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BAE Systems to work on cyber security, autonomous, and unmanned systems

Homeland March 5, 2019

The US Navy has chosen BAE Systems to compete for future cyber engineering task orders awarded under a seven and a half-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The agreement is intended to be used by naval, joint and national agencies seeking lifecycle service support for command, control, communications, computers, and combat ...

Sexual harassment cases on the rise in the US Military

Homeland February 21, 2019

A survey conducted by the Pentagon indicated a nearly 50% rise in sexual harassment and assault cases in 2 years. The startling data comes in spite of the fact there have been several programmes aimed at highlighting and reducing sexual harassment cases in recent years. A total of 747 anonymous students ...

Boeing awarded $2.4Bn P-8A Poseidon contract

Maritime January 30, 2019

Boeing has successfully bid for a $2.4 million production contract to deliver the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft on behalf of the US Navy. DPRTE Official Prime Partner: Boeing Under the contract, ten P-8As will be manufactured for US Navy operations alongside five Norwegian aircraft and a further four for the United ...

Lockheed Martin awarded Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles deal

Air January 21, 2019

Lockheed Martin has received a $172 million contract from the US Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production. The contract continues the production for the air-launched variant of LRASM, including a full production run of missiles and engineering support. This is the second of several expected annual production lots ...