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Cal Biesecker
Articles By Cal
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Unmanned SystemsCENTCOM Creating Multinational Task Force For One Way Attack Unmanned Systems
Seeking to leverage capabilities from regional partners, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has launched a multi-domain, multinational task force that will use one-way attack unmanned systems, including aircraft, surface vessels and […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Reports $140 Million In Tariff Refunds; Other Primes Haven’t Quantified Payback
In the latest round of quarterly financial filings, Lockheed Martin [LMT] was the only one of the top U.S. defense contractors to report a specific dollar receipt–$140 million through the […]
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Business/FinancialAEVEX Agrees To Acquire BlackSea Technologies To Access Unmanned Maritime Systems
AEVEX Corp. [AVEX] on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire BlackSea Technologies in a deal worth up to $650 million that would add a robust portfolio of unmanned surface […]
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
- Boeing Developing New Ultra Low-Cost Seeker For Weapon Systems
- Precision Munitions Startup Heaviside Raises $60 Million; Partners With Nammo
- DARPA’s Lift Challenge Winner Demonstrated ‘Unprecedented” Payload-To-Weight Ratio
- Northrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
- Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Airspace Awareness System For Drones With Commercial Partners
- Impulse Space Gets Space Force Award For More Tactically Responsive Space Missions
- Fluor Adds Former Naval Nuclear Propulsion Director To Board
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
- Golden Dome’s Space-Based Interceptor Competition Passes First Test; Homeland System Needs AI
- Boeing Developing New Ultra Low-Cost Seeker For Weapon Systems
- Precision Munitions Startup Heaviside Raises $60 Million; Partners With Nammo
- Northrop Grumman Pitches New Guided-Ammo Gun For Air Defense
- DARPA’s Lift Challenge Winner Demonstrated ‘Unprecedented” Payload-To-Weight Ratio
- Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Airspace Awareness System For Drones With Commercial Partners
- Impulse Space Gets Space Force Award For More Tactically Responsive Space Missions
- Fluor Adds Former Naval Nuclear Propulsion Director To Board
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Business/FinancialPrecision Munitions Startup Heaviside Raises $60 Million; Partners With Nammo
Heaviside Industries, a startup developing precision munitions, on Wednesday said it has raised $60 million in a Series B round, three months after the company emerged from stealth. The Los […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Demonstrates Airspace Awareness System For Drones With Commercial Partners
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and commercial partners recently demonstrated a commercially-developed system for detecting and tracking drones in local areas using existing wireless infrastructure and plans to offer the solution on […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA’s Lift Challenge Winner Demonstrated ‘Unprecedented” Payload-To-Weight Ratio
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week announced the results of a recent challenge designed to push the boundaries of payload weights a drone can carry based on […]
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SpaceImpulse Space Gets Space Force Award For More Tactically Responsive Space Missions
Impulse Space has received a $28 million contract from the Space Force for two more in-space maneuvering missions, VICTUS SALO 2 and 3, that build on an award the company […]
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Guetlein: Without Reconciliation, ‘There Is No Golden Dome Because There Is No Funding’
- Army Needs Comprehensive Missile Defeat Strategy, Rafferty Says
- Pentagon Launches Golden Dome Hub To ‘Streamline Collaboration’
- Joby Aviation Agrees To Acquire Resonant Sciences To Expand, Diversify Defense Business
- Stratom Details Team Delivering TALUS Prototype For Army’s Project Sustainment
- Austal Gives Hanwha Defense USA Okay To Assess Potential Acquisition Of U.S. Shipbuilding Business
- Rocket Lab Introduces Containerized Launch System For Global Deployments