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Cal Biesecker
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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
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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
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Unmanned SystemsElroy Air Demonstrates Multiple Unattended Delivery Modes With Cargo Drone
Elroy Air on Wednesday said it recently demonstrated three modes of autonomous cargo delivery for the Army using the company’s fixed-wing hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The demonstration at […]
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Business/FinancialLeonardo DRS To Acquire Data Fusion Company Raft For $450 Million
Leonardo DRS [DRS] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Raft LLC for $450 million in cash that adds capabilities in open architecture software around data fusion and artificial […]
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Business/FinancialAerospace, Shipbuilding Drive Strong Second Quarter At General Dynamics
General Dynamics [GD] on Wednesday reported strong second quarter results led by its business jet and aircraft services, and shipbuilding segments, which both delivered double-digit top and bottom-line increases. Net […]
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- DOT&E Finalizing Report On Gray Eagle As Lead Aviation Platform For MGUE, Increment 1
- Boeing Takes $280 Million Charge On Air Force One In Second Quarter; Risk Low On KC-46
- Army Picks GM Defense, Ford, BC Customs For ISV-Heavy Prototyping Competition
- NNSA Delivers New Nuclear Detonation Sensors To Space Force
- Leidos Awarded $717 Million Air Force Contract To Continue ISR Support
- HII Adds Outsourcing To Amphib Construction; Australian Official Visits
- Navy Seeks Vendor-Neutral USV Maintenance Framework
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Wednesday, July 29, 2026
- DOT&E Finalizing Report On Gray Eagle As Lead Aviation Platform For MGUE, Increment 1
- Boeing Takes $280 Million Charge On Air Force One In Second Quarter; Risk Low On KC-46
- Army Picks GM Defense, Ford, BC Customs For ISV-Heavy Prototyping Competition
- NNSA Delivers New Nuclear Detonation Sensors To Space Force
- Leidos Awarded $717 Million Air Force Contract To Continue ISR Support
- HII Adds Outsourcing To Amphib Construction; Australian Official Visits
- Navy Seeks Vendor-Neutral USV Maintenance Framework
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Air ForceLeidos Awarded $717 Million Air Force Contract To Continue ISR Support
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday said it received a potential $717 million task order from the Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) to continue providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Takes $280 Million Charge On Air Force One In Second Quarter; Risk Low On KC-46
Boeing [BA] on Tuesday said it recorded $280 million of losses on the Air Force VC-25B program—Air Force One—to account for more investment in “production and certification resources,” but the […]
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- F135 Engine Core Upgrade Set For Key Design Review Next Month, As CCA Engine Picture Clarifies
- Pentagon Signs Frameworks With L3Harris To Boost PAC-3 MSE, THAAD Propulsion Production
- Air Force Modifying B-52 To Resume Radar Modernization Program Testing
- U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says
- Rocket Lab Nabs Largest Launch Award; Establishing Site In Alaska
- Rocket Lab Nabs Largest Launch Award; Establishing Site In Alaska