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Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have evaluated new software upgrades to the Tomahawk weapon system in a series of flight tests. The Tomahawk Block IV engaged its target at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake weapons range after it launched from the USS Hampton submarine and redirected by a strike controller from a maritime command center, Raytheon said Wednesday. The […] More

Industry and government executives have offered a range of opinions on a $22 billion information technology acquisition vehicle run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Times reported Thursday. Christy O’Farrell writes the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II program appears to be gaining momentum almost four years after the agency issued the […] More

Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ Newport News Shipbuilding division has christened the USS John Warner (SSN 785), the first Virginia-class submarine to be named after a living person – former Senator and Navy Secretary John Warner. Warner’s wife Jeanne led the christening ceremony as the ship’s sponsor, the company said Monday. “American technological innovation and manufacturing skill have always been some of our most […] More

Deltek expects three federal agencies to launch solicitations for recompete contracts worth almost $30 billion combined in the next three months, the Washington Post reported Sunday. Ashley Bergander, research manager at Deltek, writes the contract vehicles from the Air Force as well as the departments of Energy and Veterans Affairs will be open to both […] More