Business/Financial
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Kratos Says MACH-TB 2.0 Award Worth $1.5 Billion, Largest In Company’s History
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] on Monday said its recent win of the contract for Defense Department’s Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 first task area is […]
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Business/Financial
BWX Technologies Completes Acquisition Of L3Harris’ Specialty Materials Unit
BWX Technologies [BWXT] last week completed its $100 million acquisition of a specialty materials business of L3Harris Technologies [LHX] that is the sole provider of depleted uranium to the U.S. […]
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Business/Financial
ICEYE Adds $65 Million To Existing Funding Round
Earth observation company ICEYE on Wednesday said it has closed a $65 million extension to an earlier growth funding round, bringing the total amount raised in 2024 to $158 million. […]
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Business/Financial
Amentum Earnings Fall But Future Looks Bright, CEO Says
Earnings fell at Amentum [AMTM] in fiscal 2024, although the company, which consolidated this summer with the government contracting and cyber wings of Jacobs, sees better days ahead with new […]
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Air Force
Space Force Launches Seventh GPS III, As Others Await Vulcan Certification
U.S. Space Force launched the seventh Lockheed Martin [LMT] Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Lockheed Martin Creates Subsidiary Focused On Secure AI Solutions For Defense, Commercial Sectors
Building on investments made in generative artificial intelligence to strengthen its own operations, Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday launched a new business aimed at helping other companies in the defense […]
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Unmanned Systems
Poland and General Atomics Reach Deal on SkyGuardians
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Monday that it is selling three of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Poland. Based on the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, the […]
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Business/Financial
Boeing Taps Former Terran, Virgin Orbit Executive To Lead Millennium Space Systems
Boeing [BA] on Monday said it hired Tony Gingiss as the new CEO of its small satellite business, Millennium Space Systems, effective Dec. 9. Millennium was being led on an […]
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Air Force
Democrats Introduce Bill to Spur System Sustainment by Military Services
Those in uniform have criticized military services’ outsourcing of sustainment to industry as leading to higher costs, causing repair delays, and lowering military readiness. Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), […]
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Business/Financial
Capacity Not An Issue For DRS Land Systems If DoD Needs To Surge Air Defense Needs
BRIDGETON, Mo.—When it comes to meeting projected demand for its integrated short-range air defense and counter-drone platforms, Leonardo DRS’s Land Systems unit has plenty of capacity and no supplier constraints, […]