Month: July 2023
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySilicon Valley Defense Group’s New Goal Is To Link DoD Buyers With Defense Technology Startups
The Pentagon and national security leaders have talked up the need to tap into the emerging technologies and capabilities being developed by defense startups but the message has largely fallen […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCounter-Drone Office Sees Industry’s Solutions For Taking Out One-Way Attack UAS In Latest Demo
After observing the threat one-way attack drones have posed in Ukraine, the Pentagon’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System Office (JCO) recently concluded a demonstration with industry showcasing high-powered microwave and […]
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Nuclear ModernizationHII, Babcock International Sign Nuclear Decommissioning, Construction MOU
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] and U.K.-based defense contractor Babcock International signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on civilian- and naval-nuclear decommissioning, the companies said Monday. “That’s everything from power […]
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SpaceSASC Wants Report from Department of the Air Force on Fielding Date for ATLAS
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants a report from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on the fielding timeline for the U.S. Space Force’s Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System […]
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Business/FinancialLightRidge Solutions Acquires Trident Systems, Adding Space Electronics, C4ISR To Portfolio
LightRidge Solutions on Monday said it has acquired Trident Systems, a developer and producer of space electronics and integrated C4ISR solutions for customers in the national security and federal civilian […]
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PentagonGraphite Producer Nabs $38 Million DoD Award To Develop Domestic Supply Chain
The Defense Department on Monday said it has awarded Graphite One, Inc. (G1) a $37.5 million contract to help secure a U.S.-based source of graphite, which is used for production […]
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Navy/USMCSenate Authorizers Push For AUKUS Oversight While Foreign Relations Committee Looks To Authorize SSN Transfers
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s final fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill included several provisions to add oversight to the AUKUS agreement to help Australia gain nuclear-powered attack submarines. One […]
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CongressHouse Narrowly Passes FY ‘24 NDAA, With HASC Democrats Denouncing Bill As Amended
The House on Friday morning narrowly passed its $886 billion version of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a 219-210 vote, after adopting many contentious GOP-offered […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLots Of Capital, Not So Much Federal Contracts For National Security Startups
The top venture capital backed national security startup companies have raised tens of billions of dollars to fund their operations but far less when it comes to winning federal contracts, […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: GHG Requirement Setback, Smugglers Using Drones, Rosen Challenger, Cluster Munitions
SASC on GHG. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2024 defense bill would prohibit for two years the Defense Department from requiring any of its contractors to provide reports […]