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Raytheon rebrands as RTX

June 20, 2023
Defense contractor Raytheon Technologies shed its century-old name this week as the next step in an overhaul of its corporate strategy. The company unveiled its new three-letter moniker, RTX, in a LinkedIn post on Monday. The rebranding comes three years after Raytheon merged with aerospace manufacturer United Technologies Corp. to form Raytheon Technologies. Since then, the company’s stock has…
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French Army taps Nexter to build tank-busting kamikaze drones

June 19, 2023
PARIS — The French military has selected Nexter to develop new drones equipped with anti-tank warheads for the army, with a goal to demonstrate the new capability by the end of 2024, the company announced June 19. The French Defense Innovation Agency – an agency similar to the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) – signed a contract with Nexter on June 16 to build a new…
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US Air Force would buy six more F-15EXs in 2025 under draft House bill

June 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Air Force would get six more F-15EX Eagle II fighters in fiscal 2025 under the House Armed Services Committee’s proposed version of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. If enacted, the proposal could boost the Air Force’s effort to buy more new fighters to modernize its fleet. The service’s budget documents show it plans to request 24 Boeing-made F-15EX jets…
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Epirus, DroneShield combine on UAS-roasting air defense

June 15, 2023
WASHINGTON — Two companies developing drone-frying technologies are combining their products to create what they describe as a counter-unmanned aerial system capable of tracking and downing multiple targets. Epirus, a U.S. company specializing in directed energy, and…
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Stop spending Defense Production Act money on foreign suppliers

June 15, 2023
For the second year in a row, and just as the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act process peaks in Congress, the Biden administration’s Defense Department seeks executive branch authority to spend U.S. taxpayer Defense Production Act money with foreign suppliers, in addition to American ones. Last year, Congress rejected the proposal, and it would be wise to do so again. For medical…
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