Advanced / Transformational Technology
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SpaceSpace Delta 11 to Scale Up Training to Improve Satellite Protection, Function
In keeping with direction from Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Delta 11 unit plans to scale up training in the next several years […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI Gets $60 Million Boost To Funding Round
Shield AI this week said it received another $60 million equity investment to funding round that previously closed at $165 million, giving the small defense technology startup more firepower to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin Invests In Additive Manufacturing Company Fortify
Fortify, a small company that provides additive manufacturing for radio frequency (RF) components, on Tuesday said it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] venture capital arm that […]
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CongressDefense Authorizers Want Further Insight on DoD Plans for Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations
The House-Senate agreement on a fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill requires DoD to give Congress further insight on electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) and says that DoD should provide unclassified versions […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Conducts First First All-Up-Round Test of ARRW
The U.S. Air Force 412th Test Wing at Edwards AFB, Calif., conducted the first all-up-round test of a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on Dec. […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon’s Venture Arm Invests In Autonomy Solutions Company EpiSci
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] on Thursday said its venture capital arm has made a minority investment in EpiSys Science (EpiSci), a small California-based company developing autonomous solutions for defense and security […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin, Israel’s Rafael Team To Work On Laser Weapons Based On 100KW Iron Beam
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday it has teamed with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to work on “jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems,” to include building on […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Receives $115 Million for F135 Engine Core Upgrade
Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney snared a more than $115 million contract last week for the F135 engine core upgrade for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. Pratt & […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Unveils B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Friday publicly unveiled the new B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s new stealth bomber and the first sixth-generation aircraft. The ceremony in Palmdale, California at the Air […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Gets $1.5 Billion Shot In The Arm To Accelerate R&D
Anduril Industries last Friday said it raised $1.5 billion in a new funding round that will be used to accelerate its research and development into new defense and security technologies […]