BAE Systems Receives £250m Contract for Tempest Fighter Aircraft Design & Development
29 Jul 2021 The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a contract worth approximately £250m to progress the design and development of Tempest, the UK’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The contract, signed by BAE Systems, officially marks the start of the programme’s...
Biden Administration Releases National Security Memorandum (NSM-5) on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems
July 28, 2021 - NATIONAL SECURITY MEMORANDUM/NSM-5MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY...
Lockheed Martin Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results
• Net sales of $17.0 billion• Net earnings of $1.8 billion, or $6.52 per share• Generated cash from operations of $1.3 billion• Increases 2021 financial outlook for earnings per share BETHESDA, Md., July 26, 2021 – Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] today...
American Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems, Oshkosh Defense and Point Blank Enterprises Teams Receive concept development contractS for Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prograM
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems, Inc. a contract for the concept development phase of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program. During this phase, BAE Systems will further develop a design that will meet - with ample growth...
USAF Releases RFI for Bridge Tanker PROGRAM to Buy 140-160 COMMERCIAL DERIVATIVE AIRCRAFT
1.0 Description REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Bridge Tanker Program19 July 2021 1.1 The United States Air Force, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, in support of the Bridge Tanker Program Office (AFLCMC/WLQ), is seeking information from interested companies with the...
USAF Seeks Southern Border Small Unmanned Aerial System (Drone) Monitoring Capability
The Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC), Acquisition Management Integration Center (AMIC) is currently conducting market research to identify a mobile system or platform capable of detecting and monitoring small unmanned...
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) ReleaseS 2021 Joint Capability & Technology Engagement (JCTE) Interest Items List
The Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has assembled two (2) versions of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Capability and Technology Interest Items list: a SECRET list and a subset at the UNCLASSIFIED level. Both lists are available for...
DoD cancels $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Program Fiercely Contested between Amazon and Microsoft – Announces ID/IQ Contract Framework
Future of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud Contract DoD - JULY 6, 2021 Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) canceled the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) Cloud solicitation and initiated contract termination procedures. The Department...
House Defense Appropriators Approve Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Funding Bill
Legislation protects national security, promotes global democracy, confronts the climate crisis, and addresses gender-based violence The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2022 funding bill. For 2022, the bill...
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Passing of Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
JUNE 30, 2021 I was saddened to hear today of the passing of former Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Mr. Rumsfeld had the singular distinction of holding that post for two nonconsecutive tenures, serving as both the 13th Secretary of Defense and the...