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Cal Biesecker
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGrid Aero, Startup Developing Autonomous Cargo Aircraft, Exits Stealth
Grid Aero, a new company that is rapidly developing an autonomous cargo drone for routine long-range, high-payload military and commercial missions, emerged from stealth on Monday with $6 million in […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, August 20, 2025
// PDF View- ULA Foresees Significant Ramp Up of Vulcan Launches in Next Two Years
- Bruno: First Military Launch of Vulcan Marks “New Era in National Space Security”
- Systems Integration Review for VICTUS HAZE Completed, Rocket Lab USA Says
- BlackSky Heralds New Two-Year Early Access Agreement with International Buyer for 35 Centimeter Imagery
- Rocket Lab Adds Payload Capability With Acquisition Of Geost
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Navy/USMCMarine Corps Set To Award Neros Contract For 8,000 Small, Affordable FPV Drones
CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind.—The Marine Corps soon plans to award a contract to Neros to provide about 8,000 first person view (FPV) drones, some equipped explosive payloads, to extend the lethal […]
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
- HELIOS Testing At Full Power For Months But Navy Leaning Towards Containerized Lasers, Lockheed Martin Executive Says
- Army Looks To Begin Replacing Gray Eagles With New STOL/VTOL UAS In FY ‘28
- DARPA Christens Prototype USV, Finishing Testing Ahead of Demo
- Raytheon Nabs $259 Million Contract For SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds
- Bruno: First Military Launch of Vulcan Marks “New Era in National Space Security”
- Ursa Major Static Fires New Extended Range Rocket Motor For APKWS
- Energy Department Offering $1 Billion To Bolster U.S. Critical Minerals And Materials
- State Department Approves $346 Million Munitions Request by Nigeria
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Thursday, August 14, 2025
- HELIOS Testing At Full Power For Months But Navy Leaning Towards Containerized Lasers, Lockheed Martin Executive Says
- Army Looks To Begin Replacing Gray Eagles With New STOL/VTOL UAS In FY ‘28
- DARPA Christens Prototype USV, Finishing Testing Ahead of Demo
- Raytheon Nabs $259 Million Contract For SM-2 Block IIICU All Up Rounds
- Bruno: First Military Launch of Vulcan Marks “New Era in National Space Security”
- Ursa Major Static Fires New Extended Range Rocket Motor For APKWS
- Energy Department Offering $1 Billion To Bolster U.S. Critical Minerals And Materials
- State Department Approves $346 Million Munitions Request by Nigeria
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyEnergy Department Offering $1 Billion To Bolster U.S. Critical Minerals And Materials
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen the U.S. supply chain, the Department of Energy on Wednesday announced it plans to issue nearly $1 billion in funding opportunities in certain […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUrsa Major Static Fires New Extended Range Rocket Motor For APKWS
Ursa Major has completed static fires of a new solid rocket motor to extend the range of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), moving the effort toward a flight-test […]
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- Army Looks To Grow Air and Missile Defense Forces By 30 Percent In Eight Years
- After FTUAS Cut, Army Looks To Field Brigade UAS In FY ‘26 To Replace Shadow Drones
- Leonardo DRS Demonstrates Counter-Drone Package On Unmanned Surface Vessel
- USAF Looking Into AI Parts Management Tools for U-2 Aircraft
- Rocket Lab Adds Payload Capability With Acquisition Of Geost
- BlackSky Heralds New Two-Year Early Access Agreement with International Buyer for 35 Centimeter Imagery
- V2X To Acquire QinetiQ’s Federal IT Services Business
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- Army Looks To Grow Air and Missile Defense Forces By 30 Percent In Eight Years
- After FTUAS Cut, Army Looks To Field Brigade UAS In FY ‘26 To Replace Shadow Drones
- Leonardo DRS Demonstrates Counter-Drone Package On Unmanned Surface Vessel
- USAF Looking Into AI Parts Management Tools for U-2 Aircraft
- Rocket Lab Adds Payload Capability With Acquisition Of Geost
- BlackSky Heralds New Two-Year Early Access Agreement with International Buyer for 35 Centimeter Imagery
- V2X To Acquire QinetiQ’s Federal IT Services Business
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Unmanned SystemsLeonardo DRS Demonstrates Counter-Drone Package On Unmanned Surface Vessel
Building on its successful ground-based mobile counter-drone capabilities with the Army, Leonardo DRS [DRS] recently successfully demonstrated these technologies aboard a small unmanned surface vessel (USV) in the open water […]