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Army

Army Awards Long-Lead Item Contract For FCS Spin Outs

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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

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Boeing [BA] said yesterday it received an $18.7 million Army contract to procure long- lead items and related tooling and test equipment to support the initial delivery of early Spin Out systems to the first infantry brigade combat team. "This contract award is a vote of confidence in the technological maturity of these Spin Out capabilities," Gregg Martin, Boeing vice president and Future Combat Systems program manager, said in a statement. "These Spin Outs represent a system of systems, capabilities-based…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]