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SpaceBlue Origin May Launch Future GPS Missions, As Space Force Says ULA and Blue Origin Have ‘Credible Plans’ for Certification of Rocket Launches From Both Coasts
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the only company certified for U.S. Space Force (USSF) and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) missions launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., and Vandenberg Space […]
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Business/FinancialNammo, Northrop Grumman Get RTX Contracts As Alternative Sources For Mk 72 Rocket Motors
RTX [RTX] on Monday said it has awarded contracts to Norway’s Nammo and Northrop Grumman [NOC] to qualify the companies as suppliers of Mk 72 solid rocket motors, which help […]
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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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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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PentagonDoD Strategic Capital Office Receives $9 Billion In Loan Applications
The Defense Department’s new loan program to boost investment in critical manufacturing areas garnered $8.9 billion financing requests against a loan capacity of $984 million, the department said on Tuesday. […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Closes $800 Million Sale Of Commercial Aviation Solutions Business
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Monday said it has completed the sale of its Commercial Aviation Solutions (CAS) business to the investment firm TJC L.P. for $800 million, shedding a non-core […]
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Business/FinancialAllen Control Systems Nets $30 Million To Speed Deployment Or Robotic Gun Platform
Allen Control Systems (ACS) last week said it raised $30 million in a Series A round to accelerate its engineering growth and deployment of its Bullfrog counter-drone robotic gun system. […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin To Integrate Google Cloud AI Technology Into Toolkit
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Google’s [GOOG] Public Sector business said they plan to collaborate on integrating advanced generative artificial intelligence capabilities into a larger AI workspace the aerospace and defense […]
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