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Cal Biesecker
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PentagonGovini Nabs Spot On $919 Million Supply Chain Risk Awareness Contract For DoD
Govini on Monday said it won a position on a potential $919 million contract to supply its artificial intelligence-based software to sift through data that will increase visibility about supply […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Launches Blue Manufacturing To Vet Key Commercial Tech Suppliers
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last week launched its Blue Manufacturing marketplace initiative, an effort to create a catalog of vetted and trusted suppliers of advanced commercial technologies that are […]
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Business/FinancialDefense Industrial Base Needs Capacity, Surge Ability, Flexibility, And Resilience, Report Says
The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) remains inadequate to give U.S. forces the edge in, and deter, a major conflict, says a new report by the Center for a New […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Selects 18 Firms For First Stage Of Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Thursday announced awards to 18 companies that will flesh out their quantum computing concepts in more detail for the agency to review […]
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Business/FinancialSpacecraft Developer Portal Space Raises $17.5 Million In Seed Round
Startup satellite developer Portal Space Systems on Thursday said it raised $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round that will support the full-scale demonstration of its Supernova multi-role, transorbital spacecraft […]
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Business/FinancialREPKON USA Acquires GD Metal Parts Business
REPKON USA on Wednesday said it has acquired a General Dynamics [GD] business that manufactures metal parts for the company’s Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) division. Terms of the deal […]
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SpaceSpace Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers
The U.S. Space Force last week held its first ever war game that included more than a dozen commercial satellite participants to begin experimenting with the service’s framework to leverage […]
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Unmanned SystemsHevenDrones Targeting Border Security With Drone Offerings
HevenDrones on Wednesday said it has launched a new platform focused on capturing business around securing borders, leveraging its battle-proven technology for a new market area. Heven Border Solutions builds […]
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SpaceSlingshot Aerospace Nabs AFWERX Award To Apply AI Tool For Space Domain Awareness
The Air Force’s innovation arm has awarded Slingshot Aerospace a small award to further develop an artificial intelligence capability that rapidly analyzes data about spacecraft in low Earth orbit to […]
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Unmanned SystemsLimited Resources Limit DIU’s Ability To Clear Commercial Drones For DoD, Industry Official Says
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) lacks the resources to adequately assess commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vendors and their wares at scale, limiting the Defense Department’s access to the rapidly […]