The House Armed Services Committee voted 60-2 Thursday to pass a $583 billion defense policy bill, Defense News reported Thursday. Joe Gould writes HASC’s version of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act would shift
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Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall urges Congress to explore potential measures that limit mergers between prime defense contractors to maintain diversity in the marketplace, Defense News reported Wednesday. Aaron Mehta and Andrew
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The Army will meet with four teams of contractors who are competing in the Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator program later this month or early next month, Defense News reported Friday. Paul McLeary
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Dan Bailey, a program director at the U.S. Army, said the branch could announce finalists for its vertical-lift helicopter development program within a month, the Army News Service reported July 1. Dave
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Four companies will work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to help design prototypes of a vertical-takeoff-and-landing hybrid aircraft. Boeing, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Aurora Flight Sciences and Karem Aircraft will build the
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Boeing Co. and at least three other companies are hoping to to win a contract with the U.S. Army to replace its existing Vietnam-era scout helicopters, according to a Reuters article. Andrea Shalal-Esa
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According to several executives from the defense industry, the possible automatic budget cuts are paralyzing the hiring and investment plans for defense contractors, Reuters reported. In an interview with Reuters July 8,
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The Army wants to stage a demonstration next April of armed light helicopters already available, the Army’s top helicopter buyer said Monday. At the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual conference, Maj.
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