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Cal Biesecker
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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 […]
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Friday, July 31, 2026
- Lockheed Nabs $53.9 Billion Add To PAC-3 MSE Deal, Boosts Multi-Year Award To Nearly $59 Billion
- HII Nabs $25 Billion Of New Submarine Contract
- CACI Nabs $500 Million JIATF-401 Deal To Supply C-UAS Capabilities
- Air Force Budget Has T-7A Funding “Wedge” To Account For Any EMD Changes
- TOTE Sees New Marine Corps Landing Ship As A Three Yard Solution, Sure Bollinger and Fincantieri Will Get More Orders
- L3Harris Pauses IPO Of Missile Solutions Business, Says Market Undervalues
- USAF Looking at ISR Niches for Group 2 and Group 3 Drones
- Army Plans ISV-Heavy Production Decision In Second Half Of FY ‘27
- HII Turns In Strong Second Quarter On Carrier Work, Assault Ships, JVs
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Friday, July 31, 2026
- Lockheed Nabs $53.9 Billion Add To PAC-3 MSE Deal, Boosts Multi-Year Award To Nearly $59 Billion
- HII Nabs $25 Billion Of New Submarine Contract
- CACI Nabs $500 Million JIATF-401 Deal To Supply C-UAS Capabilities
- Air Force Budget Has T-7A Funding “Wedge” To Account For Any EMD Changes
- TOTE Sees New Marine Corps Landing Ship As A Three Yard Solution, Sure Bollinger and Fincantieri Will Get More Orders
- L3Harris Pauses IPO Of Missile Solutions Business, Says Market Undervalues
- Army Plans ISV-Heavy Production Decision In Second Half Of FY ‘27
- USAF Looking at ISR Niches for Group 2 and Group 3 Drones
- HII Turns In Strong Second Quarter On Carrier Work, Assault Ships, JVs
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Business/FinancialHII Turns In Strong Second Quarter On Carrier Work, Assault Ships, JVs
HII [HII] on Thursday posted strong second quarter results driven by double-digit sales gains across its shipbuilding segments and impressive operating earnings related to its work on aircraft carriers and […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Pauses IPO Of Missile Solutions Business, Says Market Undervalues
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Wednesday evening said it has paused the planned initial public offering (IPO) of its Missile Solutions segment because market interest does not recognize the value the […]
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
- Navy Awards $76.6 Billion For Nine Block VI Virginia-Class And Five Columbia-Class Submarines
- Air Force Leadership And AETC Consult On Uses For Future F-35As Delivered Without Radars
- Army Readies To Scale NGC2, Details Successes, Challenges From Largest Experiment To Date
- Mitigation Or Fix Of Five Cat 1 KC-46A Deficiencies Needed Before USAF Will Obligate FY 2028 Funds
- $1.6 Billion In NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Task Orders Awarded To SpaceX
- NGAP Not Tied To F-47, But To Ensuring U.S. Propulsion Advantage, Official Says
- Marine Corps Accepts Final MV-22B Osprey, Completing Program Of Record
- Aerospace, Shipbuilding Drive Strong Second Quarter At General Dynamics
- AV Teams With Applied Intuition In Pursuit Of Army’s Launched Effects Opportunities
- Leonardo DRS To Acquire Data Fusion Company Raft For $450 Million
- Elroy Air Demonstrates Multiple Unattended Delivery Modes With Cargo Drone