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U.S. Army Bryan Global JV LLC, Colorado Springs, Colo., (W912GB-21-D-0026); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Mass., (W912GB21-D-0027); Conti Federal Services Inc., Edison, N.J., (W912GB-21-D-0028);...
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Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space
Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. Richard Branson’s rocket ship company announced the Federal Aviation...
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Headlines – June 25, 2021
News U.S. to keep about 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal- Roughly 650 U.S. troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan to provide security for diplomats after the main American military...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a Lockheed Martin Co., Stratford, Conn., is awarded a $735,903,127 modification (P00004) to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-20-C-0047. This...
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Headlines – June 28, 2021
News U.S. jets strike Iran-backed militia groups in Iraq and Syria in response to ongoing drone, rocket attacks- After three months of drone and rocket attacks on facilities in Iraq housing U.S. and...
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Contracts Briefs
U.S. Navy Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,803,683,878 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and...
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Headlines – June 30, 2021
News Top U.S. general says security in Afghanistan deteriorating- The U.S.’s top general in Afghanistan on June 29 gave a sobering assessment of the country’s deteriorating security situation as...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Air Force Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded an approximately $2,000,000,000 (to include all options) cost-plus-fixed-fee with performance incentives contract for the...
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U.S. military hands over Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaeda perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America, two U.S....
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Fox Field air show flight plan takes unexpected turn
by Larry Grooms and Stuart Ibberson, Aerotech News LANCASTER, Calif.–With just three and a half months left before takeoff, the Los Angeles County Air Show at Fox Field in Lancaster has a new name and...
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Headlines – July 2, 2021
News U.S. days from completing formal Afghanistan withdrawal but up to 1,000 troops could remain- The U.S. could complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, according to multiple U.S....
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Virgin Galactic announces first fully crewed spaceflight
by Stuart Ibberson, editor The flight window for the next test flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity opens July 11. The company made the announcement July 1. The “Unity 22” mission will be the...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Navy Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is awarded a $171,629,206 fixed-price incentive (firm target), cost-reimbursable contract. This contract procures three Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band low...
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U.S. Navy BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., San Diego, Calif., (N6893621D0016); Centauri LLC, Carlsbad, Calif., (N6893621D0017); and KAB Laboratories, San Diego, Calif.,...
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Headlines – July 7, 2021
News U.S. military says withdrawal from Afghanistan 90% complete- U.S. Central Command says that it has completed more than 90 percent of the “entire withdrawal process” from Afghanistan, according to...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Air Force Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Hill Air Force Base, Utah, has been awarded a $3,860,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic...
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NASA Armstrong’s X-56 UAV suffers problem during early morning flight test
On July 9, shortly after 7:30 a.m., the X-56B remotely piloted experimental aircraft experienced an anomaly after takeoff from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards, Calif. There are no...
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Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31
President Joe Biden on July 8 said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war. “We did not go...
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Headlines – July 9, 2021
News Biden defends Afghanistan pullout as Taliban gains ground- President Joe Biden explains the decision to pull out of Afghanistan. Rockets land near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad- Rockets landed near...
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Contract Briefs
U.S. Army Horizon Strategies LLC,* Winston Salem, N.C., was awarded a $231,167,452 firm-fixed-price contract for transition services to soldiers in accordance with the standards prescribed by the...
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