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Northrop’s Kathy Warden: Air Force’s Urgency to Replace ICBM Keeps GBSD Program on Pace
Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said she believes future budget pressures as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will not have an impact on the schedule of the U.S. Air Force’s $85B Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile program, the Washington Business Journal reported Wednesday.
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Air Force Seeks Industry Help on Pandemic Impact Assessment
The U.S. Air Force is seeking feedback that will help inform its procurement strategy for an initiative to study the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on service operations and readiness efforts, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.
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York Space Systems Announces Spacecraft Factory Expansion; Appoints Barry Behnken as Engineering VP
York Space Systems has expanded the spacecraft manufacturing facility at its Denver headquarters as part of efforts to accelerate mass production and delivery of satellites over the next year.
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ManTech to Extend Operational Support for Space Force’s Launch Programs
The U.S. Air Force has awarded ManTech International a potential four-month, $20.9M contract modification to continue performing system engineering and integration services to support the U.S. Space Force’s launch operations.
Air Force Concludes Initial Review of Northrop’s GBSD System Design
The U.S. Air Force conducted in late April a three-day preliminary design review of Northrop Grumman’s proposed system for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile program, the service branch reported Friday.
Executive Spotlight: Cynthia Stuebner, Director of Defense Business Line for Pegasystems
Cynthia Stuebner, director of Defense Business Line for Pegasystems, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding Pegasystems’ challenges and growth, improving customer relations, modernization and no-code approach that differentiate the company in the federal market moving forward.
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Sierra Nevada to Manufacture Third A-29 Aircraft for USAF
Sierra Nevada Corp. is slated to deliver an A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command in support of combat aviation adviser missions.
AAR Secures Contract from AFLCMC to Provide Logistics Support for AN/MSN-7 Communication Central Systems; Jeffery Jackson Quoted
AAR has announced that its Integrated Technologies division has been awarded a five-year, $5.1 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to provide contractor logistical support for a fleet of 18 AN/MSN-7 Communication Central Systems, the company reported on Friday.Â
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Space Force Sets Launch Date for 6th X-37B Spaceplane Mission; John Raymond Quoted
The U.S. Space Force and United Launch Alliance are preparing to launch the sixth Orbital Test Vehicle mission through Boeing’s X-37B spaceplane on May 16.
Lockheed’s Skunk Works Arm, Air Force Demo AI-Based Autonomous ISR Tech in Contested Environment
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have demonstrated the capability of an artificial intelligence-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform to support the operations of warfighters in contested environments.