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Strike, fixed-price contracts leave Boeing defense bleeding cash

October 24, 2024
Boeing has lost billions of dollars on the fixed-price KC-46 program, and a nearly six-week machinist strike has heightened the refueling tanker’s problems. (Airman Lauren Torres/Air Force) Boeing’s ongoing problems with a crippling machinist strike and costly fixed-price development contracts left the company — and especially its defense sector — hemorrhaging cash in the third…
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Norway to develop new NASAMS radar with Raytheon and Kongsberg

October 24, 2024
The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System in the country against a simulated threat during exercise Formidable Shield in 2023. (Courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Navy). MILAN — The Norwegian Ministry of Defense will co-develop a new radar in…
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The Army’s black and gold PT uniform are here to stay

October 24, 2024
Soldiers might get more options for their PT gear, but the black and gold color scheme isn’t going anywhere, enlisted leaders said Monday. (Staff Sgt. Brittany Primavera/U.S. Army). Rumors of the demise of the Army’s black and gold PT gear were greatly exaggerated…
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Polish government eyes Chinook buy as heavy-lift military workhorse

October 23, 2024
U.S. Army soldiers conduct preflight checks and load cargo onto CH-47 Chinooks helicopters Aug. 27, 2023, at al-Asad air base, Iraq. (Sgt. 1st Class Shane Hamann/Army National Guard) WARSAW, Poland — Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz has announced the country is mulling plans to purchase heavy-lift helicopters for its armed forces, opening the door for another sizable…
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US Navy ousts top commanders of ship repair facility in Japan

October 23, 2024
Capt. Zaldy Valenzuela, former commanding officer of the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan, and his executive officer were relieved of command over the weekend. (U.S. Navy) The Navy fired both the commanding and…
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US Army Pacific to absorb new units under ‘transformation’ mantra

October 14, 2024
U.S. soldiers fire an M142 High Mobility Rocket System during Exercise Balikatan 24 at Rizal, Philippines, May 2024.(Cpl. Kyle Chan/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army command for the Indo-Pacific finds itself at the front of the service’s transformation initiative, incorporating new unit types created to facilitate rapid adaptation to adversary tactics, according to U.S. Army Pacific Command chief…
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Australian Army to grow, diversify its drone fleet

September 24, 2024
Australian soldiers participate in a training exercise near Darwin, Australia, on Aug. 26, 2023. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Army seeks to lean more heavily on aerial drones, with a comprehensive upgrade program for all size classes now in the pipeline, according to a service official. “My prediction, ahead of any formal requirement being…
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