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South Korea could acquire four Boeing-built P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft amid North Korea’s continued test firing of submarine-launched ballistic missiles, Korea JoongAng Daily reported Thursday. Jeong Yong-Soo and Kang Jin-Kyu write that the South Korean military considers a possible purchase of maritime patrol aircraft that work to detect North Korean submarines and avoid “surprise” attacks. The report said the current anti-submarine patrol aircraft of South […] More

The South Australian government looks to establish a defense technology center dedicated to integrating and supporting land combat systems for Australia’s military, the Lead South Australia reported Tuesday. Jim Plouffe writes Jay Weatherill, premier of South Australia state, said the proposed Land Integration and Innovation Center will be built at Edinburgh Parks and will use an agile approach to address […] More

The U.S. Air Force seeks industry comments on its draft request for proposals for the development of microwave sensor technology for a follow-on weather satellite. A notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps stated the Weather System Follow-on Microwave contract will also cover sensor and space vehicle integration, mission data processing software development, existing ground infrastructure integration and post-launch operational support […] More

Shield AI has received a nine-month, $1 million “other transaction” agreement from the U.S. Army to develop an autonomous tactical airborne drone prototype. The Army’s Contracting Command-New Jersey awarded the OTA on behalf of  the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental and the Naval Special Warfare Command, according to a notice posted Thursday on FedBizOpps. San Diego, California-based Shield AI develops artificially intelligent robots […] More

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. has awarded a $500,000 grant to a business group to perform environmental remediation work on a property in Marinette, Wisconsin, to facilitate the construction of a 23,000-square-foot maritime facility, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday. Rick Barrett writes the Marinette County Association for Business and Industry will use the grant to clean […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a two-year, $8.2 million delivery order to design, build and maintain avionics systems for the Presidential Helicopter Program. The order falls under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract and covers avionics hardware and software development, testing, fabrication, installation and maintenance services, the Defense Department said Monday. Lockheed’s logistics services unit will perform […] More

Raytheon has secured an $8.8 million contract to equip the U.S. Air Force‘s F-15 multirole fighter aircraft with center display units. The Defense Department said Tuesday Raytheon will retrofit 130 F-16 CDUs as well as provide organic depot maintenance stand-up services under the firm-fixed-price contract. DoD noted the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will obligate the full contract […] More

A new Strategic Defense Intelligence report forecasts the worldwide market for  military armored vehicles and associated maintenance, repair and operations will reach a value of $32.4 billion by 2026 from $22.5 billion in 2016, at a compound annual growth rate of 3.71 percent. Efforts to provide protection and munitions to ground forces as well as threat from neighboring […] More

Maximus has secured a contract to help Idaho’s department of health and welfare manage a new program that offers workforce services to eligible participants in the state’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance and Temporary Assistance for Families in Idaho programs. The company said Tuesday it will work with SNAP and TAFI beneficiaries to gauge their skills and interests, build a career plan and […] More

The Defense Department has expressed support to proposals by Lockheed Martin and Boeing to produce their respective F-16 and F-18 fighter jets in India as part of the Make in India program, Hindustan Times reported Monday. Shishir Gupta writes Defense Secretary Ashton Carter relayed DoD’s support to the proposals to Manohar Parrikar, India’s defense minister, during the […] More

SpaceX has initiated an investigation into the cause of the explosion of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket Thursday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida approximately eight minutes before the rocket’s static fire test. SpaceX said Friday its probe complies with accident investigation plans that include collection of all potential evidence and formation of […] More

NASA‘s science mission directorate has cleared the space agency’s new plan to launch a Lockheed Martin-built robotic spacecraft May 5, 2018 as part of efforts to investigate the deep interior of Mars. The agency said Friday it expects the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander to reach the Red Planet by Nov. 26, 2018. “Our robotic scientific explorers […] More