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Cal Biesecker
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Nearly $1 Billion In Support Work For Family Of USVs
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NavSea) last Friday awarded 49 vendors positions on a potential $982.1 million contract to provide support to the Navy’s current and future unmanned surface vehicle […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy, DIU Tout Fast-Paced Retraining Of Automatic Target Recognition For UUVs
Using commercial solutions, the Navy and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) have demonstrated significant improvement in retraining machine learning (ML) models used on unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to detect targets […]
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Unmanned SystemsCDAO Seeks Commercial Sensor Solutions To Detect One Way UAS
The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) last Saturday issued a solicitation for sensors that can improve detection of one-way drones to enhance the counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) […]
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Unmanned SystemsAnduril Nabs Small Navy AUV Production Contract; Plans New Production Facility
Anduril Industries on Monday said it has received an $18.6 million contract from the Navy to build five of its Dive autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for a prototyping effort and […]
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Unmanned SystemsIn Response To Houthi Threat, DIU Wants Ship-Based Counter-Drone Proposals
To contend with the growing threat to naval and commercial vessels operating at sea from hostile unmanned aircraft system (UAS), an innovation arm of the Defense Department is soliciting proposals […]
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BudgetHouse Passes $883.7 Billion Defense Authorization Bill Mostly Along Party Lines
The House last Friday morning approved its version of the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill on the back of strong Republican support for the $883.7 billion measure as all […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMerlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution
Merlin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire fellow startup EpiSci in a deal that would combine complementary autonomous capabilities to offer a full-stack solution for artificial intelligence-piloted military […]
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BudgetCoast Guard’s Acquisition Budget Above $2 Billion In House Appropriations Bill
House appropriators on Wednesday approved a $2.1 billion procurement budget for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2025, a substantial increase above the Biden administration’s request but still well below […]
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BudgetHouse Appropriators Approve DHS Funding Bill Along Partisan Lines
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a $64.8 billion funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed. The 33 to 26 party-line […]
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UncategorizedWittman Wants DoD To Emphasize Widening Data Pipe For CJADC2
The Defense Department needs to step back and narrow its initial efforts to develop capabilities for a more interconnected battlespace and focus on the key ingredient to make Combined Joint […]