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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Business/FinancialTrump Directive Halts Dividends, Stock Repurchases By “Major Defense Contractors”
As expected, President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening issued an executive order that would stop “major defense contractors” from paying shareholder dividends and repurchasing their stock instead of investing in […]
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Unmanned SystemsMach Industries Adds Counter Drone System To Product Portfolio
Venture capital-backed Mach Industries on Thursday said it is developing and testing a low-cost system to detect and defeat small and medium-sized drones—including swarms—to protect forward operating bases and infrastructure. […]
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Trump Wants $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27, Limits On Contractors’ Stock Buybacks, Exec Pay
- Army Will Soon Ask For Future Self-Propelled Howitzer Proposals, Eyes As M777 Replacement
- Northrop Grumman Says It’s Received Navy Contract for SSRM After Beating Anduril
- Senate Confirms Hegseth’s Top Military Aide LaNeve As Next Army Vice Chief
- Pentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns
- Vatn Systems Acquires Company With Subsea Acoustic Sensing And Signal Processing Expertise
- Autonomy Software Firm Gambit Exits Stealth With DoD Contracts
- Appropriations Minibus That Includes NNSA Hits House Floor
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Trump Wants $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27, Limits On Contractors’ Stock Buybacks, Exec Pay
- Northrop Grumman Says It’s Received Navy Contract for SSRM After Beating Anduril
- Army Will Soon Ask For Future Self-Propelled Howitzer Proposals, Eyes As M777 Replacement
- Senate Confirms Hegseth’s Top Military Aide LaNeve As Next Army Vice Chief
- Pentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns
- Vatn Systems Acquires Company With Subsea Acoustic Sensing And Signal Processing Expertise
- Autonomy Software Firm Gambit Exits Stealth With DoD Contracts
- Appropriations Minibus That Includes NNSA Hits House Floor
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomy Software Firm Gambit Exits Stealth With DoD Contracts
A startup developing software that enables autonomous teaming and instant adaptation by multiple unmanned systems emerged from stealth on Wednesday, announcing it is working on two Defense Department contracts worth […]
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Business/FinancialVatn Systems Acquires Company With Subsea Acoustic Sensing And Signal Processing Expertise
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developer Vatn Systems on Wednesday said it has acquired Crewless Marine in a deal that brings in-house an important supplier of underwater acoustic sensing and signal […]
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Trump Says Defense Firms Must Build Weapons Faster, Arms Sales Take ‘Too Long’
- DoD and Lockheed Martin Sign Framework Agreement To More Than Triple PAC-3 MSE Production
- New PAC-3 Agreement Possible With Guaranteed Cash Flows And Inflation Markers, Officials Say
- Conventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
- Autonomous Vessel Technology Developer Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark
- Space Radar, Satellite Startup Array Labs Raises $20 Million
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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- Trump Says Defense Firms Must Build Weapons Faster, Arms Sales Take ‘Too Long’
- DoD and Lockheed Martin Sign Framework Agreement To More Than Triple PAC-3 MSE Production
- New PAC-3 Agreement Possible With Guaranteed Cash Flows And Inflation Markers, Officials Say
- Conventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
- Autonomous Vessel Technology Developer Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark
- Space Radar, Satellite Startup Array Labs Raises $20 Million
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Business/FinancialSpace Radar, Satellite Startup Array Labs Raises $20 Million
Array Labs on Monday said it raised $20 million in a Series A round to scale engineering and manufacturing of its space radar sensors and prepare the company to launch […]
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Navy/USMCAutonomous Vessel Technology Developer Magnet Defense Acquires Metal Shark
Magnet Defense LLC, which is developing unmanned surface vessels (USVs), has acquired Metal Shark, a builder of patrol boats and other marine craft in a deal that gives it shipyards […]