighter jets?
Neither Baku nor Islamabad has confirmed a reported purchase of JF-17s.
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Rocket Lab won’t be ready to launch its new rocket by year’s end, documents suggest
This likely means a delay for the Pentagon’s effort to boost competition for rocket launches.
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Industry needs to stop ‘whining’ about supply chain, space acquisition official says
Frank Calvelli also blasted industry’s practice of low-bidding contracts.
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The West is underestimating Ukraine’s artillery needs
Russia is producing far more 152mm shells than Ukrainian forces can obtain, researchers say.
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Army's scout-helicopter cancellation upends rotorcraft plans
The death of FARA is reshaping the Army’s rotorcraft force structure and realign the retrofit, modernization, and sustainment outlook.
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Meet the German company developing sub drones that pass data with sound
Divers’ search-and-rescue missions could soon get assists from drone swarms.
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Navy secretary blasts defense industry’s stock buybacks
Del Toro says contractors should invest their record profits in American shipyards and industrial base.
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Lockheed vows steady F-35 production amid demand shifts
The Pentagon is reportedly considering a cut to next year’s order but international interest continues to rise.
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'Unexpected’ engineering slows price negotiations on USAF radar plane
Air Force officials thought the E-7 would more closely resemble UK’s Wedgetails.
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