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Defense Industry Marches Closer to Using 3D Printing to Attack Parts Sourcing

October 8, 2014

The Pentagon and the defense industry are rapidly expanding the use of 3D printing to make parts and tools for more sophisticated military equipment.

Air, Missile Strikes in Iraq, Syria Revive Flagging Fortunes of U.S. Defense Contractors

October 7, 2014

Los Angeles Times

Three days after U.S. warships fired 47 cruise missiles at Sunni militant targets in northern Syria, the Pentagon signed a $251m deal to buy more Tomahawks from Raytheon Co., a windfall for the military giant and its many subcontractors.

RFID Enables Container Tracking at Aerospace Firm

September 25, 2014

RFID Journal

U.K.-based aerospace manufacturing and logistical services firm Daher Aerospace is managing its fleet of reusable containers via a radio frequency identification solution provided by Waer Systems Ltd.

NASA Awards Private Industry Contracts to Build Rockets to Ferry Astronauts to Space Station

September 19, 2014

The Washington Post

NASA on Tuesday awarded a pair of much-anticipated contracts, worth up to $6.8bn combined, to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station to Boeing and SpaceX in a deal that would allow the U.S. to launch astronauts into space from U.S. soil for the first time in years.

Labor Costs Unrelated to Decision to Build Version of Dreamliner in South Carolina, Boeing Says

August 4, 2014

Business Week

Boeing will build the biggest version of its 787 Dreamliner family exclusively in South Carolina at a nonunion plant it built five years ago. It's part of an effort to lower labor costs, but the company said organized labor had nothing to do with its decision.

What Lessons Were Learned from Air Force's Failed $1Bn ERP Implementation?

July 29, 2014

TEC

The United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has issued its official report on the Air Force's failed enterprise resource planning system implementation. The Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) was supposed to be a "transformational" logistics program that would make the U.S. Air Force more efficient and effective. The goal of the program was to replace hundreds of legacy systems, some dating back to the 1970s. But, after nearly a decade of work by the system integrator, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), and more than $1.1bn spent, the ECSS program was terminated in December 2012.

For Defense Industry, the Good News Is That Slack Times May Be Coming to End

July 23, 2014

The Economist

Arms-makers are going through a lean period. Some big contracts, such as ones to make bombers, trainer aircraft and drones, are still up for grabs in America, the world’s biggest spender. But it and other rich-world governments, struggling to curb their deficits, are trying ever harder to get the most bang for the fewest bucks.

USAF Solicits Competitive Bids on National Security Satellite Program

July 21, 2014

Los Angeles Times

For the first time in a decade, the Air Force has opened up a rocket competition to launch the U.S. government's most sophisticated national security satellites. The Air Force released a request for proposal on Tuesday to companies that want to compete for a national security mission set to blast off in 2016.

Despite Defense Cutbacks, Business Drone Manufacturer Looks for Business in U.S. Airspace to Soar

July 15, 2014

Los Angeles Times

Boosted by an increase in sales, Monrovia,Calif.-based drone maker AeroVironment Inc. exceeded analyst estimates and reported $8.1m in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, a turnaround from the same period a year earlier.

MTU Aero Engines Awards Parts Delivery Contract to TNT Express

July 11, 2014

TNT

TNT Express has been awarded a contract for the provision of international and domestic delivery services to Germany's leading engine manufacturer, MTU Aero Engines.