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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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PentagonDoD Plans $150 Million Loan To Boost U.S. Rare Earth-Free Magnet Production
The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) on August 7 said it signed a $150 million conditional loan commitment with Niron Magnetics, Inc., to scale the company’s permanent magnets that […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Evaluates Small Drones Aboard FRC For RF Interference
The Coast Guard in July aboard a Fast Response Cutter (FRC) evaluated drones from two vendors for potential radio frequency (RF) interference between the shipboard systems and the aircraft as […]
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Friday, August 7, 2026
- Army’s G-TEAD Launches Autonomous Sustainment Sprint For USARPAC, Plans ‘Very Big’ FY ‘27
- Hadrian Raises $1.4 Billion To Cache Firepower Amid Surging DoD Demand For Weapons Manufacturing
- Kratos Views Engines For Low-Cost Cruise Missiles As Growth Area
- HII Locking In Autonomous Robotic Help For Shipbuilding With $900 Million In Production Agreements
- Israel, U.S. Successfully Test Arrow Missile Defense System
- Deep Elected To General Dynamics Board
- HII And HD Hyundai Pilot Welding Automation For Shipbuilding
- Yeaw Ties Nuclear Testing Concerns To Arms Control, Modernization
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Friday, August 7, 2026
- Army’s G-TEAD Launches Autonomous Sustainment Sprint For USARPAC, Plans ‘Very Big’ FY ‘27
- Hadrian Raises $1.4 Billion To Cache Firepower Amid Surging DoD Demand For Weapons Manufacturing
- Kratos Views Engines For Low-Cost Cruise Missiles As Growth Area
- HII Locking In Autonomous Robotic Help For Shipbuilding With $900 Million In Production Agreements
- Israel, U.S. Successfully Test Arrow Missile Defense System
- Deep Elected To General Dynamics Board
- HII And HD Hyundai Pilot Welding Automation For Shipbuilding
- Yeaw Ties Nuclear Testing Concerns To Arms Control, Modernization
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHII Locking In Autonomous Robotic Help For Shipbuilding With $900 Million In Production Agreements
HII [HII] is putting up $900 million in potential contracts to two companies providing robotic manufacturing technology—GrayMatter Robotics and Path Robotics—to bring on new capabilities for Navy shipbuilding, speed production […]
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Missile DefenseIsrael, U.S. Successfully Test Arrow Missile Defense System
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) on Thursday said they successfully tested the Arrow Weapon System, an anti-missile interceptor that is the long-range layer […]
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Business/FinancialDeep Elected To General Dynamics Board
Danny Deep, president of General Dynamics [GD] since December 2025, has been elected to the company’s board of directors, GD said on Thursday. Deep, 56, has been with the company […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHadrian Raises $1.4 Billion To Cache Firepower Amid Surging DoD Demand For Weapons Manufacturing
A year after raising $260 million to build out a new production and other facilities, advanced manufacturing company Hadrian on Thursday said it has garnered $1.4 billion in new investments […]
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
- First Battleship Could Cost Over $23 Billion And Start Later Than Planned, CBO Says
- Army Details New Next-Gen C-sUAS Missile Effort, Aims For Unit Cost Below $150,000
- Space Force Awards Additional SB-AMTI Contracts, Including One To Rocket Lab
- PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually
- Capella, ICEYE US, And Umbra Receive NRO Commercial SAR Contracts
- Army Seeks Industry’s Group 3 Offerings To Add Onto UAS Marketplace
- Correll Confident In ‘Graceful Transition’ From Minuteman III To Sentinel
- Counter-Drone Laser Developer Aurelius Raises $40 Million To Expand
- Firestorm Labs Details Participation In RIMPAC Manufacturing Assessment
- STRATCOM: Modernization Effort ‘Once-In-Every-Other-Generation’
- Colby: Arms Control Must Evolve Beyond Treaties, But Talks With China Still ‘Realistic’
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Thursday, August 6, 2026
- First Battleship Could Cost Over $23 Billion And Start Later Than Planned, CBO Says
- Army Details New Next-Gen C-sUAS Missile Effort, Aims For Unit Cost Below $150,000
- Space Force Awards Additional SB-AMTI Contracts, Including One To Rocket Lab
- PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually
- Capella, ICEYE US, And Umbra Receive NRO Commercial SAR Contracts
- Army Seeks Industry’s Group 3 Offerings To Add Onto UAS Marketplace
- Correll Confident In ‘Graceful Transition’ From Minuteman III To Sentinel
- Counter-Drone Laser Developer Aurelius Raises $40 Million To Expand
- Firestorm Labs Details Participation In RIMPAC Manufacturing Assessment
- STRATCOM: Modernization Effort ‘Once-In-Every-Other-Generation’
- Colby: Arms Control Must Evolve Beyond Treaties, But Talks With China Still ‘Realistic’