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  • Report: Qatar Eyes Typhoon Fighter Aircraft Purchase From BAE
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    Report: Qatar Eyes Typhoon Fighter Aircraft Purchase From BAE

    Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah and his U.K. counterpart Michael Fallon have signed a letter of intent to procure Typhoon fighter aircraft for Qatar, Reuters reported Monday. The Middle Eastern country plans to buy 24 Typhoon planes and associated equipment from British defense contractor BAE Systems as part of the agreement, Qatar’s state news agency said. […] More

  • UK Defense Ministry Chooses 25 Winners for Global Troop Resupply Challenge
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    UK Defense Ministry Chooses 25 Winners for Global Troop Resupply Challenge

    The U.K. ministry of defense has selected 25 projects that suggested multiple systems to resupply the country’s troops with weapons, food, clothing, equipment and medical supplies, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Harriett Baldwin, British minister for defense procurement, said that winning ideas under the Last Mile challenge include robotic ground vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, autonomous hover bikes […] More

  • Discovery Air, Inzpire and Leonardo Team Up to Offer Live Air Training System for UK MoD
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    Discovery Air, Inzpire and Leonardo Team Up to Offer Live Air Training System for UK MoD

    Discovery Air‘s defense services unit, Inzpire and Leonardo have teamed up to develop and deliver a live air training system in support of the U.K. ministry of defense’s Air Support to Defense Operational Training program. Inzpire said Tuesday that the companies will merge their respective capacities, expertise and expertise in live air aggressor and air […] More

  • Huntington Ingalls, Navy Christen 2nd America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship
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    Huntington Ingalls, Navy Christen 2nd America-Class Amphibious Assault Ship

    Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted a christening ceremony for the U.S. Navy‘s second America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli at a company facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lynne Mabus, ship sponsor and wife of former U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, broke a bottle of wine over the ship’s bow as part of christening tradition, Huntington Ingalls said Saturday. The 45,000-ton LHA […] More

  • Navy Looks to Buy 2nd Leidos-Built Ship Drone as DARPA Hands Over ACTUV Program Control
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    Navy Looks to Buy 2nd Leidos-Built Ship Drone as DARPA Hands Over ACTUV Program Control

    The U.S. Navy is expected to buy a second autonomous vessel built by a Leidos-led team as the service prepares to take over control of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, USNI News reported Friday. Timothy Barton, maritime chief engineer at Leidos, said DARPA has begun […] More

  • Triumph Named Component Supplier for Boeing T-X Trainer Aircraft Offering
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    Triumph Named Component Supplier for Boeing T-X Trainer Aircraft Offering

    Boeing has chosen Triumph Group as a key supplier for the aerospace and defense company’s trainer aircraft offering to the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X program. Triumph’s Red Oak, Texas-based Aerospace Structures business would supply wing, vertical tail and horizontal tail structures if the military branch picks Boeing as T-X primary contractor, Boeing said Friday. Boeing announced […] More

  • Lockheed Seeks Unmanned Maritime Opportunities Through Ocean Aero Investment
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    Lockheed Seeks Unmanned Maritime Opportunities Through Ocean Aero Investment

    Lockheed Martin‘s venture capital arm has invested in Ocean Aero as both companies aim to seek opportunities to expand their autonomous maritime capabilities. The strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures seeks to help the firms continue to demonstrate their capability to configure teams of autonomous platforms for complex missions, Lockheed said Friday. Chris Moran, executive director […] More

  • Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System
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    Northrop to Help Air Force Test North Pole EHF Satcom System

    Northrop Grumman has received a $22.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to provide testing support for a system designed to manage strategic and tactical satellites communications in the North Polar region. The Defense Department said Friday Northrop’s information systems unit will help the military branch test the Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment ahead of […] More

  • New Age Protection to Help Manage DIA Access Control Program
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    New Age Protection to Help Manage DIA Access Control Program

    New Age Protection has won a potential $23.5 million contract to support management of a Defense Intellience Agency access control program. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also help DIA establish accountability measures for vehicle, personnel and equipment that enter and leave agency facilities. The Virginia Contracting Activity received five offers for the labor hour […] More

  • AT&T to Provide Army Integrated Comms Service
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    AT&T to Provide Army Integrated Comms Service

    AT&T has secured a potential five-year, $35.8 million contract for the provision of integrated instant messaging, chat, voice, video, presence and screen sharing services to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Friday the Army Contracting Command received seven bids for the firm-fixed-price contract through an online-based solicitation. The military branch obligated the full contract amount […] More

  • Leidos Secures Air Force Threat Warning System R&D Contract
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    Leidos Secures Air Force Threat Warning System R&D Contract

    Leidos has won a potential five-year, $23.5 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force develop integrated threat warning systems. The Defense Department said Friday Leidos will research, build and demonstrate integrated threat warning platform prototypes as well as advance electro-optical test and developmental risk reduction measures. Work will occur at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio through Sept. […] More