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Cal Biesecker
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Friday, January 23, 2026
- Pentagon Launches Pilot Waiving Fees For 400 Patents To Help ‘Productize’ Its Billions In IP
- After Review Of 60 Programs Last Year, 2026 Is SSC’s Year Of Execution, Purdy Says
- Houses Passes Final $839 Billion FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill, Heads To The Senate
- DoD Names Golden Dome Deputy
- Appropriators Restore Funding For Several Of Army’s Planned Cuts, Rebuke JLTV Decision
- Stratolaunch, Varda Space Selected As Launch Providers For Hypersonic Test Bed
- DDG-1000 Finishes HII Builders Trials After Hypersonic Launcher Installed
- SDA Awards Starfish Space $53 Million For Deorbiting Services Of PWSA Satellites
- Anduril Expanding In Southern California With 1.2 Million Square Feet Of Space
- CACI Posts Strong Earnings Gains In Second Quarter
- NNSA’s Williams: President Trump Will Make Call On Nuclear Testing
- NNSA Explores Pilot Project With AWS For Genesis, Fed Spending Site Says
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStratolaunch, Varda Space Selected As Launch Providers For Hypersonic Test Bed
The Defense Department and one of its technology accelerators have picked Stratolaunch and Varda Space Industries to provide reusable and recoverable launch services for a test bed aimed at increasing […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Expanding In Southern California With 1.2 Million Square Feet Of Space
Anduril Industries on Thursday said it is adding nearly 1.2 million square feet of office and industrial space at a new campus in Southern California, a sign of the company’s […]
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SpaceSDA Awards Starfish Space $53 Million For Deorbiting Services Of PWSA Satellites
Startup Starfish Space on Wednesday said it received a $52.5 million contract from the Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SCA) to provide deorbit-as-a-service (DaaS) for satellites within the agency’s constellation […]
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Business/FinancialCACI Posts Strong Earnings Gains In Second Quarter
CACI International [CACI] on Wednesday reported higher earnings and sales in its second quarter of fiscal year 2026 with growth across its customer segments despite the recent government shutdown. Net […]
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Appropriators Fund More Multi-Years For Munitions, But Not All Of DoD’s ‘Very Late’ Request
- Lawmakers Boost LSM Spending, Confirm Fincantieri As Shipbuilder But Warn On Cost Growth
- Space GMTI Partially Moves To Procurement Funding Account
- Appropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion
- Blue Origin Reveals TeraWave LEO/MEO Constellation For Enterprise, Government Connectivity
- Navy Reschedules Modular Missile Industry Day
- Space Force To Undertake Pilot Acquisition Reform Program, Appropriators Say
- Hypersonic Testing Company Stratolaunch Raises New Capital
- Wittman Introduces Bill To Speed Arms Sales To Taiwan
- Space Systems Command Seeks Help With Satellite Ground Systems, Ops Centers
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Thursday, January 22, 2026
- Appropriators Fund More Multi-Years For Munitions, But Not All Of DoD’s ‘Very Late’ Request
- Lawmakers Boost LSM Spending, Confirm Fincantieri As Shipbuilder But Warn On Cost Growth
- Space GMTI Partially Moves To Procurement Funding Account
- Appropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion
- Blue Origin Reveals TeraWave LEO/MEO Constellation For Enterprise, Government Connectivity
- Navy Reschedules Modular Missile Industry Day
- Space Force To Undertake Pilot Acquisition Reform Program, Appropriators Say
- Hypersonic Testing Company Stratolaunch Raises New Capital
- Wittman Introduces Bill To Speed Arms Sales To Taiwan
- Space Systems Command Seeks Help With Satellite Ground Systems, Ops Centers
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Seeks Help With Satellite Ground Systems, Ops Centers
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command on Wednesday issued a draft solicitation for prototype and operational satellite ground systems, satellite operations centers and support services under the pending Hybrid Architecture […]
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Business/FinancialHypersonic Testing Company Stratolaunch Raises New Capital
Stratolaunch on Tuesday said it has “completed a significant capital raise” to accelerate its capabilities in providing hypersonic testing services for its customers. The amount of the raise was not […]
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
- Defense Appropriations Conferees Provide $900 Million Boost For Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
- Final FY ‘26 Defense Spending Bill Has $8.4 Billion Increase, Addresses Some ‘Broken Glass’ Requirements
- Golden Dome Budget Data Still Lacking, Impeding Oversight, Appropriators Say
- George: Army To Keep Moving ‘Faster’ On Modernization Priorities With Potential FY ‘27 Spending Boost
- FF(X) Needs Five “Significant” Capability Adds, Navy Starts From Scrapped 11th NSC
- $528 Million For Two More GPS IIIFs, As Appropriators Seek DAF Annual Commitment To Program
- Singapore Gets Okay For $2.3 Billion Sale Of P-8 Aircraft And Related Equipment
- Defense Bill Provides $500 Million To Add Alternative Solid Rocket Motor Sources
- NRO Launches Twelfth Proliferated Architecture Mission
- Canadian Software Firm Focused On Arctic Security Raises $15 Million In Seed Round
- Minibus That Funds NNSA Passes Senate, Heads To Trump’s Desk