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JSTARS Re-Engining Program Progresses As Air Force Studies Alternatives

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Thursday, February 10th, 2011

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By Marina Malenic Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently completed the JT8D propulsion pod's bleed air system's preliminary design review for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), the company said yesterday. The bleed air system extracts high-pressured hot air generated from the JT8D's engines and converts it into cool air. The cool air pressurizes the Air Cycle Machines and cools the aircraft's environmental control system, cabin and mission equipment. This design effort has been a major focus of the…

Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]

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Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

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

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Unmanned Systems

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

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