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Congress added $22.7B in unrequested funds to boost DOD's …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Congress provided $22.7 billion in unrequested funding to the Defense Department in fiscal year 2024, with most of the additional cash going toward weapons procurement and development, according to a new report from the Pentagon comptroller . “This $22.7 billion equates to 2.7% of the department’s total enacted discretionary budget ...
Lockheed awarded $108 million contract for Mk21A reentry vehicle
WEBBy Sara Sirota / October 17, 2019 at 1:24 PM. The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $108 million contract for the Mk21A reentry vehicle -- a platform that's intended to deliver the W87-1 warhead from the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent system. The contract provides for technology-maturation and risk-reduction work, which the service ...
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U.S.-based B-1 bombers play key role in retaliatory airstrikes
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · U.S.-based B-1 bombers play key role in retaliatory airstrikes. The United States, in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three U.S. servicemembers in Jordan last Sunday, has launched airstrikes against 85 targets at seven military facilities in Iraq and Syria controlled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps' Quds Force and other ...
DARPA advancing 'Assault Breaker II' to test technologies …
WEBMay 2, 2019 · The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is moving forward with the “Assault Breaker II” program to provide the “technical underpinning” for multi-domain operations and counter anti-access, area-denial strategies employed by Russia and China.
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WEBSep 10, 2024 · F-35 program breaches the $2 trillion cost threshold in new report to Congress. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has reported a new cost estimate that breaks the $2 trillion barrier to acquire and operate, including a revised aircraft and engine tab of $485 billion that essentially doubles the original price tag formulated based on Lockheed Martin's design.
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WEB3 days ago · The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals for systems that will defend against uncrewed underwater vehicles that may enter U.S. harbors and ports, according to a solicitation posted Sept. 11.. The request for proposals falls under DARPA’s Sync program, which seeks to collect “orthogonal approaches to counter UUVs” -- methods that don’t require detection and ...
LaPlante: 'Production diplomacy' is coming via new deals with U.S ...
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Remember me. Pentagon acquisition chief Bill LaPlante, fresh from a meeting last week with NATO's top armaments directors, said defense contractors should expect the United States to soon announce more multinational procurement deals -- involving co-development, co-production and co-sustainment -- with its closest allies, including Ukraine.
DOD releases ‘toolkit’ for responsible AI best practices
WEBNov 15, 2023 · By Georgina DiNardo / November 15, 2023 at 11:25 AM. The Defense Department has released a Responsible Artificial Intelligence Toolkit that aims to guide best practices for AI among DOD users and industry contractors. The RAI Toolkit, coming out of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, is a critical part of the RAI Strategy and ...