BAE Systems signs CRADA with AFRL to transition gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor technology
BAE Systems has signed a cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for...
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Author: Douglas Harpel
White House Releases Long-awaited Cyber Security Strategy
White House Press Release – 20 September 2018 America’s networks are threatened daily by...
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ST Engineering and Paramount Group unveil Comprehensive Variants of World-Renowned Belrex Protected Vehicles
ST Engineering and Paramount commit to market a family of Protected Vehicles, comprising 10...
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Paramount Group Announces new Surveillance and Intelligence Network (SAINTS)
September 19th 2018, Johannesburg – Paramount Group, the African-based global aerospace and...
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Insitu Announces Integrator Extended Range
New configuration of proven Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) shatters the line of sight barrier for...
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USAF Secretary Heather Wilson outlines 386-Squadrons-by-2030 “Air Force we need” to open AFA Conference
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced the results of an in-depth analysis aimed at...
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to host Industry Day on upgrades to Integrated Fixed Towers (IFT) and Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) Upgrades
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to host a pre-solicitation Industry Day on October...
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Lockheed Martin secures $7.2 billion (sole source) award for GPS III satellite production
The U.S. Air Force on Friday, 14 September, announced the award to Lockheed Martin Corporation of...
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House, Senate Appropriations Conferees approve FY19 “minibus” spending bill with $675 billion for defense
House and Senate Appropriations Committee Conferees on September 13, 2018 approved a fiscal year...
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Pentagon ready to support Hurricane Florence relief efforts
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security Kenneth P. Rapuano and Air...
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Gulfstream delivers special mission G550 to the US Navy
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently delivered a special mission G550 to the United States Navy....
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Army releases system specification for Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) UAS
The U.S. Army intends to develop and field a Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) platform. The SRR is...
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Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Industry Day 2018
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) annual Forecast to Industry event will be held at...
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SAIC to acquire Engility in $2.5 billion deal
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) and Engility Holdings Inc., (NYSE: EGL)...
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Boeing awarded $2.9 billion contract modification for additional KC-46 Tanker production
The U.S. Air Force announced on 10 September that Boeing Company had been awarded a $2,858,701,741...
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Navy to host Industry Day on Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Family of Systems
Code 85 USW Weapons, Vehicles, & Defensive Systems Department of NUWCDIVNPT (Naval Undersea...
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GAO Slams U.S. Coast Guard Heavy Polar Icebreaker Program over Risks in Design, Cost, and Schedule
In a development that will almost certainly heighten U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Congressional, and...
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Army Seeks COTS Turbine Engine Solutions for Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
The US Army Aviation Turbine Engines Project Office (ATE PO), seeks information, performance...
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Navy taps Boeing for unmanned tanker aircraft contract with a potential value of $7 billion
The Navy announced on 30 August that Boeing Company — besting General Atomics and Lockheed...
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USAF Releases Long-awaited Combat Air Force Contract Air Support (CAF CAS) Solicitation
The USAF’s Combat Air Force Contract Air Support (CAF CAS) ID/IQ (task order)...
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USAF Seeks Two Aircraft for Foreign Surveillance Missions under the Treaty on Open Skies
The United States Air Force requires two airliner class aircraft to support the Treaty on Open...
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Army Outlines AH-64 Apache Capability Enhancement (ACE) Objectives
The Apache Development and Modernization Product Office (PM Dev/Mod), hosted the Apache Capability...
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A Conversation with Congressman Rob Wittman, Chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee on the House Armed Services Committee
DSJ: Chairman Wittman, you’ve been for many years among the most forceful advocates in the...
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Army seeks Sources for HMMWV Manufacture and Recapitalization
The U.S. Army’s Product Director, Light Tactical Vehicles and Army Contracting Command...
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NAVSEA seeks to exploit high-power RF technology for Vessel Stopping Prototype
Nearly 18 years after the al-Qaeda-coordinated speedboat attack on the USS Cole that took the...
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Navy to Host Industry Day to address Hypoxia Problem
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR/PMA-202) desires a platform-independent physiological...
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DoD issues 2018 Report to Congress on China Military Power
The Pentagon just issued its Congressionally-mandated annual report on Chinese military...
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US Army Seeks New Reduced Range Practice Rocket (RRPR)
The Army Contracting Command, on behalf of the Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems (PFRMS)...
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Roboteam’s Reconnaissance and Surveillance Teamed Robot (RSTR): Fly when you want to fly, drive when you want to drive
With its Reconnaissance and Surveillance Teamed Robot (RSTR), international ground robotics leader...
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NOVO DR unveils Robot Integration counter-IED capability at Global EOD Conference
This year’s NDIA-run Global Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Symposium & Exhibition...
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USAF Seeks Small Business to Provide RQ-11B RAVEN UAS Systems and Services
The USAF’s Air Combat Command, Acquisition Management and Integration Center (ACC AMIC),...
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Senate sends $716 billion FY19 Defense Policy Bill to the President months ahead of schedule
On Wednesday, 1 August, the Senate passed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act...
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Army seeks Next Generation Squad Weapon
The Army is providing appropriately-cleared industry with technical information on what it seeks...
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DISA Solicits for $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud Contract
The Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) on 25 July 2018 released a long awaited...
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Naval Sea Systems Command to host Small Business Industry Day
With a fiscal year budget of nearly $30 billion, NAVSEA is the largest of the Navy’s five...
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It’s a Wrap: Reflections on Farnborough 2018
DSJ’s five big take-aways from the 2018 Farnborough International Air Show were as follows:...
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Farnborough International Air Show – Day 3 Highlights
Among the industry news emanating from Day 3 of the Farnborough International Air Show was the...
