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US Senators Move to Block $650M Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

US Senators Move to Block $650M Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. senators are opposing the Biden administration’s first major arms sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s involvement in the conflict in Yemen, three senators announced on Thursday.

A joint resolution of disapproval to block a proposed $650 million in U.S….

Chinese Hypersonic Weapon Fired Missile Over South China Sea: FT

Chinese Hypersonic Weapon Fired Missile Over South China Sea: FT

WASHINGTON — China’s hypersonic weapon test in July included a technological advance that enabled it to fire a missile as it approached its target travelling at least five times the speed of sound — a capability no country has previously demonstrated.

Pentagon scientists were caught off guard b…

Japan Plans Satellite Network to Detect Hypersonic Weapons

Japan Plans Satellite Network to Detect Hypersonic Weapons

The Japanese government has decided to launch three satellites in the mid-2020s and conduct demonstration tests in order to build an observation network using small satellites. It is expected to be used to monitor disaster emergency situations and the ocean, but the detection and tracking of “hypers…
Dynetics Wins $478M to Develop Hypersonic Thermal Protection

Dynetics Wins $478M to Develop Hypersonic Thermal Protection

Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $478,598,908 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of Hypersonic Thermal Protection System prototypes, support materials research, and novel inspection and acceptance criteria.

Bids were solicited via the internet with five received.

Lockheed Wins $585M to Develop New EW Hardware for F-35

Lockheed Wins $585M to Develop New EW Hardware for F-35

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $584,835,834 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification (PZ0057) to a previously awarded contract (N0001919C0010).

This modification adds scope to provide system integration engineering for the development of new A…

US Air Force Tests F-15E Fighters for Nuclear Strike Role

US Air Force Tests F-15E Fighters for Nuclear Strike Role

F-15E Strike Eagles from Air Combat Command participated in Dual Capable Aircraft Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., earlier this fall.

In this iteration of DCA NucWSEP, aircrew and maintenance professionals flew and loaded B61-3 and B61-4 Joint Test Assemb…


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