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Defense Daily
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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Friday, August 2, 2024
- Senate Appropriators Advance $852.2 Billion Defense Bill, Add $21 Billion In ‘Emergency’ Funds
- “We’ve Got Chips,” CV-22 Pilot Radios Before Nov. 29 Crash
- USAF Modernizing F-22, As Future of Manned NGAD in Question
- Senate Appropriators Look To Increase Navy Shipbuilding With Third Destroyer, Start Of Second SSN
- RTX Nabs $2.1 Billion Contract For LTAMDS Radar, Includes Funds For Poland FMS Case
- GD Electric Boat COO To Succeed Retiring Graney
- Former Maxar Chief To Lead Ursa Major As Startup Transitions To Industry Player
- HII Reports Strong Second Quarter Led By Mission Technologies Segment
- U.S. OKs Potential $600 Million Deal With Slovakia For 12 AH-1Z Attack Helicopters
- Leonardo DRS Nabs $417 Million Contract For Submarine Combat System Hardware
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Business/FinancialFormer Maxar Chief To Lead Ursa Major As Startup Transitions To Industry Player
Ursa Major, one of the upstart developers of rocket motors and engines, surprised the industry on Thursday by appointing former Maxar Technologies CEO Dan Jablonsky as its new top executive, […]
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Business/FinancialHII Reports Strong Second Quarter Led By Mission Technologies Segment
Just like the first quarter, HII [HII] on Thursday posted strong second quarter results driven by gains at its Mission Technologies segment with help from shipbuilding operations. Mission Technologies again […]
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Business/FinancialParsons To Acquire Electronic Warfare, Cybersecurity Firm BlackSignal Technologies
Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire BlackSignal Technologies in a $200 million deal that will add to the company’s work with the Defense Department and […]
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UncategorizedBoard Picks Industry Vet Ortberg To Be Boeing’s Next Chief Executive
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday wrapped up its search for its next top executive, naming long-time aerospace and defense industry veteran and executive Robert “Kelly” Ortberg as president and CEO effective […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing’s Losses Widen In Second Quarter On Defense Charges, Commercial Woes
A series of additional charges on four programs in Boeing’s [BA] defense group combined with further losses in the commercial segment led to wider earnings losses in the second quarter […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-Bow Static Fires Large Rocket Motor For First Time Using Propellants Made In-House
Rocket motor developer X-Bow Systems recently static fired its large Ballesta solid rocket motor using propellant it produced in-house, a key milestone demonstrating its advanced manufacturing process that it believes […]
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Business/FinancialStrong Defense Demand Paces Leonardo DRS In Second Quarter
Driven by strong defense demand across its businesses, Leonardo DRS [DRS] on Tuesday reported higher sales and earnings in its second quarter. Net income increased 9 percent to $38 million, […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Posts Strong Second Quarter Results Led Again Health Business
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday reported strong second quarter financial results driven by its federal health services business combined with top-line growth across its business segments and improved operating margins. Net […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Medium Endurance Cutter Begins Life Extension Program
The Coast Guard last week said its 270-foot Famous-class cutter Legare began a 15-month service life extension program (SLEP), the second medium-endurance cutter that will undergo a full life extension. […]