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NASA awards first Moon Base contracts under Isaacman's revised Artemis plan
NASA this month raised CLPS 1.0 to $4.2 billion, created a CLPS 2.0 contract vehicle with a $10 billion ceiling and eight eligible companies, and awarded Blue Origin $94 million (plus a $140 million option) for the PROMISE rover delivery. It also issued about $1.3 billion in VADR launch task orders for Moon Base Phase One and moved SLS toward a near-Block 1 configuration while halting Mobile Launcher 2 work. Next is a Marshall solicitation for Moon Base demonstrations under NextSTEP-3, with responses due January 4, 2027. · 1h ago
Forces, money & more SpaceIn the News
One card per story, every outlet that covered it25d agoThe War ZoneAIM-174B Long-Range Missile Packed With Glide Munitions Teased, New Details SharedGeneral Atomics is exploring a concept to pack multiple Vektrex-derived glide submunitions into missiles such as the AIM-174B, a company concept with no sponsoring customer yet.1 outletDefense2 linked 11d agoThe War ZoneThe Beechcraft M-346N Is The Only Known Aircraft Left In The Navy’s Jet Trainer CompetitionNavy UJTS competition to replace T-45 trainers, with proposals due October 30, 2026 and award planned for 4QFY27 under a raised ceiling of about $2.7 billion; only the Textron/Leonardo M-346N is now known to remain. Defense10 linked3 articles · 2 outlets
- 11d agoThe War ZoneEarliestThe Beechcraft M-346N Is The Only Known Aircraft Left In The Navy’s Jet Trainer Competition
- 10d agoThe War ZoneWe Now Know Why Sierra Nevada Corp Canned Its Navy Jet Trainer Bid
- 9d agoBreaking DefensePickupThe Navy’s trainer is now the biggest test of the Pentagon’s acquisition reform efforts
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Solicitations, SBIR topics, grants and awards1AwardOffice of RTD&E (NA-11)Sep 30DOE awarded General Atomics contract 89233124CNA000365 for R&D and fabrication of inertial confinement fusion targets for NNSA's experimental sciences office.$92.4M obligatedGeneral Atomics Aeronautical SystemsEnergyLifecycle1 linked