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Industrial Base
July 2019
JUST IN: Defense Department Reviewing Industrial Base for Hypersonic Weapons
By Connie LeeAn office in the Pentagon is developing a strategy to ensure the defense industrial base has the capacity to produce hypersonic weapons, according to a Defense Department official. -
Industrial Base
June 2019
PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: After Losing T-X Competition, Leonardo DRS Landing Big Contracts
By Jon HarperLeonardo DRS saw disappointment last year when it lost out on the Air Force’s lucrative T-X jet trainer program to a Boeing-Saab team. But the company recently won some major contracts for other Pentagon programs, and its chief executive officer sees more growth opportunities ahead. -
Industrial Base
January 2019
Navy Mulling Ways to Improve Health of Industrial Base
In order to get to a 355-ship Navy, the sea service will not only have to procure more vessels but maintain its current fleet, said the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command Jan. 17. That will also require bolstering the health of the industrial base. -
Defense Department
January 2019
Industry Consolidation: What Will it Mean for DoD
By James B. MarceauThere has been an uptick in industry consolidation and mergers and acquisitions activity in recent years. -
Industrial Base
December 2018
Pentagon Wants 'New Industrial Base' for Hypersonic Weapons
By Jon HarperThe Pentagon needs an industrial base that can support the development and production of thousands of hypersonic weapons and the means to defend against them, top department officials said Dec. 13. -
Defense Contracting
December 2018
Association Building on a Strong Foundation
In 1918, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns fell silent and an armistice went into effect in Central Europe, bringing an end to World War I combat operations. -
Defense Department
September 2018
Successes in a Time of Transition
By Sid AshworthAs my tenure as chair of the board of directors for the National Defense Industrial Association comes to an end, I am pleased to share with you our 2018 successes. -
Defense Department
September 2018
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Defense Department
June 2018
Industry Conferences More Valuable Than Ever
As the National Defense Industrial Association’s president and CEO, I’m sometimes asked about the purpose and value of our conferences, meetings and events. -
Acquisition
March 2018
Execs: Military Failing to Take Advantage of Commercial Space Revolution
Whether it’s high-throughput communications spacecraft, flat electronically steerable antennas or the new wave of low-Earth orbiting small satellites, the military is failing to leverage the billions of dollars the private sector is investing in new technologies, industry executives said March 14.
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