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One-on-One with Kevin Taylor, Chairman, Hybrid Air Vehicles
DSJ’s editor, Douglas Harpel, sat down on 17 July 2018 with Hybrid Air Vehicles’ new...
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UK to Launch 6th Generation Aircraft Fighter Development called TEMPEST
The most significant defense story from Farnborough’s opening day is the British Government’s...
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Army Plans Pre-Solicitation Conference for Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV), Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV)
The U.S. Army, Project Manager Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) is seeking information on...
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Army to Host Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Industry Day
The U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence will host a Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS)...
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The 2018 Farnborough International Air Show commences with record deals announced
The 2018 Farnborough International Airshow was opened today by British Prime Minister Theresa May,...
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President Trump scolds allies and declares success on burdensharing at contentious NATO Summit
12 July 2018 – Brussels US President Donald J. Trump left this week’s NATO Summit in...
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Army to hold Apache Capability Enhancement Industry Days
The purpose of Apache Capability Enhancement (ACE) Industry Days — the next ones to be held...
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Navy Seeks COTS/NDI solutions for Close-Range Armed Unmanned Air Vehicles
The Government is issuing this RFI as part of a market survey to determine the availability,...
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Army Seeks Industry Comments on Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (FTUAS)
The U.S. Army Contracting Command, on behalf of Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (FTUAS)...
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New Zealand to buy Boeing P-8 patrol planes to boost South Pacific surveillance
New Zealand has agreed to buy four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes, Defence Minister...
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NATO Seasparrow conducts successful flight test of ESSM Block 2
POINT MUGU, CA – The US Navy announced on Thursday that the NATO Seasparrow Project Office...
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Airbus Executive outlines imperative for European collaboration on 6th Generation Fighter
Speaking on 6 July (starting roughly at the three-hour mark of the video) in a pre-Farnborough Air...
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DSJ to cover the Farnborough Air Show
Defense Systems Journal will be among the nearly 1500 accredited international publications...
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SOFIC Briefings Posted
The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) has just posted the briefings provided at this...
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Marines seek Information on Delivery Drone Concepts
In support of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), PEO(U&W), PMA-263 is conducting market...
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DISA sees OTAs as step toward implementing new technology faster
It goes without saying, the warfighter’s needs change at the speed of sound. Unfortunately for...
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Army Solicits for NexGen UAS Technology Demonstration
The U.S Army Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) — under solicitation W911W6-18-R-0014 — is...
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Army Seeks Future Unmanned Aircraft System Concept Development
The U.S Army Aviation Development Directorate (ADD) — under solicitation W911W6-18-R-0014...
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Army seeks industry input on Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft
According to a just-published draft solicitation on the so-called Future Attack Reconnaissance...
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USAF Seeks “Secure UAS Ecosystem”
The Travis AFB UAS Office, in support of the 60 Air Mobility Wing’s Innovation Program, is...
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The board of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), chaired by Harel Locker, approved this evening the recommendation of IAI’s search committee and has named Brigadier General (Res.) Nimrod Sheffer, IAI’s VP of Strategy and...
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USAF Seeks Digital Video Imaging System and Integration for Open Skies Treaty Compliance
The U.S. Air Force is conducting market research to identify sources with the production...
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Senate Passes Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
The afternoon of Monday, June 18th saw the full Senate pass the John S. McCain National Defense...
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NATO Seeks Counter-Drone Systems
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB)...
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PARASIM®: Leveraging Virtual Reality in Support of Special Operator Training
The most compelling—or at least the most fun—industry booth at the 2018 Special Operations Forces...
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BAE Systems moves out on Limited Interim Missile Warning System for U.S. Army
BAE Systems was awarded a $97.9 million contract from the US Army in late April to equip the...
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SOF Leadership Both Waits, Moves out on Rotary Wing Aviation Improvements
Tampa, FL — 23 May 2018 As US Army COL David Phillips, US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)...
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Israeli Industry Offers SOF Solutions at SOFIC 2018
Tampa, Florida – 24 May 2018 Prominent among the 475 vendors who displayed their wares on over...
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US Army AEROSTAT
Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground is issuing this request on behalf of...
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US Navy Industry Day – Expeditionary Fast Transport Vessel
The Navy will hold an Industry Day to provide industry and interested parties with information...
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USSOCOM Leadership Identifies Operational Challenges and Key Requirements
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Commander, GEN Raymond A. Thomas, III, USA, and its...
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Follow along this week for DSJ’s coverage from SOFIC
Tampa, Florida – Defense Systems Journal is reporting this week from the Special Operations...
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Industry shows off wares at 2018 Black Sea Defense & Aerospace (BSDA) Exhibition and Conference
Romania is one of the few NATO nations on track to meet its expressed obligation to invest at...
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Romania Moves out on Multi-Purpose Corvette Program
Bucharest, Romania – A central focus of Romania’s efforts to modernize and upgrade its...
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Major takeaways and highlights from 29th pre-trial hearings of 9/11 suspects
In 2012, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four accused accomplices—Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarek bin...
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Five Things: On Guard in Europe
Defense Systems Journal had a chance to sit down last week at the National Guard Association of...
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Five Things from the 2018 AUVSI Conference on Defense, Protection & Security
Five Key Take-aways from the 2018 AUVSI Conference on Defense, Protection & Security: (1)...
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Guantanamo 2018: Important Resources
Miami Herald’s Carol Rosenberg for the blow-by-blow on the courtroom proceedings Tweets by...
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Notes from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Defense
On Friday, 4 May 2018 after the Military Commission’s classified and unclassified proceedings...
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Defense Systems Journal at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay – Backgrounder
Defense Systems Journal (DSJ) was invited to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay by the Department of...
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