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Oct 28, 2020
The Pentagon’s Mobility Capabilities and Requirements Study has been delayed for another three months, but the head of U.S. Transportation Command has provided  a sneak peek of the results, disclosing that the assessment may reveal a need for more intratheater airlifters.
Oct 28, 2020
Shares of Raytheon Technologies on Oct. 28 were headed to their second day of significant declines after the aerospace and defense behemoth revealed a new U.S. criminal probe into its heritage Raytheon Missiles & Defense business, as well as continuing concerns regarding a slow commercial aftermarket recovery.
Oct 28, 2020
The FAA has issued an updated request for information (RFI) to industry under the interagency Spectrum Efficient National Surveillance Radar (SENSR) program, seeking information on commercial products that could replace some legacy radar systems.
Oct 28, 2020
The Pentagon has tapped private equity investor Acorn Growth Companies, a middle-market firm that targets only Western aerospace, defense and intelligence companies, to help lead its Trusted Capital Marketplace effort as the predominant, preordained financial sponsor.
Oct 23, 2020
Samples from asteroid could reveal more about building blocks for life.
Oct 23, 2020
Under a flat budget, the Pentagon should increase competition, invest in soft power, reinvent conops and tap digital technologies.
Oct 22, 2020
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) anticipates the House and Senate will reach a conference agreement in early December for the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill, which is roughly five months after each chamber passed its version of the bill.
Oct 22, 2020
A detailed look at defense investments under a Trump or Biden administration.