Reporter: Business/Homeland Security
Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Homeland SecurityDHS Plans Demonstration Of Kinetic Drone Killers
The Department of Homeland Security this summer is planning to assess kinetic capabilities for countering small drones and understand related collateral effects to meet the needs of the department’s components. […]
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Unmanned SystemsMine Countermeasures USVs Ready To Support Fifth Fleet Deployment This Year
The Navy has embarked three unmanned surface vessel (USV)-based mine counter measure (MCM) mission packages aboard three Independence-class variant Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) that will support Fifth Fleet operations this […]
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Navy/USMCNAVSEA Mulls Transitioning C-UAS Prototyping Effort To Program Of Record
Following prototype demonstrations last year of various effectors for use in countering-drones at sea, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is assessing the results for future ship deployments and considering […]
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Business/FinancialKubasik All In On DOGE, Offers Recommendations To Ease DoD Regulations, Speed Acquisitions
Lauding what he says were successes of the first Trump administration to streamline the Pentagon’s bureaucracy, L3Harris Technologies [LHX] Chairman and CEO Chris Kubasik this week offered recommendations to the […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Picks Columbus For First Gigafactory With Production To Start Mid-2026
Anduril Industries has tapped Columbus, Ohio, for its future hyperscale production facility where it plans to manufacture tens of thousands of autonomous systems and weapons annually to meet what it […]
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Unmanned SystemsNavy Introduces C-UAS Capabilities To LCS Ship During Red Sea Operations
The Navy last summer introduced a software change to a surface-to-surface missile package aboard one of its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) assigned to the 5th Fleet while supporting operations in […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Needs USV Ecosystem With Surge Capacity And Adaptability Cycle Ahead Of Adversaries, Admiral Says
Ukraine’s successful use of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to bottle up Russia’s Black Sea fleet combined with exercises and experimentation with these technologies by the U.S. Navy shows that USVs […]
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Unmanned SystemsStill Unhappy With Progress On Directed Energy Weapons, SWO Boss Wants More Land Based Testing To Speed Use On Ships
Laser and high-powered microwave systems are key to increasing magazine depth aboard ships to defend themselves and other assets, but the technologies are not progressing as fast as needed and […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Demonstrates First Live Track Using SPY-7 Radar For Spanish Frigate
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it has successfully conducted the first live object tracking using the AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar the company is developing for Spain’s five-ship F-110 multi-mission frigate program. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCommerce Department To Provide $70 Million To MACOM To Support Chips For Defense, Telecom
The Commerce Department on Tuesday signed non-binding preliminary deal terms with U.S. semiconductor designer and manufacturer MACOM Technology Solutions to provide up to $70 million in direct funding to expand […]
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