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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Announces Leadership Changes For CFO, Defense And Mission Systems
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday announced several pending leadership changes, including the retirement of Dave Keffer, the company’s chief financial officer, and new leaders at two of its operating segments. […]
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SpaceHouse Panel Wants JCS Report On NGA Responsiveness To Combatant Commands
Based on concerns that U.S. Combatant Commands (COCOMS) may not be receiving commercial remote sensing data in operationally relevant timelines, a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) panel wants the chairman […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Innovation Unit Would Pilot Test And Evaluation Activities Under HASC Proposal
House defense authorizers are recommending a new pilot effort for the Defense Department’s innovation arm to enable faster testing and evaluation of commercial technologies that could meet warfighters’ needs. Currently, […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Awards Bollinger Contract For Two More FRCs
Bollinger Shipyards this week said it has received a contract option for two more Coast Guard fast response cutters (FRCs), bringing the total number of short-endurance vessels to 67. The […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, May 15, 2024
// PDF View- White House Diving Into Warfighters’ Needs To Sort Out Space Roles And Responsibilities
- Army Codifies Operational Requirements For One World Terrain Model
- HASC Proposes Pilot for Hybrid Space Architecture
- CesiumAstro, Mynaric, Redwire Space, and Others Selected for Rocket Lab SDA Subcontracts
- CIA Cyber Threat Official Outlines Importance Of GEOINT, Challenges From Adversaries
- Maxar In Long-Term Deal To Supply Geospatial Products For F-35 Simulator
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BudgetArmy Drone Corps Proposed By House Armed Services Panel
Given the widespread use of small and medium-size drones on the battlefield, and the systems needed to counter these unmanned aircraft, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is proposing the […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Marks Progress On DoD Contract To Increase SRM Capacity
L3Harris Technologies’ [LHX] Aerojet Rocketdyne company is acquiring new equipment, designing new facilities, and moving some manufacturing under a year-old Defense Department contract to increase production capacity for solid rocket […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWhitworth Outlines Goals For NGA Artificial Intelligence Efforts
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Continuously improving artificial intelligence around computer vision, analytic workflows, data collection, and enterprise infrastructure, all wrapped into responsible uses of the technology, make up the high-level goals for the […]
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Business/FinancialFincantieri To Acquire Leonardo’s Torpedo, Underwater Acoustic Business
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire the torpedo production and underwater acoustic technologies business of Italian defense contractor Leonardo for $323 million up front […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNGA’s New Capabilities Chief Sees Opportunities To Use AI To Speed, Improve Acquisition
KISSIMMEE, Fla.—Contracting shops at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are shorthanded, just as they are across the federal government, but artificial intelligence technologies exist that can make the agency’s acquisition […]