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It's one thing to have won the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract from the Department of Defense, but it's more important to consider how Microsoft might be able to use this over Amazon and AWS as the...
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Boeing successfully completed the first test flight of its unmanned refueling tanker for the U.S. Navy and continues to work on both major and minor issues on its much-delayed KC-46 Air Force tanker.
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U.S. Air Force Secretary Matthew Donovan today announced the new name of the services new training jet: the T-71 Red Hawk, a name with a history dating back to World War II.
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The fiscal year 2020 Department of Defense budget request includes a more detailed accounting of the costs for the new Air Force One presidential aircraft program that is sharply higher than Trump...
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Following a brief delay due to the firing of U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, the Air Force today officially accepted delivery of Boeing's first new KC-46 tanker, about 18 months later than the...
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The firing of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has delayed acceptance of Boeing's new KC-46 tanker beyond December 2018. Deliveries were originally set to begin in August 2017.
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Lockheed Martin and Airbus have agreed to an alliance for the purpose of offering the Airbus A330 MRTT tanker/transport plane as an alternative to Boeing's much-delayed KC-46. There's a lot at stake.
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U.S. weapons systems are vulnerable to a wide range of cyber attacks according to a new report from the GAO. The number of vulnerabilities rises as the systems become increasingly networked.
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A team from Boeing and Saab have won a $9.2 billion contract to build the U.S. Air Force's new training jet. The contract is the third Boeing win in less than a month.
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United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, is expected to announce today that it has selected a rocket engine made by Blue Origin, a company owned by Jeff Bezos, to...
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The U.S. Department of Defense has proposed a new payment process for defense contractors. The proposed change would lay-off more risk on the companies.
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The U.S. Air Force has added 18 more KC-46A tankers to its Boeing order, raising the total to 52 out of a projected 179 through the life of the contract.
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Boeing on Thursday was awarded a U.S. Navy contract to design and build the MQ-25 Stingray refueling drone for use on Navy carriers. The potential value of the contract is $13 billion according to...
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A $10 billion, 10-year contract to provide secure cloud services to the U.S. Department of Defense is currently out for bids. Questions have been raised about the fairness of the process, and the...
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SpaceX won its first contract to launch a military satellite into orbit using its Falcon Heavy rocket. The company beat United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, for...
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