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A General Dynamics subsidiary has granted the “Approved Forging Supplier” designation to IBC Advanced Alloys. IBC secured the status after General Dynamics Electric Boat performed audits on the former company’s metal forging facility in Franklin, Indiana, IBC said in a Sept. 13 news release. “We are very pleased to be named an approved forging supplier […] More

The U.S. Air Force has assigned the name B-21 Raider to the long range strike bomber aircraft. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced Monday the plane’s official name at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, the service branch said Monday. James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein […] More

Novetta has received potential four-year, $10 million contract to help develop and sustain a system-of-systems architecture at he Defense Security Service‘s Defense Insider Threat Management and Analysis Center. The Defense Department said Monday the SoS architecture will be built to help DITMAC reach full operating capability. Work will occur at the DSS DITMAC office in Arlington, Virginia through Sept. 25, 2020. DSS’ […] More

Contrack Watts has secured a potential $45.2 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to modernize an aircraft maintenance hangar facility at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The Defense Department said Monday the MCBH Hangar 101 modernization project will include refurbishment of selected historical features such selective demolition, painting, doors, masonry walls, metal stud and gypsum, board walls, acoustical ceiling panels, interior […] More

Lt. Gen. Mike Murray, deputy chief of staff for program development at the U.S. Army, has said he thinks the service branch’s future vertical lift program would be an “optionally manned” helicopter, Flight Global reported Friday. Leigh Giangreco writes the Army leads the FVL program as a joint initiative with the U.S. Marine Corps and Air Force. Murray noted […] More