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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialAnduril Launches Iris Airborne Sensor Family For Autonomous Target Detection And Tracking
Anduril Industries on Thursday said it has launched a new family of passive airborne imaging and targeting sensors it calls Iris that can detect, track, and discriminate targets in all […]
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UncategorizedNavy, DIU Select Anduril, Kongsberg, Oceaneering For LDUUV Prototypes
The Navy’s undersea systems office and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) have selected Anduril Industries, Kongsberg Discovery, and Oceaneering International [OII] to prototype large unmanned underwater vessels (UUVs) for testing. […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Extends Contract With ACMI To Strengthen Industrial Base For Chemicals
ACMI Federal on Thursday it has received a $15 million contract extension from the Defense Department to expand a pilot program designed to strengthen the defense industrial base for chemicals. […]
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InternationalPoland Seeks Aerostats For Air And Surface Awareness Under U.S. FMS Deal
The Pentagon’s Defense Security and Cooperation Agency on Wednesday notified Congress of a potential $1.2 billion foreign military sale (FMS) to Poland for tethered aerostat systems equipped with radar and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBeck Putting Defense Innovation Unit On Steroids To Scale Adoption Of Commercial Technologies
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Director Doug Beck on Wednesday released his plans for the next stage of his agency, much of it focused on enhancing and strengthening existing partnerships between […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $908 Million JASSM-ER Sale For Dutch
The State Department Monday evening said it has approved a potential $908 million foreign military sale (FMS) to the Netherlands for 120 AGM-158B/B-2Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) and related […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI Image Processing Startup Synthetaic Gets $15 Million In New Investments
Synthetaic, which has developed a field-proven artificial intelligence tool that rapidly searches for images in datasets without labeling, on Tuesday said it has raised $15 million in a new funding […]
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BudgetSenate Supplemental Would Rearrange Biden Administration’s Border Security Tech Spending
The Senate’s proposed supplemental bill that would fund continued military, security and other assistance for Ukraine and Israel also includes $758.5 million in acquisition and deployment appropriations to help secure […]
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Business/FinancialTerran Orbital Works Out Differences With Concerned Shareholders
Terran Orbital [LLAP] on Monday said it has reached agreement with a group of investors that had been seeking management and other changes, including the replacement of current CEO Marc […]
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Business/FinancialBAE Systems Acquires Developer Of Heavy Lift Heavy Lift Unmanned Quadcopters
Britain’s BAE Systems last Friday said it has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer and manufacturer of a family of heavy lift drones for commercial and military logistics applications. Terms of […]
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