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Lockheed eyes new F-35 parts deal, but can it handle wartime demands?

WASHINGTON — By the end of the year, a new and unusual deal for the F-35 fighter′s spare parts could be in place — one that would flip the current supply model on its head. If the proposed performance-based logistics contract works the way F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin has promised, it will save the government money, improve the availability of spare parts and give the company greater…
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US Air Force shifting hundreds of computer apps to the cloud

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Department of the Air Force expects to move hundreds of applications to the cloud this year, according to Venice Goodwine, the director of enterprise information technology. The department has already migrated at least 100 apps, relying on its Cloud…
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ZeroAvia unveils 1.8MW motor system as it develops a 76-seat hydrogen electric plane with Alaska Airlines

Hydrogen-electric plane developer ZeroAvia has received delivery of a 76-passenger plane from Alaska Airlines it can now retrofit with zero-emissions technology as promised years ago. Furthermore, the company’s advancements in modular motor systems could enable test flights of the plane sooner than you’d think. ZeroAvia is a zero-emission aviation company that specializes hydrogen-electric…
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Circle K rolls out the first US-made ABB E-mobility Terra 184 EV charger

Circle K opened its latest EV charging site in Wytheville, Virginia. The site is the first to deploy ABB E-mobility’s new Terra 184 DC fast chargers manufactured in the US. Circle K deploys the first US-made ABB Terra 184 EV charger ABB revealed last September that it was planning to invest $4 million to open a factory in Columbia, South Carolina, to manufacture US-made EV chargers. ABB has…
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Toyota aims to derail Australia’s EV strategy – they won’t have it

Toyota is at it again. The automaker’s Australian leader reiterated that Toyota would not be going all-electric despite the federal government’s recent initiatives to boost EV adoption, cut emissions from passenger vehicles, and improve the overall well-being of Australians. Less than two weeks ago, Australia’s government introduced its new National Electric Vehicle Strategy, consisting of…
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