Trump Directive Halts Dividends, Stock Repurchases By “Major Defense Contractors”
As expected, President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening issued an executive order that would stop “major defense contractors” from paying shareholder dividends and repurchasing their stock instead of investing in […]
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Chandler Construction Services Inc. (Ninety Six, South Carolina) – $16,471,000
Chandler Construction Services Inc., Ninety Six, South Carolina, was awarded a $16,471,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the furnishing, installing, and placing into successful operation of water main pipe. The amount of this action is $16,471,000. Bids were solicited via the internet…
M1 Support Services LP (Denton, Texas) – $68,822,271
M1 Support Services LP, Denton, Texas, was awarded a $68,822,271 modification (P00206) to contract W9124G-17-C-0104 for Army and Air Force aviation maintenance. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $5,522,349,151. Work will be performed at…
Lake Union Drydock Co. (LUDC) (Seattle, Washington) – $12,683,144
Lake Union Drydock Co.* (LUDC), Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $12,683,144 firm-fixed-price contract for the maintenance, repair and preservation of YTT-10 (YTT-9 Cape Flattery-class torpedo trials craft) service life extension program. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring…
Innovative Professional Solutions Inc. (Panama City Beach, Florida) – $13,631,598
Innovative Professional Solutions Inc.,* Panama City Beach, Florida, is awarded a $13,631,598 firm-fixed price/cost-only contract for fabrication and installation of minesweeping winches. This contract includes supplies for the government of the Republic of Korea (100%) under the Foreign Military Sales…
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Lockheed, M1 Also Advance In Army’s Flight School Next Effort, As Lawmakers Seek More Info
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and M1 Support Services have also advanced to the next phase of the Army’s evaluation process for the program to modernize rotary-wing pilot training, both companies have […]
Navy/USMC
HII CEO Expects New Details On BBG(X) Battleship’s Design Schedule In Next 30-60 Days
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Air Force
Conventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
Conventional defense wisdom has held that Russian-made long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) pose significant threats to U.S. military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 stealth fighter, yet the Jan. […]
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Karman To Acquire Composites And Material Sciences Companies To Boost Navy Work
Karman Space & Defense [KRMN] on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Seeman Composites and Materials Sciences, LLC, for $220 million combined in deals that further Karman’s work with […]
Space
SDA Surveying Industry On Ability To Provide Ground Entry Points For Tranche 3
The Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to hear from companies able to build ground entry points (GEP) for Tranche 3 of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). […]
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U.S. Should Renew Focus On Its Africa Command
By Jonathan Moak, Defense Opinion Writer. Earlier this year, a dam at a copper mine in Zambia controlled by Sino Metals – part of state-owned China Nonferrous Mining Corp. – […]
South Korea’s Electronic Warfare Leap: Impact on Enemies and the U.S.
By Ju Hyung Kim, Defense Opinion Writer. South Korea fields world-class advanced defense systems. However, one area remains relatively underdeveloped — the electromagnetic spectrum that enables every modern operation to […]
An Emerging Risk: Artificial Intelligence Exposing U.S. Strategic Thought
By Lt. Col. Clay Johnson, Defense Opinion Writer. Generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are now deeply embedded in Americans’ daily workflow. Subscriptions reportedly exceed 11 million, with hundreds of millions of weekly […]
Ensuring Domestic Chip Manufacturing Strengthens U.S. Defense
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