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Cal Biesecker
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Unmanned SystemsUpcoming High-Energy Laser Counter-Drone Shoot Off Has $200 Million At Stake
Depending on the results of a shootoff later this year of high-energy laser (HEL) systems against different types of small drones, the Defense Department is prepared to award up to […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Seeks Commercial Tech, Private Capital For Counter-UxS In Maritime Environment
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for capabilities and private capital firms for a pilot effort in the area of counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) in the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySoftware-Defined GPS Receiver Developer Locus Lock In Strategic Funding Round
Locus Lock, a small company that develops and supplies low-cost, software-defined global navigation system receivers for use in contested battlespace, on Thursday announced a strategic funding round to help launch […]
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SpaceImpulse Space Nabs $28 Million Award For Domain Awareness Mission
Fresh off winning a $28 million Space Force contract to demonstrate in-space maneuverability operations, Impulse Space this week said it won another $28 million award from the service to provide […]
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Plans Counter-Drone Laser Shoot Off In December
The Defense Department on Wednesday invited vendors with directed energy (DE) solutions to bring their high-energy laser (HEL) systems to a shoot off later this year as part of the […]
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Missile DefenseGreenland Agreement Allows For Golden Dome System
The U.S., Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday signed an Arctic Security agreement that would allow for the U.S. to establish a missile defense system on Greenland as part of the […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. Defense Firm OpenWorks Expands Into U.S. Market
Britain’s OpenWorks Engineering, which specializes on counter-drone, air defense and surveillance technologies, has opened a U.S. headquarters in Northern Virginia and plans to open a manufacturing facility in Detroit this […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon Program Selects 17 Companies To Compete In Drone Bomber Qualifier
The Defense Department has invited 17 companies to compete for $32 million in prototype orders of reusable drones that would be used as bombers. The companies challenged to compete at […]
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Business/FinancialHanwha Ups Munitions Investment At Pine Bluff To $2.2 Billion
Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) on Monday cut the ribbon on its new administration headquarters at the U.S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal, where it plans a new munitions manufacturing campus. Hanwha […]
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Air ForceGeneral Atomics Delivers FQ-42 CCA To Creech AFB For Flight Testing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) on Monday said it has delivered a new unmanned FQ-42 Vengeance aircraft to Creech AFB, Nev., for use by test and evaluation units. The […]