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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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SpaceChamber Of Commerce Tells ODNI Time To Act On Acquiring Commercial Remote Sensing Products
The U.S. intelligence community and Department of Defense have had ample time to study the use of satellite-based commercial remote sensing imagery and related data analytics and now should accelerate […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS IG Cites Shortcomings In Biometric Planning
The Department of Homeland Security has fallen short in several of its areas related to oversight and planning for the use of biometrics, including outdated strategic plans, policy gaps for […]
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InternationalU.S. To Provide Poland With $2 Billion In Foreign Military Financing
The State Department on Monday said that U.S. has agreed to provide Poland $2 billion in direct loans to help the NATO ally purchase new defense items to continue to […]
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SpaceVictory For VICTUS NOX As Space Force, Industry Partners Successful In Tactically Responsive Space Op
Space Systems Command last Thursday evening successfully launched the VICTUS NOX tactically responsive space (TacRS) mission in record time, achieving launch-ready status within 24 hours of launch notice and then […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Awards Security Equipment Support Contracts To Analogic, Leidos, R&S, And Smiths
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this month awarded support contracts to four companies — Analogic, Leidos [LDOS], Rohde & Schwarz (R&S), and Smiths Detection — to provide life-cycle support for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Partnering With Navy, Marine Corps On Collaborative Combat Aircraft Interoperability
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Air Force and Navy are “working very closely” on a future autonomous drone program that works with manned aircraft, an Air Force official said this week. The […]
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Air ForcePrice, Capability, Vendor Numbers All In Play As Air Force Progresses Through CCA Program
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As the Air Force moves toward autonomous drones conducting missions with manned aircraft, variables such as cost and affordability, production capacity, capabilities, and how many vendors might initially […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Opens Satellite Operations Center Test Bed
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Space business has developed and begun operating a new test bed to test and prove out new operating concepts for satellites and data analytics to […]
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Air ForceBAE, L3Harris Deliver First Compass Call Aircraft To Air Force
BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Tuesday said they have delivered the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call electronic attack aircraft to the Air Force. The EA-37B, which is […]
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Air ForceCollaborative Aircraft Require Step Up In Battle Management, Air Force Official Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Conducting battle management from a cockpit or a command-and-control aircraft is nothing new but the coming introduction of long-range jet-powered drones that will work with manned platforms amid […]
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