The Army last week awarded Raytheon a $100 million contract modification for continued development of the Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
The Army last week awarded Raytheon a $100 million contract modification for continued development of the Excalibur precision-guided artillery projectile.
Newport News Shipbuilding has been awarded a $161 million contract for research and development work on the CVNX, the Navy's Future Aircraft Carrier program.
The House Armed Services Committee today unanimously adopted a motion expressing outrage and condemning what it called a "terrorist attack" on a Navy warship in the Red Sea off the Arabian Peninsula.
By a 382-31 vote, the House today passed a $310 billion defense authorization bill that boosts military spending by $4.5 billion, bolsters numerous modernization and readiness-related accounts and increases military pay.
The Senate last week approved the appointment of a three-star Army general to the new position of deputy chief of staff for programs.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $521.8 million contract for Trident II missile production and support, the Defense Department announced today.
Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems says its AN/BLQ-10 submarine surveillance system has successfully completed a Navy operational evaluation.
The Navy completed what it called successful testing of its Cooperative Engagement Capability yesterday, according to a Defense Department announcement.
The General Accounting Office contends the Army's decision to revise its Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle acquisition strategy is "questionable" because it entails the procurement of more UAVs before operational testing is conducted.
Italy plans to purchase four F-16A aircraft and related equipment for $780 million, the Defense Department announced today.
Bahrain has asked the United States for permission to purchase Army Tactical Missile System equipment worth $51 million, the Defense Department said yesterday.
Israel has requested permission to purchase 14 Beech King Air B200CT/T fixed-wing aircraft for combat service support missions, the Defense Department announced Friday.
The American Shipbuilding Association this week protested legislation proposed by a top Pentagon office that would allow the defense secretary to waive U.S. laws requiring that certain Navy ships be built in the United States.
The Navy announced yesterday that it has awarded the advertising firm of Campbell-Ewald a $330 million contract for recruiting-related ads.
Raytheon Aerospace has won a $79.6 million contract for maintenance and logistics support of the Navy's T-34C and T-44A aircraft, the Defense Department announced yesterday.
The Defense Department and the American Bankers Association yesterday signed a "statement of support" for members of the National Guard and Reserve.
The Defense Department today awarded a $195.7 million contract for a new Abrams tank engine to a Honeywell-General Electric team, the only bidder to propose a turbine engine.
While the federal government continued to declassify huge amounts of older documents and reduce the number of employees authorized to classify new ones in fiscal year 1999, the office responsible for overseeing such efforts is concerned about a continued increase in the number of new documents that are kept from the public.
The Defense Department last week picked Raytheon for a $126 million contract to develop a "fire-and-forget" version of the TOW missile.
The Army's Tactical High Energy Laser system last night successfully shot down two Katyusha rockets during the same test, according to service sources.