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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialAnduril Gets $44 Million In DPA Funding To Expand Rocket Motor Production
The Defense Department has awarded Anduril Industries $43.7 million in industrial base funding to expand production capacity for solid rocket motors (SRMs). The new Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III […]
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Sentinel Software Development “Slower Than Anticipated,” GAO Says
- Navy Starts LSM Process With RFP For Vessel Construction Manager
- Coast Guard Expanding Use Of V-BAT UAS To Land Operations
- Army Exploring New Effort To Rapidly Deliver Ground Robots For Breaching, Resupply
- Northrop Grumman To Conduct Gap Analyses To Inform Software Support For Next-Gen OPIR Polar
- Australia Invests $2.8 Billion In Future SSN-AUKUS Submarine Shipyard
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
- Sentinel Software Development “Slower Than Anticipated,” GAO Says
- Navy Starts LSM Process With RFP For Vessel Construction Manager
- Coast Guard Expanding Use Of V-BAT UAS To Land Operations
- Army Exploring New Effort To Rapidly Deliver Ground Robots For Breaching, Resupply
- Northrop Grumman To Conduct Gap Analyses To Inform Software Support For Next-Gen OPIR Polar
- Australia Invests $2.8 Billion In Future SSN-AUKUS Submarine Shipyard
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Expanding Use Of V-BAT UAS To Land Operations
The Coast Guard in January began land-based deployments of its V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which are typically used aboard the service’s fleet of National Security Cutters (NSCs) for operations […]
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- USAF Using “ATACMS Technology” To Bolster Parts Supply For MOP
- First Air Force Sentinel Flight Test From Pad Planned Next Year; Service Breaking Ground On Prototype Silo
- Leidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
- HII And Path Robotics Sign MoU To Add Physical AI Welding To Shipyards
- Army Worked With ‘In-House’ AI Tools At European Exercise To Process Thousands Of Targets Daily
- Venom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
- L3Harris Wins $400 Million Contract For THAAD Motors and LDACS
- SAIC Names Reagan As New CEO
- Seasats Raises $20 Million To Increase Production Of Small USVs
- DoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- USAF Using “ATACMS Technology” To Bolster Parts Supply For MOP
- First Air Force Sentinel Flight Test From Pad Planned Next Year; Service Breaking Ground On Prototype Silo
- Leidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
- HII And Path Robotics Sign MoU To Add Physical AI Welding To Shipyards
- Army Worked With ‘In-House’ AI Tools At European Exercise To Process Thousands Of Targets Daily
- Venom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
- L3Harris Wins $400 Million Contract For THAAD Motors and LDACS
- SAIC Names Reagan As New CEO
- Seasats Raises $20 Million To Increase Production Of Small USVs
- DoE, Pentagon Transport Reactor, Wright Says Three Small Reactors Running By July 4
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Unmanned SystemsSeasats Raises $20 Million To Increase Production Of Small USVs
Seasats on Tuesday said it has closed a $20 million Series A round that will be used to expand production of its small unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to meet increasing […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Names Reagan As New CEO
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Tuesday named James Reagan as its new CEO effective immediately. Reagan, 67, had been serving as the company’s interim CEO since last October after […]
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Business/FinancialLeidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
The Defense Department and Leidos [LDOS] are negotiating framework agreements for co-investments in key acquisition programs for the company, Leidos CEO Tom Bell said on Tuesday. The forthcoming co-investment opportunities […]
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Unmanned SystemsVenom Prototype Flew 71 Days After Design Start, Mach Industries and Divergent Technologies Say
Startup weapon systems developer Mach Industries and startup digital manufacturer Divergent Technologies have rapidly prototyped a jet-powered flight demonstration aircraft, going from design start to flight test in 71 days, […]