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CSI Aviation secures over $1.2bn in ICE aviation contracts

US aviation services provider CSI Aviation has secured more than $1.2 billion in contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, boosting its government services backlog. The awards deepen CSI's role in domestic aircraft maintenance, logistics and support for ICE operations and materially increase near-term revenue visibility.

2026-02-09T10:09:28.047448-08:00

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RTX wins Pentagon deals to surge Tomahawk variant, AMRAAM, SM‑6 and SM‑3 production

2026-02-04T03:43:05.174429-08:00

USNI News

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) completes builder's sea trials, returns to Newport News

2026-02-04T12:36:02.326088-08:00

CNBC

Palmer Luckey: US could cut billions from defense spending — procurement rewards spending over innovation

2026-02-06T02:14:07.711108-08:00

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CSI Aviation secures over $1.2bn in ICE aviation contracts US aviation services provider CSI Aviation has secured more than $1.2 billion in contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, boosting its government services backlog. The awards deepen CSI's role in domestic aircraft maintenance, logistics and support for ICE operations and materially increase near-term revenue visibility.

2026-02-09T10:09:28.047448-08:00

CSI Aviation secures over $1.2bn in ICE aviation contracts

CNBC

Palmer Luckey: US could cut billions from defense spending — procurement rewards spending over innovation Anduril founder Palmer Luckey said the US can cut billions from defense spending because current procurement metrics reward high spending over capability, leaving primes disincentivized to innovate. He warned the defense industrial base prioritizes budgets, not effective systems, and urged reprioritization.

2026-02-06T02:14:07.711108-08:00

Palmer Luckey: US could cut billions from defense spending — procurement rewards spending over innovation

SpaceNews.com

Pentagon pushes Golden Dome as model for faster, risk‑tolerant defense acquisitions The Pentagon is promoting its Golden Dome air‑and‑missile defense concept as a template for faster, more risk‑tolerant acquisition across defense programs. Officials want the model used to accelerate prototyping, fielding and contractor engagement while accepting higher developmental risk to shorten delivery timelines.

2026-02-05T16:27:21.464088-08:00

Pentagon pushes Golden Dome as model for faster, risk‑tolerant defense acquisitions

SpaceNews.com

Space Force sharpens strategy and forges military space pacts as satellite‑defence advances raise stakes in contested orbit The U.S. Space Force is updating its strategy and pursuing new military space pacts as rivals, orbital congestion and advances in satellite‑defence technologies increase risk to on‑orbit resilience. Leadership is pushing faster acquisitions, deterrence options and hardened satellite operations for contested space.

2026-02-05T08:03:34.147929-08:00

Space Force sharpens strategy and forges military space pacts as satellite‑defence advances raise stakes in contested orbit

Aviation Today

USAF awards Boeing up to $2.8B to upgrade South Korea's F-15K fleet toward F-15EX standard The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing up to $2.8 billion to modernize South Korea’s F‑15K “Slam Eagle” fleet. The package upgrades radars, electronic‑warfare systems, cockpits and weapons integration to bring the F‑15K closer to the F‑15EX Eagle II configuration, increasing payload and combat mass.

2026-02-05T06:48:05.390769-08:00

USAF awards Boeing up to $2.8B to upgrade South Korea's F-15K fleet toward F-15EX standard

SpaceNews.com

Congress moves to keep R‑GPS alive after Space Force seeks program cancellation Congress is pressing to preserve funding for the Resilient GPS (R‑GPS) program after the U.S. Space Force moved to terminate it, inserting language in appropriations and authorizing bills to force continued investment. The dispute pits lawmakers' resiliency concerns against the service's acquisition reprioritization.

2026-02-05T04:13:51.100180-08:00

Congress moves to keep R‑GPS alive after Space Force seeks program cancellation

USNI News

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) completes builder's sea trials, returns to Newport News Newport News Shipbuilding completed builder's sea trials for John F. Kennedy (CVN‑79), the second Gerald R. Ford–class nuclear aircraft carrier. The future USS John F. Kennedy spent eight days at sea conducting systems, equipment and operational testing with NNS shipbuilders and the ship's crew before returning to the yard.

2026-02-04T12:36:02.326088-08:00

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) completes builder's sea trials, returns to Newport News

Flying Magazine

Pentagon to buy $1B+ of one‑way attack drones as 25 firms compete in $150M 'Drone Dominance' gauntlet The Pentagon plans to purchase more than $1 billion of small, low‑cost, one‑way attack drones over the next two years. Twenty‑five manufacturers are competing in a $150 million "Drone Dominance" gauntlet as the department moves to expand expendable strike capability and accelerate fielding.

2026-02-04T11:09:12.784734-08:00

Pentagon to buy $1B+ of one‑way attack drones as 25 firms compete in $150M 'Drone Dominance' gauntlet

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CSI Aviation secures over $1.2bn in ICE aviation contracts

RTX wins Pentagon deals to surge Tomahawk variant, AMRAAM, SM‑6 and SM‑3 production

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) completes builder's sea trials, returns to Newport News

Palmer Luckey: US could cut billions from defense spending — procurement rewards spending over innovation

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