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Air ForceVarda Space Capsule Successfully Lands On Earth In Hypersonic Reentry Test
Varda Space Industries on Tuesday said its W-3 capsule successfully landed in South Australia following two months on orbit in a test of an inertial measurement technology in the high-hypersonic […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI On The Sensor Software Developer TurbineOne Raises $36 Million
Startup software developer TurbineOne, whose forte is putting artificial intelligence into sensors at the tactical edge, has raised $36 million in a Series B funding round to increase hiring and […]
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Unmanned SystemsDanish Fund Leads Investment In Saildrone To Bring USVs To Northern Waters
Saildrone on Tuesday said it closed a $60 million funding round led by a Danish fund that will lead to the deployment in June of four unmanned surface vessels (USVs) […]
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Business/FinancialVTG Acquires Three Companies To Expand Intelligence Community Footprint
VTG on Tuesday said it has completed three more acquisitions that enhance its capabilities, solutions offerings, and footprint with the intelligence community. Terms of the deals for Byte Systems, LLC, […]
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SpaceDIU Adds Companies To Hybrid Space Architecture Effort Ahead Of Upcoming Pilot
Building on its existing network of companies that are helping lay the foundation for a Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday said it has awarded […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Expands Investment In X-Bow To Add Startup As Independent Rocket Motor Supplier
X-Bow Systems on Monday said it has received an additional investment by Lockheed Martin [LMT] that will help the startup accelerate its work to become an independent supplier of solid […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyVatn Systems Introduces AUV For Torpedo, Other Roles; Opens Manufacturing Facility
Vatn Systems on Monday unveiled a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) product, the Skelmir S12, which can carry a warhead to function as a lightweight torpedo, or sensors and electronic […]
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Military Space Update, Wednesday, May 14, 2025
// PDF View- Quantum Computing Company IonQ to Acquire Capella Space
- Space Force Taps 12 Space & Satellite Companies for Latest STP Contract
- CACI, General Atomics, Viasat Move On In Space Laser Communication Effort
- Rocket Lab To Conduct Return-To-Earth Cargo Mission For Air Force With Neutron Rocket
- Space Systems Command Awards SciTech New FORGE Framework Contract
- Spectrum Reallocation Could Impede Plans for ‘Golden Dome’
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Air ForceRocket Lab To Conduct Return-To-Earth Cargo Mission For Air Force With Neutron Rocket
Rocket Lab USA [RKLB] will conduct a return-to-Earth cargo mission as early as next year using its Neutron launch vehicle, the company said on Thursday. The medium-lift rocket will be […]
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SpaceCACI, General Atomics, Viasat Move On In Space Laser Communication Effort
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded contracts to CACI International [CACI], General Atomics, and Viasat [VSAT] to move into the second phase prototype effort for space laser […]