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Cal Biesecker
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Adds Three More UAS To Approved Commercial List
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday said it has added three additional unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from Anduril Industries, Freefly Systems, and Skydio to its list of approved commercially-developed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCDAO Awards Palantir Production Contract For Maven Smart System, Marking Build Out Of CJADC2
Marking a major expansion in the Defense Department’s premier effort to create greater battlespace awareness in near-real-time for its theater commands and key staff, the Chief Digital and Artificial Office […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUrsa Major Begins Proving Out New Liquid Engine For Hypersonic Applications
Engine developer and manufacturer Ursa Major has hot-fired its new Draper liquid engine dozens of times since the first test in early March, a strong early endorsement of the performance […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Explores Integration Of Standalone Large Scale NII Systems
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is considering integrating its disparate large-scale inspection systems used to scan vehicles and cargo at the nation’s ports of entry by connecting them to a […]
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Homeland SecurityFirst Ever DHS Innovation Plan Lays Out Long-Term Research Priorities
The Department of Homeland Security this week released its first ever strategy that lays out eight priority research areas through 2030 to guide coordination of research and development efforts across […]
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Business/FinancialTransDigm To Acquire Test And Instruments Company Raptor Scientific
TransDigm Group [TDG] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Raptor Scientific, a manufacturer of proprietary test and instruments equipment for aerospace, defense, and other industries, from the private […]
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SpaceDIU Awards The Spaceport Company Small Contract To Demonstrate At Sea Rocket Launch
The Spaceport Company (TSC) on Tuesday said it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to conduct a prototype launch this year from a sea-based vessel […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, May 29, 2024
// PDF View- U.S. Space Force Limits PTS-R Field to Boeing and Northrop Grumman
- Space Force Awards Six Companies Study Contracts for ASTRO-E
- NSSA Urges Significant Boost to Fiscal 2025 Funding for Space Force
- Starfish Space To Conduct On-Orbit Docking And Maneuver With National Security Space Assets
- Texas and U.K. Second and Third DARC Sites
- Sen. Warren Pressing DoD to Help Nix Russian Use of Starlink
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SpaceSpace Force Awards Six Companies Study Contracts for ASTRO-E
The U.S. Space Force has awarded small study contracts to six companies to examine improvements to space testing training infrastructure under the Advanced Space Technology for Range Operations-Electromagnetic Range (ASTRO-E) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Selects Six Companies To Continue In Long-Endurance VTOL UAS Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week said it selected six companies to continue in the risk reduction and component testing phase of its program to develop vertical […]