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Cal Biesecker
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Plans To Spend $350 Million On Robotics And Autonomous Systems
Drawing on nearly $25 billion in funding provided the service in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Coast Guard on Wednesday said it will invest $350 million on robotics […]
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Business/FinancialRTX Contracts With Avio For Further Engineering Of Second Stage Motor For Standard Missiles
The U.S.-based business of Italy’s Avio has received a potential $26 million order from Raytheon to continue engineering work on the Mk 104 solid rocket motor (SRM) as a potential […]
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SpaceEffectors Top Needs Of Space Force’s Support To U.S. Space Command
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The top priority of the Space Force’s commander that supplies warfighting units in support of the combatant command charged with military operations in space is having assets to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy Selects Conrad Shipyard As Focus Shifts To ASV Production
Autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developer Blue Water Autonomy has entered into a production agreement with Conrad Shipyard, signifying that the company is shifting its focus to ship construction. The agreement […]
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SpacePart Of VICTUS HAZE Tactically Responsive Space Mission Delayed
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The planned launch this year of at least part of the U.S. Space Force’s VICTUS HAZE mission will be delayed due to a launch anomaly in April with […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing’s Defense Segment Leveraging Palantir’s Analytics To Improve Operations, Programs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Boeing’s [BA] $25 billion defense and space business has signed up Palantir Technologies [PLTR] to provide its Foundry data analytics software that will provide artificial intelligence tools to […]
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ArmyAhead Of Orders, Anduril Plans To Produce New Cruise Missile At Scale
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Anduril Industries plans next year to build more than a thousand Barracuda-500 cruise missiles for foreign and domestic buys, company officials said on Tuesday. The Air Force’s Franklin […]
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Navy/USMCShield AI Flies Hivemind Autonomy Pilot Software On Airbus, Kratos Target Drones
Shield AI has now flown its Hivemind autonomy pilot software on 11 aircraft, adding target drones built by Airbus and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] to the mix of […]
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
- Boeing F-47 Build Underway As USAF Targets 2028 First Flight
- Skunk Works Says Vectis May Be Candidate for USAF CCA Increment 2
- Anduril Plans First Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flight In Semi-Autonomous Mode
- Northrop VP Touts Tests of ‘Every Stage of the Missile’ in Sentinel Program
- Textron Delivers New XM204 Top Attack Munition In Support Of U.S. Army Europe Operations
- SDA Sees Path Forward To Begin Testing Space-Based Link 16 Connectivity Over U.S.
- BlackSea Unveils its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel Bid For U.S. Navy
- New 800- to 1,500-Pound Thrust Class Engines for Munitions and CCA under Development by Pratt & Whitney
- Beehive Plans Altitude Testing Of Frenzy Engine For UAVs In October, Flight Tests In Early ‘26
- Shipbuilding Prices Have To Reflect Labor Pool and Pay Needs, Distributed Shipbuilding A Necessity: Navy Official
- Space Force Awards AV For BADGER Antennas Systems To Support Satellite Comms
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SpaceSDA Sees Path Forward To Begin Testing Space-Based Link 16 Connectivity Over U.S.
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Testing last spring on the impact of Link 16 radio signals broadcast from space on the national airspace showed no impact and should clear the road to allow […]