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US Navy Seeks Digital Stability Augmentation to Keep 1970s-Era F-5 Jets Out of Inverted Dives
NAVAIR wants industry to adapt the American Systems AS2100 flight computer into a digital stability augmentation system and autopilot for the F-5N/F…
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Pratt & Whitney Wins $32.2M F135 Sustainment Option to Repair F-35A and F-35C Engines
Naval Air Systems Command has exercised a $32.2 million option for Pratt & Whitney to repair F135 engines for F-35A and F-35C…
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US Navy Commits $56M to MQ-4C Triton Retrofit for Just One Drone in a Fleet Cut From 68 to 27
Northrop Grumman will install a $56 million retrofit kit on a single MQ-4C Triton, aircraft B7, as the Navy keeps its small…
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US Navy Sends USS St. Louis Littoral Combat Ship to Dry Dock in $66.5M BAE Systems Overhaul
BAE Systems will dry-dock, repair and modernize USS St. Louis (LCS 19) at Mayport under a $66.5 million Navy contract running through…
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Japan and US Agree to Build AMRAAM Final Assembly Line in Japan for F-35 Air-to-Air Missiles
Japan and the United States will build an AIM-120 AMRAAM final assembly and inspection facility in Japan, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced…
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US Navy Adds $97 Million to Expand Northrop Grumman FMU-139D/B Electronic Bomb Fuze Production
The US Navy is raising Northrop Grumman’s FMU-139D/B contract ceiling by about $97 million as US and allied forces rebuild munitions stockpiles.…
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US Air Force Wants the U-2 Spy Plane Retired in 2027 but Its ASARS-2 Radar Supported Until 2028
The Air Force expects to extend sole-source ASARS-2 radar support for the U-2 through September 2028, a year past the spy plane’s…
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US Soldiers and Airmen Train on RD-SUADS Counter-Drone System That Fits on One Cargo Pallet
US soldiers and airmen are training together on RD-SUADS at Grafenwoehr, Germany. The Trust Automation counter-drone system fits on one cargo pallet,…
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US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $1.08 Billion Deal for Longer-Range Future Interceptor
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.08 billion Future Interceptor agreement to develop an interceptor with greater range, altitude, velocity,…
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US Shipbuilder HII Wins $32.4B in Third Quarter as Submarine Orders Nearly Fill Its Yards to 2030
HII posted record third-quarter revenue of $3.5 billion and $32.4 billion in new awards, including its share of the Block VI Virginia-class…