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Cal Biesecker
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Navy/USMCNavy Contracts With Ursa Major To Develop Rocket Motor For Standard Missiles
Propulsion technology startup Ursa Major on Monday said it has received an engineering contract from the Navy to develop and test a new design for the legacy Mk 104 solid […]
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Business/FinancialKanders & Company To Acquire Antenna And Test Equipment Businesses From L3Harris
The investment firm Kanders & Company last Friday said it has agreed to acquire three businesses for $200 million from L3Harris Technologies [LHX] involved in antennas and test equipment, which […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy Seeks Solutions For Next Iteration Of Hypersonic Testbed
The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) this week launched a new competitive round for solutions to increase the rate of flight testing of hypersonic technologies. The Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Test Epirus’ Counter-Drone High Power Microwave Technology Against Small Vessels
The Navy this summer plans to experiment with high-power microwave (HPM) technology to temporarily disable small surface vessels powered by outboard motors, a test that if successful will showcase the […]
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UncategorizedShield AI To Acquire Australia’s Sentient, Adding AI-Enabled Wide Area Sensor Product
In a deal that strengthens its product portfolio and gives it a presence in Australia, Shield AI on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Melbourne-based Sentient Vision Systems, which […]
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Navy/USMCNo Supplemental Risks Eating Into Growth In Navy’s FY ’25 Budget Request
The Navy is using expensive missiles to shoot down drones and missiles fired at its ships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and needs Congress to complete work on […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Confirms Delays In Shipbuilding Programs As Part Of Ongoing Review
The Navy on Tuesday confirmed year-plus delays in just about every major shipbuilding program, including a about a three-year slip in the lead ship for the Constellation-class frigate and the […]
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SpaceDoD Releases Strategy To Bolster Efforts To Leverage Commercial Space Sector
The Defense Department on Tuesday released its first Commercial Space Integration Strategy that outlines priorities for pursuing commercial solutions and describes the national security space mission areas where these capabilities […]
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Unmanned SystemsValkyrie Unmanned Combat Aircraft Demonstrates Electronic Attack With F-35s
An XQ-58A Valkyrie autonomous unmanned combat aircraft equipped with an electronic attack payload successfully demonstrated suppression of enemy air defense (SEAD) capabilities with two F-35 fighters in a recent live […]
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Business/FinancialSouth Korea’s Hanwha Group Makes Unsolicited Offer For Australian Shipbuilder Austal
Australian shipbuilder Austal, which also has operations in the U.S., on Tuesday confirmed it has received an unsolicited acquisition offer from South Korean multi-industrial conglomerate Hanwha Group but said it doubts […]