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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Expanding Use Of V-BAT UAS To Land Operations
The Coast Guard in January began land-based deployments of its V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which are typically used aboard the service’s fleet of National Security Cutters (NSCs) for operations […]
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- USAF Using “ATACMS Technology” To Bolster Parts Supply For MOP
- First Air Force Sentinel Flight Test From Pad Planned Next Year; Service Breaking Ground On Prototype Silo
- Leidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
- HII And Path Robotics Sign MoU To Add Physical AI Welding To Shipyards
- Army Worked With ‘In-House’ AI Tools At European Exercise To Process Thousands Of Targets Daily
- Venom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
- L3Harris Wins $400 Million Contract For THAAD Motors and LDACS
- SAIC Names Reagan As New CEO
- Seasats Raises $20 Million To Increase Production Of Small USVs
- DoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- USAF Using “ATACMS Technology” To Bolster Parts Supply For MOP
- First Air Force Sentinel Flight Test From Pad Planned Next Year; Service Breaking Ground On Prototype Silo
- Leidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
- HII And Path Robotics Sign MoU To Add Physical AI Welding To Shipyards
- Army Worked With ‘In-House’ AI Tools At European Exercise To Process Thousands Of Targets Daily
- Venom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
- L3Harris Wins $400 Million Contract For THAAD Motors and LDACS
- SAIC Names Reagan As New CEO
- Seasats Raises $20 Million To Increase Production Of Small USVs
- DoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
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Unmanned SystemsSeasats Raises $20 Million To Increase Production Of Small USVs
Seasats on Tuesday said it has closed a $20 million Series A round that will be used to expand production of its small unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to meet increasing […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Names Reagan As New CEO
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Tuesday named James Reagan as its new CEO effective immediately. Reagan, 67, had been serving as the company’s interim CEO since last October after […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
The Defense Department and Leidos [LDOS] are negotiating framework agreements for co-investments in key acquisition programs for the company, Leidos CEO Tom Bell said on Tuesday. The forthcoming co-investment opportunities […]
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Unmanned SystemsVenom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
Startup weapon systems developer Mach Industries and startup digital manufacturer Divergent Technologies have rapidly prototyped a jet-powered flight demonstration aircraft, going from design start to flight test in 71 days, […]
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Friday, February 13, 2026
- FY ‘27 Budget Will Double FY ‘26 Ship Procurement Numbers And Focus On Auxiliary, SecNav Says
- Air Force CCA Mission Autonomy Phase Begins With Software From Collins Aerospace And Shield AI
- Marine Corps Pushing For Full 35-Ship LSM Fleet, Next Budget To Fund Up To 23 Ships
- Navy Mulls New Robotic And Autonomous Warfighter Role To Integrate Drones Into Strike Groups
- Space Force Deploys GSSAP Sensor After USSF-87 Launch; Service And ULA Investigating SRM Anomaly
- Pentagon Policy Chief Makes Pitch For NATO 3.0, With Increased European Responsibility
- Use of Commercial Technologies Obviates Need for C-17 Re-engining, USAF Says
- CRS Report Says ‘Little Indication’ Alternatives To AUKUS Were Examined
- DoD Hypersonics Office Makes Six S&T Awards
- Pentagon Invests To On-Shore Optical Display Supply Chain