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Cal Biesecker
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy Raises $50 Million To Build First Long-Range Autonomous Ship
Autonomous ship developer Blue Water Autonomy has raised $50 million in a new funding round the startup is putting toward construction of its first long-range autonomous ship that it plans […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard’s First Robotics PEO Planning Rapid Acceleration Of Acquisitions
The Coast Guard’s new, and first, program executive officer overseeing the lifecycle of the service’s efforts to develop, acquire, and maintain unmanned systems said he plans to dramatically decrease timelines […]
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PentagonBeck Out As Director Of DIU
Doug Beck on Monday resigned on Monday as director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) after more than two years in the role. DIU declined to comment on the departure […]
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SpaceYork Space Systems Delivers 21 Transport Layer Satellites Ahead Of First SDA Tranche 1 Launch
York Space Systems said on Monday that it has delivered 21 communications satellites–what are to be the first non-prototype Space Development Agency (SDA) birds to contribute to military operations by […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Awards Small Contract To 3D Printer Supplier In Support Of Maritime Industrial Base
Velo3D, Inc. [VELO] on Thursday said it has received a $6 million contract from the Navy to qualify its 3D printing technology for use with a corrosion resistant alloy for […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Stands Up PEO For Robotics And Autonomous Systems
As called for in a new plan to reorganize and transform the Coast Guard for the future, the service has established a Program Executive Office (PEO) for unmanned systems to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAirbus Flight Tests Unmanned Helicopter With Shield AI’s Autonomy Pilot
Airbus Group’s U.S. defense business recently conducted the first flight test of an unmanned H145 helicopter using an autonomy pilot software from Shield AI in support of a Marine Corps […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems Acquires Assets Of Engine Technology Company
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) on Tuesday said it has acquired key assets of engine technology company Achates Power to enhance its capabilities in propulsion systems. Terms of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyVoyager Technologies Invests In Software Company Latent AI
Space and defense technology company Voyager Technologies [VOYG] has invested Latent AI to leverage the software firm’s artificial intelligence technology for use on space-based assets. The value of the investment […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD R&E Office Awards More APFIT Contracts
The Defense Department’s Research and Engineering (R&E) office in June quietly announced a dozen new awards under a program designed to help small businesses transition their technologies into production. The […]