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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Friday, February 27, 2026
- More Than Half Of Increase In Department Of Air Force Future Years Plan Is For Readiness, Lohmeier Says
- Booster Resurfaces As Vulcan Centaur Issue; Rocket Use For NSSL Halted During Space Force Investigation
- Army Accelerates S-MET Inc. II Timeline, Will Begin Testing Prototypes This Spring
- Army To Pick Autonomy Provider For PLS Trucks This Summer, Fielding Prototypes In Early FY ‘28
- Critical Design Review Complete For SDA’s Fire Control Ground System, Kratos Says
- Army Awards Vantor $217 Million Contract To Transition One World Terrain To Production
- BlackSky’s Growth Contracts In 2025 For Second Year
- Redwire Emphasizes Defense Pivot And Maturing Capabilities In 2025 Results
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SpaceCritical Design Review Complete For SDA’s Fire Control Ground System, Kratos Says
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Advanced Fire Control Ground Infrastructure (AFCGI) System that will support […]
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ArmyArmy Awards Vantor $217 Million Contract To Transition One World Terrain To Production
Vantor on Wednesday said the Army awarded it a potential $217 million contract to transition to production the One World Terrain (OWT) program, which provides imagery for the service’s Synthetic […]
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Air Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’
- USAF And Northrop Grumman Break Ground On Sentinel Prototype Silo
- Army Aims To Complete New Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy In Coming Months
- Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
- Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
- Marine Corps Affirms Plan To Keep Buying JLTVs, Replacing Its Entire Humvee Fleet
- Avio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
- Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
- Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
- New Sub Forces Head Succeeds Gaucher As He Preps For New Sub Czar Position
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Air Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’
- USAF And Northrop Grumman Break Ground On Sentinel Prototype Silo
- Army Aims To Complete New Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy In Coming Months
- Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
- Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
- Marine Corps Affirms Plan To Keep Buying JLTVs, Replacing Its Entire Humvee Fleet
- Avio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
- Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
- Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
- New Sub Forces Head Succeeds Gaucher As He Preps For New Sub Czar Position
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBattlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
Chariot Defense, a developer of power systems that emerged from stealth last July, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round it will spend on accelerate production and […]
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CongressWicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]
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Business/FinancialAvio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
Virginia Gov. Abagail Spanberger (D) on Tuesday said that Avio USA Inc. has selected a greenfield site in southern Virginia for a new solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility that […]
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Army Will Issue CSO Soon To Move Forward With Procuring Common Tactical Truck
- Pentagon Reconciliation Funding Has $4.5 Billion For B-21, As Northrop Grumman And Air Force Agree To Acceleration
- Air Force Starts Inert, Captive Carry Weapons Testing For CCA
- USAF Primed To Buy Large Number Of KC-46s In FY 2027; No Look At KC-390
- Counter-Drone Marketplace Operational With Over 1,600 Items, DoD Says
- Rolls-Royce F130 Engine For B-52 Passes Altitude And Operability Testing, Company Says
- Ursa Major Unveils Hypersonic Missile System It Says Is Affordable, Rapidly Producible
- Official: Army’s Plan Remains ‘Buying Less’ JLTVs, Doesn’t Foresee Fleet Divestments
- Leonardo DRS Ends Strong Year With Robust Fourth Quarter
- Net Income Soars At Kratos In Fourth Quarter And 2025
- Turbojet Engine Manufacturer PBS Aerospace In Subcontract With Zone 5
- Strong Fourth Quarter Despite Gov Ops Decrease For BWXT
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Army Will Issue CSO Soon To Move Forward With Procuring Common Tactical Truck
- Pentagon Reconciliation Funding Has $4.5 Billion For B-21, As Northrop Grumman And Air Force Agree To Acceleration
- Air Force Starts Inert, Captive Carry Weapons Testing For CCA
- USAF Primed To Buy Large Number Of KC-46s In FY 2027; No Look At KC-390
- Counter-Drone Marketplace Operational With Over 1,600 Items, DoD Says
- Rolls-Royce F130 Engine For B-52 Passes Altitude And Operability Testing, Company Says
- Ursa Major Unveils Hypersonic Missile System It Says Is Affordable, Rapidly Producible
- Official: Army’s Plan Remains ‘Buying Less’ JLTVs, Doesn’t Foresee Fleet Divestments
- Leonardo DRS Ends Strong Year With Robust Fourth Quarter
- Net Income Soars At Kratos In Fourth Quarter And 2025
- Turbojet Engine Manufacturer PBS Aerospace In Subcontract With Zone 5
- Strong Fourth Quarter Despite Gov Ops Decrease For BWXT