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Cal Biesecker
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Unmanned SystemsAventra Defense Raises $18 Million To Support Long-Range Strike System
Aventra Defense Systems, a startup developing an attritable long-range precision payload platform, has raised $17.5 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate flight-testing and bolster production. The fundraise was […]
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Business/FinancialDecision Support Software Firm ConductorAI Nabs AFPIT Award Supporting DIA
ConductorAI, a startup developing artificial intelligence-based software to strengthen and speed processes and decision-making in complex policy environments, has been awarded a Defense Department contract to accelerate production of the […]
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Unmanned SystemsAV, Boeing, Epirus And Kord Selected For Directed Energy C-UAS Pilot
The Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF-401) on Monday said it has selected directed energy weapons developed by AeroVironment [AVAV], Boeing [BA], Epirus and Kord Technologies to participate in a pilot […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Information Security Corporation
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Monday said it has acquired Information Security Corp. (ISC), which provides public key infrastructure, encryption and credential management software to government and industry customers. […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS IG Dings Coast Guard FRC Program For Operational Shortcomings
The Coast Guard’s short-endurance Fast Response Cutter (FRC) fleet is not meeting its mission-capable rates and onboard fire suppression systems occasionally spring a leak, resulting in engine stoppages and safety […]
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Business/FinancialAustralian Navigation Company To Begin Manufacturing In U.S.
Australia’s Advanced Navigation on Monday said it is expanding in the U.S. and plans to begin producing inertial navigation systems in Alabama beginning in 2027 to better serve its customers […]
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Unmanned SystemsHegseth Moves To Speed C-UAS Use In The Homeland, Expands JIATF’s Roles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week directed his department to lower barriers to fielding counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) speeding approval processes. As part of the goal to accelerate the fielding […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman’s First Plane Of Transport Layer Satellites Set For Monday Launch
The Space Development Agency (SDA) early Monday morning plans to launch the first half of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] 42 satellites that make up part of the data transport layer for […]
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SpaceVarda Launches Two Hypersonic Reentry Capsules On SpaceX Transporter-18 Mission
Varda Space Industries on Thursday said two of its space capsules that will return to Earth next month at hypersonic speeds were launched aboard a SpaceX [SPCX] Falcon 9 rocket […]
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Unmanned SystemsNeros Says Gauntlet II Order For Drones And Explosive Payloads Is $100 Million
Neros on Wednesday said the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program (DDP) has placed a $100 million-plus order for 14,000 of the company’s Archer first person view (FPV) drones and related explosive […]