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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Unmanned SystemsPerennial Autonomy Nabs $500 Million DoD Counter-Drone Contract
The Pentagon’s Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)-401 has awarded Perennial Autonomy a three-year contract with a $500 million ceiling to acquire three of the company’s drone interceptors, a deal that […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Awards DPA Funds To Solid Rocket Motor Component Supplier PacSci
The Defense Department last Friday evening said it awarded Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Co. (PacSci EMC) $27.3 million to boost production of a key safety component for solid rocket motors […]
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Monday, May 18, 2026
- Defense Watch: F-35 News, Big GD Sub Award, E-7 Reversal, UxS News
- Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement
- Navy Reveals Long-Term MUSV Fleet Size; Using OTA For Off The Shelf Vehicles
- Space Force Awards Northrop Grumman $398 Million For Enhanced PTS-P
- Demand Signal For L3Harris’ Vampire Counter-Drone System Exceeds $1 Billion, Executive Says
- Australian AI Sensor Startup Arkeus Raises $18 Million To Help Expand In U.S, Europe
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Monday, May 18, 2026
- Defense Watch: F-35 News, Big GD Sub Award, E-7 Reversal, UxS News
- Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement
- Navy Reveals Long-Term MUSV Fleet Size; Using OTA For Off The Shelf Vehicles
- Space Force Awards Northrop Grumman $398 Million For Enhanced PTS-P
- Demand Signal For L3Harris’ Vampire Counter-Drone System Exceeds $1 Billion, Executive Says
- Australian AI Sensor Startup Arkeus Raises $18 Million To Help Expand In U.S, Europe
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Unmanned SystemsDemand Signal For L3Harris’ Vampire Counter-Drone System Exceeds $1 Billion, Executive Says
An affordable counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) L3Harris Technologies [LHX] began developing five years ago that Ukrainian forces have used since 2022 to fend off Russian drone attacks has a kill […]
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Unmanned SystemsAustralian AI Sensor Startup Arkeus Raises $18 Million To Help Expand In U.S, Europe
Australia’s Arkeus has raised $18 million in a Series A round to help developer of artificial intelligence-enabled hyperspectral sensors to expand and scale manufacturing in Australia, the U.S. and Europe. […]
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Friday, May 15, 2026
- Golden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
- Without Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
- CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones
- Teledyne FLIR Defense To Provide Rogue 1 Loitering Munition For Army’s LASSO Effort
- Space Force Soliciting Industry Prototypes For $783 Million Program To Upgrade Ground-Based Radars
- Anduril Details Scaling Up NGC2 Work At Division-Level Ivy Mass Exercise
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Friday, May 15, 2026
- Golden Dome Head Pushes Back on CBO Estimate; Sen. Sheehy Agrees On Trillion Dollar Scale
- Without Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
- CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones
- Teledyne FLIR Defense To Provide Rogue 1 Loitering Munition For Army’s LASSO Effort
- Space Force Soliciting Industry Prototypes For $783 Million Program To Upgrade Ground-Based Radars
- Anduril Details Scaling Up NGC2 Work At Division-Level Ivy Mass Exercise
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BudgetWithout Iran Supplemental Soon, Caudle Expects To Make Tradeoffs In July Timeframe
Ongoing operations in the Middle East to contend with Iran will require additional funding soon or the Navy will be facing choices soon on “force generation,” the service’s top officer […]
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Thursday, May 14, 2026
- Pentagon Signs Framework Deals To Rapidly Buy Low-Cost Cruise Missiles, New Hypersonic Weapon
- Addition Of Production Lines For F-15EX Eyed By USAF, MQ-9 Follow-On In Works
- CBO Estimates Golden Dome With Boost-Phase Space Interceptors At $1.2 Trillion
- Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement
- Anduril Raises $5 Billion In New Round; Company Valuation At $61 Billion
- With Software Add, L3Harris Turns Its Tactical Radios Into Counter-Drone Sensors And Effectors
- Less Than $400 Million Needed to Modify VC-25B Bridge Aircraft, USAF Estimates
- Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
- RTX Wins SeaRAM Ship Self-Defense Contract For Australian Frigates