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Solar-Powered Aircraft Maker Skydweller Announces Series A Funding Round, Partnership With Palantir

Skydweller Aero has secured $40 million in a round of Series A financing led by Leonardo, Advection Growth Capital and Marlinspike Capital and will use the funds to further develop its autonomous systems, air vehicles and intelligence and data collection service offerings. Skydweller said Thursday it also partnered with Palantir Technologies to use the latter’s […] More

by Jane Edwards September 10, 2021, 11:52 am
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Northrop’s Extended-Range Missile for Navy Nears Production Following Milestone C Approval

The U.S. Navy is expected to order the start of the production of a new Northrop Grumman-made extended-range missile after the weapon secured a milestone C approval on Aug. 23. Naval Air Systems Command said Wednesday the service branch looks to award a pair of contracts for the low-rate initial production of the Advanced Anti-Radiation […] More

by Nichols Martin August 26, 2021, 11:12 am
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Lockheed Books $67M Navy Contract Modification for F-35 Lightning II Alternative Source Definitization
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CPS-Meta Strategic Mobility Team Receives Navy Aerial Refueling Service Contract

A team composed of Cass Professional Services and Meta Aerospace’s strategic mobility business has been selected to provide aerial refueling services to Naval Air Systems Command. The partnership intends to use four KC-135R tankers to help refuel U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and allied aircraft during aerial training and operations, Meta Aerospace said Friday. Each KC-135R […] More

by Angeline Leishman August 2, 2021, 11:50 am
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Lockheed Books $62M Parachute, Drag Chute Order Supporting F-35 Fighters of Foreign Customers

Lockheed Martin‘s aeronautics business has received a $62.22 million order from the U.S. Navy for 190 parachutes and 56 drag chute systems needed for F-35 Lightning II fighter jet operations. The order will support the operational capabilities and meet the requirements of non-defense participants and Foreign Military Sales customers that deploy the F-35 aircraft, the […] More

by Angeline Leishman July 27, 2021, 12:38 pm
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Air Force, Navy Put Raytheon’s New AMRAAM Variant Through Free-Flight Tests

A joint U.S. Air Force-Navy program office tested new guidance hardware of Raytheon Technologies' Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile at a live fire demonstration that took place Wednesday at Point Mugu Sea Test Range in California. Preliminary data from Raytheon, the AMRAAM prime contractor, showed the AIM-120D-3D variant met separation autopilot and free-flight navigation objectives during the missile shot test with an F/A-18F Super Hornet jet, Naval Air Systems Command said Thursday.

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by Angeline Leishman May 17, 2021, 8:41 am
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General Atomics’ New Pax River Office to Support Naval Aviation Customers

General Atomics' electromagnetic systems unit has inaugurated its customer service hub in Patuxent River, Maryland, that will serve customers such as Naval Air Systems Command and support local business growth efforts of the company. James Donnelly, director of maritime program operations at GA-EMS, will manage the office and ensure the delivery of launch and recovery systems that are intended for the U.S. Navy's Ford-class nuclear powered aircraft carriers, General Atomics said Monday.

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by Carol Collins May 4, 2021, 7:03 am
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Jim Taiclet, Chairman, President & CEO of Lockheed Martin, Inducted to 2021 Wash100

Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has received the first Wash100 Award of his long federal career for sustaining company growth through acquisition deals and contract wins, promoting support to supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic, and advancing military technology and 5G. Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Jim Taiclet as the most significant executive of consequence to the GovCon sector.

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by William McCormick April 14, 2021, 10:19 am
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Collins Aerospace Marks ARC-210 Airborne Satcom Radio’s Delivery Milestone
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ASGN Names Tech Industry Vet Arshad Matin as Next Board Chairman

Arshad Matin, a more than two-decade veteran of software and information technology sectors, has been appointed to serve as chairman of the board of directors at Virginia-based professional services provider ASGN. He has served as an independent board member of ASGN since June 2014 and will assume chairmanship when the retiring Jeremy Jones completes his term on June 18, the company said Monday.

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by Mary-Louise Hoffman March 23, 2021, 6:42 am
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Navy Plans Aircraft Mission Tech Contract Award to Northrop for Manned-Unmanned Teaming Demo

Naval Air Systems Command has indicated its intent to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to develop mission computer and display software for the U.S. Navy's E-2D tactical airborne early warning and control aircraft. The proposed cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will include software design, development, test and evaluation services to support the branch's initiative to demonstrate teaming between manned and unmanned platforms, according to a notice posted on SAM. gov.

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by Matthew Nelson March 18, 2021, 8:03 am
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Cobham to Deliver Jet Trainer Oxygen Concentrators to Navy

Cobham's mission systems business will manufacture and deliver oxygen concentrators for the U.S. Navy's T-45 Goshawk jet trainer fleet under a contract of an undisclosed sum from the Naval Air Systems Command.

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by Matthew Nelson March 10, 2021, 5:57 am