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Pentagon Shakes Up US Military Engine Duopoly

Pentagon Shakes Up US Military Engine Duopoly

The U.S. Air Force recently handed contracts to five different companies, each one with a maximum value close to $1 billion, for work related to the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program, or NGAP.

This engine is expected to at least power the sixth-generation manned stealth fighter-like je…

BAE Wins $278M Order for Beowulf Articulated Tracked Vehicle

BAE Wins $278M Order for Beowulf Articulated Tracked Vehicle

BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $278,182,786 firm-fixed-price contract for production units, spare parts and contractor logistics support for the Cold Weather All-Terrain Vehicle.

Bids were solicited via the internet with two received.

Work locati…

Pentagon Was Warned of Ejection Seat Fault in April: Navsea

Pentagon Was Warned of Ejection Seat Fault in April: Navsea

INDIAN HEAD, MD. –– In April, an ejection seat manufacturer officially notified the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) Joint Program Office (JPO) and the F-35 JPO of a quality escape that would prevent a CAD…
Crimea Attacks Reveal Russian Military Weakness

Crimea Attacks Reveal Russian Military Weakness

For generations, Crimea has anchored Russia’s military power in the Black Sea. Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed that it would remain Russian forever after he annexed it in 2014. But a spate of explosions and drone incursions in recent days also shows the extent of its vulnerability on the peni…
Netherlands to Provide Further Support to Ukraine

Netherlands to Provide Further Support to Ukraine

The Netherlands will provide Ukraine with additional support in the war the country is facing, and for the country’s reconstruction. Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Liesje Schreinemacher made this pledge on Monday during a joint visit to…
GD, CDW Wins Canadian Command and Control Contract

GD, CDW Wins Canadian Command and Control Contract

OTTAWA — Together with CDW Canada, General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide the Network Command and Control Integrated Situational Awareness Capability (Net C2 ISAC) to the Department of National Defence (DND).

The Canadi…

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