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Cal Biesecker
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyReport Outlines Near-Term Priorities For Human-Machine Collaboration And Teaming
Capabilities that more closely link humans and machines for warfighting and planning purposes should be harnessed in the near-term to lower the costs to the U.S. and United Kingdom for […]
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Business/FinancialNewMarket Acquires Solid Rocket Motor Additives Company AMPAC Intermediate
NewMarket Corp. [NEU] on Wednesday said it has acquired AMPAC Intermediate Holdings, LLC for $700 million in cash from the private equity firm AE Industrial Partners, adding to its portfolio […]
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Business/FinancialHII Names New Head Of Australia Business With AUKUS Focus
HII [HII] on Wednesday said that Michael Lempke has been put in charge of the company’s business in Australia, including supporting the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) trilateral partnership. Lempke, who […]
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Unmanned SystemsCISA, FBI Warn Critical Infrastructure Owners And Operators Of Risks Posed By Chinese Drones
U.S. owners and operators of critical infrastructures that use drones in their operations should purchase “secure-by-design” unmanned aircraft from approved domestic vendors and not use Chinese-made drones due to security […]
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Unmanned SystemsAirbus To Acquire U.S.-Based UAS Developer Aerovel
Airbus Group’s helicopters segment this week said it has agreed to acquire Aerovel, a U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of the Flexrotor small tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in a deal […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyScientific Systems Conducts Tests Of Autonomous Flight Software With Multiple Large UAS
Scientific Systems Company Inc. (SSCI) last November successfully tested its collaborative autonomous flight software with multiple Group 5 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in a live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) environment. […]
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Business/FinancialBooz Allen Invests In Software Firm Second Front Systems
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] on Tuesday said its ventures arm has made a strategic investment in Second Front Systems (2F), which is focused on accelerating commercial software solutions into the […]
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Intelligence CommunityLUNO A Geospatial-Intelligence Contract Will Be Worth $290 Million, NGA Says
Due to significant demand under an existing contract for geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) data to analyze visible economic indicators, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) plans to award a new contract for commercial […]
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PentagonDoD Warns Against Risk Aversion In Expanding Defense Production Capacity
Willingness to take on more risk must increase as part of new acquisition policies aimed at creating a larger and healthier defense industrial base (DIB) that can rapidly expand production […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Issues Solicitation For New Economic Indicator Monitoring Contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on Wednesday released a request for proposals (RFP) for the LUNO A program that will open a new contract for economic indicator monitoring from unclassified […]
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