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The U.S. Navy may take on some of the U.S. Air Force’s General Atomics-built MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles as the latter prepares to transition to the MQ-9 Reaper drone by the end of 2018, The War Zone reported Monday. “There are a number of possibilities as to where they could go, including Air Force museums,†[…] More
A General Dynamics subsidiary plans to employ an additional 2,200 workers in 2018 to support submarine engineering, design, operations and fabrication work in Groton, Connecticut, and Quonset Point, Rhode Island, The Day reported Monday. Jeffrey Geiger, president of General Dynamics Electric Boat, told state and local officials in Groton Monday that the company hired at […] More
Iridium Communications plans to launch on March 18 at 8:19 a.m. Pacific time the fifth batch of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites aboard a SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The planned launch would bring the total number of Iridium NEXT satellites in orbit to 50 as part of a potential $3 billion program to replace an existing constellation […] More
The U.S. Navy‘s guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald arrived in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Friday to undergo repair and upgrade efforts at a Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard. A heavy-lift vessel transported the Arleigh Burke-class ship from Yokosuka, Japan and will stay in the Port of Pascagoula for several days before the destroyer heads to its designated pier space at HII’s facility, the Navy […] More
BAE Systems has received a $46.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to update the service branch’s current naval gun systems. The company said Monday it will deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns with the Mod 4 configuration designed to increase the weapon’s firepower and range capacity. “Mod 4 updates make the system easier to […] More
General Dynamics‘ ordnance and tactical systems business has awarded Orbital ATK a follow-on contract to supply additional illuminating flares for Hydra-70 rockets that work to help warfighters defeat targets at an extended range. Orbital ATK said Monday it will provide more than illuminating flares designed to provide light that can be sensed both visually and through infrared technology. […] More
Frank Kendall, former acquisition chief of the Defense Department, has said that DoD needs to ensure that it has “a healthy industrial base to support it†while performing its mission, USNI News reported Monday. He added that the military’s focus on readiness and force structure preservation efforts resulted in cuts to research and development funds. […] More
Raytheon has received a $70.7 million order to manufacture additional satellite-guided heavy artillery shells for the U.S. Army, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Friday. The order is for the production of M982 Excalibur 155-millimeter Increment Ib projectiles under option six of a previously awarded contract from the Army Contracting Command. Raytheon’s missile systems business will perform […] More
NASA is expected to proceed Tuesday with its live television coverage of a spacewalk on the International Space Station after Congress passed a three-week stopgap bill to end a government shutdown that went into effect Saturday, Spaceflight Now reported Monday. Astronauts Scott Tingle and Mark Vande Hei are scheduled to do a spacewalk Tuesday to […] More
Dell Technologies has selected Carahsoft to serve as a federal distributor of the former’s entire technology product line via the General Services Administration Schedule contract vehicle. Carahsoft said Monday it will sell, market and distribute Dell-built client, networking, security, servers and storage platforms to its ecosystem of partners as part of the partnership agreement. Tracy Pavillard, […] More
Boeing will exhibit a range of aircraft platforms and an ocean surface robot during a six-day aerospace and defense show in Singapore. The company said Monday it will participate in this year’s Singapore Airshow to highlight the firm’s efforts to increase growth prospects and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region for its defense, commercial and service businesses. “Singapore is […] More
Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s space systems business, has been named one of the nominees for the Via Satellite magazine’s 2017 Satellite Executive of the Year award. Via Satellite said the nomination seeks to acknowledge Ambrose’s ability to advance innovation in the company’s operations, bring new business opportunities and expand the firm’s industry […] More
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