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The U.S. Air Force plans to award up to $750M in total funds for research and development of aircraft integration and virtual modeling systems.

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has secured a potential seven-year, $93M contract to help the  Air Force Research Laboratory develop cyber electronic warfare approaches for potential use in Department of Defense missions.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $500.6M contract modification by the Missile Defense Agency to continue research and development of two different radars for the Ballistic Missile Defense System.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the System of Systems Consortium a $355M contract modification to support research, development, test and evaluation work on propulsion technologies.

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp. has secured a potential 10-year, $246M contract to engineer, develop and sustain avionics and electronic warfare systems for the U.S. Air Force.

David Buck, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, has established a consulting company to help space, nuclear and cyber companies develop engagement strategies and match their capabilities with government requirements.

Four companies have received five-year, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts worth $49.8M combined to help the U.S. Navy develop, test and deploy intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting platforms.

A McAleese & Associates report says the merged company of L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) and Harris (NYSE: HRS) would invest 4 percent of $18B combined revenue in independent research-and-development efforts.

NASA has unveiled a five-part plan to expand commercial research and development opportunities aboard the International Space Station to support low-Earth orbit missions. The agency said Friday it looks to industry partners to drive space exploration and support NASA’s ongoing LEO activities through services such as astronaut training and technology testing.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal that will establish a platform-agnostic technology provider within aerospace and defense segments. The combined company will operate as Raytheon Technologies and be headquartered in the greater Boston metro area upon the deal’s completion, which is expected in the first half of 2020, the firms said in a joint statement published Sunday.