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By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, November 5th, 2014

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DoD’s Rapid Reaction Tech Office Issues RFI for Chem/Bio UAS Demo The Defense Department’s Rapid Reaction Technology Office has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit technology demonstration candidates for chemical and or biological detection capabilities on unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and countering commercial UAS with chemical and or biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) payloads. The Thunderstorm series of tech demos will begin in FY ’15. The intent of the effort is to accelerate the delivery of innovative…

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Senate Appropriators Press On Supplemental’s Requests Beyond Iran Scope, Hegseth Urges Full Funding

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