Business/Financial
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Business/Financial
National Security Reform Program Established by Stimson Center
The Stimson Center has established the National Security Reform Program as a vehicle to expose “waste in the military budget while offering pragmatic, forward-thinking perspectives on security policy issues – […]
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Business/Financial
Safran Agrees To Acquire GEOINT AI Company Preligens
France’s Safran on Monday said it has entered exclusive discussion to acquire Preligens, a small company that develops artificial intelligence to automate the analysis of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) such as […]
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Business/Financial
Lockheed Martin To Pay $70 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
The Justice Department on Friday said that two Lockheed Martin [LMT] business units have agreed to pay $70 million to settle allegations they overcharged for spare parts related to Navy […]
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South Korea’s Hanwha To Acquire Philly Shipyard
South Korea’s Hanwha conglomerate agreed to purchase the Norwegian-owned Philly Shipyard, the latter said on Thursday. The transaction will involve Hanwha Group business segments Hanwha Systems and shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
BAE Collaborating With GlobalFoundries On Chip Development
Britain’s BAE Systems and U.S. semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries [GFS] on Thursday said they have agreed to collaborate on research and development in advanced chip technologies to strengthen the supply chain […]
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Business/Financial
Honeywell To Acquire CAES For $1.9 Billion From Private Equity Firm
Honeywell [HON] on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire CAES Systems Holdings from the private equity firm Advent International for $1.9 billion in cash in a deal that strengthens […]
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Congress
GAO: DoD Backing of ‘Innovation’ and Fast Fielding Yet to Pay Dividends
While the Pentagon has backed innovative approaches, such as Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) and commercial paths, to help speed fielding, the DoD efforts thus far are insufficient, the Government […]
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Unmanned Systems
Anduril Nabs Small Navy AUV Production Contract; Plans New Production Facility
Anduril Industries on Monday said it has received an $18.6 million contract from the Navy to build five of its Dive autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for a prototyping effort and […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Merlin To Acquire EpiSci In Hookup Of AI Pilot Startups To Offer Complete Solution
Merlin on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire fellow startup EpiSci in a deal that would combine complementary autonomous capabilities to offer a full-stack solution for artificial intelligence-piloted military […]
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Business/Financial
AARP Files Lawsuit Alleging Age Discrimination In Hiring At RTX
The charitable group affiliated with AARP on Tuesday filed a lawsuit alleging RTX [RTX] discriminated against older workers in hiring. The AARP Foundation claims RTX’s hiring practices “exclusively” targeted recent […]