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US Air Force Launches Development of New F-35 Missile

US Air Force Launches Development of New F-35 Missile

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to three companies for the first phase of a new program to develop an air-to-ground stand-in attack weapon that the F-35 jet could use to destroy enemy air defenses.

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies said this week …

US Approves $120M Ship Maintenance Deal for Taiwan Navy

US Approves $120M Ship Maintenance Deal for Taiwan Navy

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) of Ship Spare Parts, Ship System Spare Parts, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $120 million. Th…
GAO Sees ‘Persistent Challenges’ to Faster Fielding of Weapons

GAO Sees ‘Persistent Challenges’ to Faster Fielding of Weapons

Our 20th annual assessment of DOD’s weapons acquisitions (which are on our High-Risk List) found that DOD is working to improve how fast it develops and delivers weapon systems. But many weapon programs continue to face delays—partly because DOD didn’t have the right information at key decision poin…
US Army Awards $290M Contracts for Ammunition, GP Bomb Bodies

US Army Awards $290M Contracts for Ammunition, GP Bomb Bodies

–Sig Sauer Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, was awarded a $157,300,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the production of .300 Norma Magnum M1163 ball ammunition and .338 NM armor piercing M1162 cartridges.
Bids were solicited via the internet with three received.
Work locations and funding will be…
GE Gas Turbines to Power Spanish Navy’s New F-110 Frigates

GE Gas Turbines to Power Spanish Navy’s New F-110 Frigates

EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine is under contract with Navantia to provide five LM2500 marine gas turbines that will power five new Spanish Navy F-110 frigates being built at its Ferrol Shipyard in Spain.

These multipurpose, anti-submarine frigates are being co-developed by the Spanish Ministry of …


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