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Cal Biesecker
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Air Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’
- USAF And Northrop Grumman Break Ground On Sentinel Prototype Silo
- Army Aims To Complete New Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy In Coming Months
- Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
- Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
- Marine Corps Affirms Plan To Keep Buying JLTVs, Replacing Its Entire Humvee Fleet
- Avio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
- Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
- Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
- New Sub Forces Head Succeeds Gaucher As He Preps For New Sub Czar Position
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Air Force Acquisition Official: ‘APG-85 Is A Helluva Radar Unless You Don’t Have One’
- USAF And Northrop Grumman Break Ground On Sentinel Prototype Silo
- Army Aims To Complete New Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Strategy In Coming Months
- Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
- Spending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
- Marine Corps Affirms Plan To Keep Buying JLTVs, Replacing Its Entire Humvee Fleet
- Avio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
- Marines ‘On Track’ With MTT Effort, Not Testing ND Defense Prototype Due To ‘Budgetary Constraints’
- Battlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
- New Sub Forces Head Succeeds Gaucher As He Preps For New Sub Czar Position
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBattlefield Power Solutions Developer Chariot Defense Raises $34 Million
Chariot Defense, a developer of power systems that emerged from stealth last July, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round it will spend on accelerate production and […]
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CongressWicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain
Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]
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Business/FinancialAvio Will Focus On Defense Tactical SRMs At New Virginia Plant; Options For Strategic Motors
Virginia Gov. Abagail Spanberger (D) on Tuesday said that Avio USA Inc. has selected a greenfield site in southern Virginia for a new solid rocket motor (SRM) production facility that […]
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Army Will Issue CSO Soon To Move Forward With Procuring Common Tactical Truck
- Pentagon Reconciliation Funding Has $4.5 Billion For B-21, As Northrop Grumman And Air Force Agree To Acceleration
- Air Force Starts Inert, Captive Carry Weapons Testing For CCA
- USAF Primed To Buy Large Number Of KC-46s In FY 2027; No Look At KC-390
- Counter-Drone Marketplace Operational With Over 1,600 Items, DoD Says
- Rolls-Royce F130 Engine For B-52 Passes Altitude And Operability Testing, Company Says
- Ursa Major Unveils Hypersonic Missile System It Says Is Affordable, Rapidly Producible
- Official: Army’s Plan Remains ‘Buying Less’ JLTVs, Doesn’t Foresee Fleet Divestments
- Leonardo DRS Ends Strong Year With Robust Fourth Quarter
- Net Income Soars At Kratos In Fourth Quarter And 2025
- Turbojet Engine Manufacturer PBS Aerospace In Subcontract With Zone 5
- Strong Fourth Quarter Despite Gov Ops Decrease For BWXT
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Army Will Issue CSO Soon To Move Forward With Procuring Common Tactical Truck
- Pentagon Reconciliation Funding Has $4.5 Billion For B-21, As Northrop Grumman And Air Force Agree To Acceleration
- Air Force Starts Inert, Captive Carry Weapons Testing For CCA
- USAF Primed To Buy Large Number Of KC-46s In FY 2027; No Look At KC-390
- Counter-Drone Marketplace Operational With Over 1,600 Items, DoD Says
- Rolls-Royce F130 Engine For B-52 Passes Altitude And Operability Testing, Company Says
- Ursa Major Unveils Hypersonic Missile System It Says Is Affordable, Rapidly Producible
- Official: Army’s Plan Remains ‘Buying Less’ JLTVs, Doesn’t Foresee Fleet Divestments
- Leonardo DRS Ends Strong Year With Robust Fourth Quarter
- Net Income Soars At Kratos In Fourth Quarter And 2025
- Turbojet Engine Manufacturer PBS Aerospace In Subcontract With Zone 5
- Strong Fourth Quarter Despite Gov Ops Decrease For BWXT
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Unmanned SystemsCounter-Drone Marketplace Operational With Over 1,600 Items, DoD Says
A repository for counter-drone systems and items for use across the Defense Department has achieved initial operational capability with more than 1,600 items, DoD said on Tuesday. The counter-unmanned aircraft […]
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Business/FinancialNet Income Soars At Kratos In Fourth Quarter And 2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] on Monday reported strong earnings in its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 on broad strength across its operating segments. Net income in the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUrsa Major Unveils Hypersonic Missile System It Says Is Affordable, Rapidly Producible
Ursa Major, a startup developing and manufacturing liquid engines and solid rocket motors, on Tuesday unveiled its HAVOC medium-range hypersonic missile the company said can be affordably produced in mass. […]