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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialAE Industrial Partners Completes Acquisition Of Rocketdyne From L3Harris
The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners on Tuesday said it has closed its $845 million acquisition of the rocket engine and space propulsion and electronics business of L3Harris Technologies […]
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Unmanned SystemsJIATF-401 Beefs Up Counter-Drone e-Commerce Site With Contract To Kaizen
Since May, a software startup focused on improving user interfaces and experiences in application layers has been under contract to expand and improve the Pentagon’s counter-drone marketplace to make it […]
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Northrop Signs $3 Billion In Framework Deals To Boost PAC-3 MSE, THAAD Component Production
- APG-85 Radar in LRIP, Northrop Grumman Says; F-35 Program Declines Comment
- Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests
- Johns Hopkins APL Picked As SBI Technical Direction Agent
- Air Force Explores Digital HF For Sentinel, As Planned EMD Re-Certification Decision Nears
- RTX Delivers First SPY-6 Backfit Radar For Destroyer Testing
- Earth Remote Sensing Company Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding
- USVs For Logistics, 3D Printing And Advanced Manufacturing Enjoy “Organic Demand” During RIMPAC
- Fuse Expands NNSA Footprint With Five-Year NNSS Agreement
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Northrop Signs $3 Billion In Framework Deals To Boost PAC-3 MSE, THAAD Component Production
- APG-85 Radar in LRIP, Northrop Grumman Says; F-35 Program Declines Comment
- Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests
- Johns Hopkins APL Picked As SBI Technical Direction Agent
- Air Force Explores Digital HF For Sentinel, As Planned EMD Re-Certification Decision Nears
- RTX Delivers First SPY-6 Backfit Radar For Destroyer Testing
- Earth Remote Sensing Company Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding
- USVs For Logistics, 3D Printing And Advanced Manufacturing Enjoy “Organic Demand” During RIMPAC
- Fuse Expands NNSA Footprint With Five-Year NNSS Agreement
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SpaceEarth Remote Sensing Company Orbital Sentry Raises Pre-Seed Funding
Orbital Sentry, which is focused on infrared imaging systems for geosynchronous orbit (GEO), on Monday said it closed a pre-seed round to begin sensor development and expand commercial and government […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUSVs For Logistics, 3D Printing And Advanced Manufacturing Enjoy “Organic Demand” During RIMPAC
A major international maritime exercise that wrapped up last week around the Hawaiian Islands demonstrated the value of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) used to ferry parts and materials from shore […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, August 5, 2026
// PDF View- $1.6 Billion In NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Task Orders Awarded To SpaceX
- Space Force Awards Contracts Worth Up To $981 Million For Test And Training Technologies
- Rocket Lab Nabs Largest Launch Award; Establishing Site In Alaska
- Space Force Awards ESS Mission Planning App To Sphinx Defense
- NNSA Delivers New Nuclear Detonation Sensors To Space Force
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Monday, August 3, 2026
- Defense Watch: FF(X) and BBG(X), AUKUS, K2 Raise, Unmanned News, A-LE
- GAO Advises USAF To Delay Production Decision For B-52 CERP Until Service Analyzes Cost Growth, Schedule Delays
- Army Details New Reveille Forge Test Facility To Support “Right To Integrate” Push
- DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components
- Construction Manager For New Marine Corps LSMs Sees Them As Test Case For VCM Model
- Space Force Awards Contracts Worth Up To $981 Million For Test And Training Technologies
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Monday, August 3, 2026
- Defense Watch: FF(X) and BBG(X), AUKUS, K2 Raise, Unmanned News, A-LE
- GAO Advises USAF To Delay Production Decision For B-52 CERP Until Service Analyzes Cost Growth, Schedule Delays
- Army Details New Reveille Forge Test Facility To Support “Right To Integrate” Push
- DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components
- Construction Manager For New Marine Corps LSMs Sees Them As Test Case For VCM Model
- Space Force Awards Contracts Worth Up To $981 Million For Test And Training Technologies
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components
Flexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone […]