Defense Watch: Kastner on EO, ICBM Target, Stock Highs
HII On EO. Following the White House’s new executive order calling on defense industry executives to prioritize increasing production capacity over paying out dividends and stock buybacks, HII CEO Chris […]
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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
Work To Begin Building First FF(X) Frigate Is ‘Imminent,’ HII CEO Says
Work to begin building the first FF(X) multi-mission frigate is “imminent,” the CEO of shipbuilding firm HII [HII] has said, adding he has “high confidence” meeting the Navy’s goal for […]
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Department Of The Air Force Gets In Line With Hegseth Acquisition Reform Plan
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Vatn Systems Acquires Company With Subsea Acoustic Sensing And Signal Processing Expertise
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developer Vatn Systems on Wednesday said it has acquired Crewless Marine in a deal that brings in-house an important supplier of underwater acoustic sensing and signal […]
Space
SDA Surveying Industry On Ability To Provide Ground Entry Points For Tranche 3
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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 […]
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