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Cal Biesecker
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Want Blueprint, Details For Golden Dome
Amid scant details from the Defense Department about the Trump administration’s proposed homeland missile defense concept, the House Appropriations Committee wants granularity on the piece-parts, costs, and implementation plan for […]
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SpacePlanet Nabs NATO Award For Geospatial Intelligence
Planet Labs [PL] on Thursday said it has won a “seven-figure contract” from NATO to provide geospatial intelligence and related analytics for daily Earth observation of the alliance’s areas of […]
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Business/FinancialMuon Space Adds $90 Million In Funding Round; Acquires Spacecraft Propulsion Startup
Satellite developer and manufacturer Muon Space on Thursday said it has closed an oversubscribed $89.5 million Series B1 funding round, bringing its total Series B round to $146 million as […]
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Business/FinancialVoyager Goes Public As IPO Raises $383 Million
Voyager Technologies [VOYG] on Wednesday went public after pricing its initial public offering at $31 per share, $2 higher that the company’s top estimate announced a week ago, raising $383 […]
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Business/FinancialSierra Space Launches Defense Unit With Plans To Expand Manufacturing
Commercial space company Sierra Space has created a new business unit focused on its growing defense business, and as part of the shift is expanding its manufacturing capacity to meet […]
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Business/FinancialLynn Makes Case To Strengthen Defense Industry’s Middle Tier
Defense acquisition would benefit from a stronger middle tier within the industrial base that could offer more competition and more agility than the large prime contractors, and still bring forth […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNew Venture Investments Announced In AI, Chips And Space
Several new venture funding raised were announced on Tuesday, including an $8.4 million seed round by space computer and autonomous spacecraft startup Aethero for further technology development. Aethero, based in […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Approves $66.4 Billion DHS Bill For FY ’26 On Party Line Vote
The House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on Monday evening approved a $66.4 billion discretionary budget for the Department of Homeland Security in fiscal year 2026, 4 percent above the Trump […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI’s V-BAT Continues Operations In Support Of Ukrainian Forces, Tseng Says
Ever since the successful use of the V-BAT aircraft in spotting and targeting a Russian air defense system last August in support of Ukrainian forces, the Shield AI-developed unmanned system […]
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BudgetHouse Panel Slashes Funding For Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter
House appropriators on Sunday evening released a proposed funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security that would hack 35 percent from the Coast Guard’s troubled Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) […]
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