Homeland Security
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Homeland SecurityDHS IG Dings Coast Guard FRC Program For Operational Shortcomings
The Coast Guard’s short-endurance Fast Response Cutter (FRC) fleet is not meeting its mission-capable rates and onboard fire suppression systems occasionally spring a leak, resulting in engine stoppages and safety […]
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Unmanned SystemsAnduril Pitches Lattice For Port Defense, Demonstrates Sea Integration At BlueTide
NEWPORT, R.I. – Anduril Industries recently demonstrated their ability to quickly integrate various dual-use vehicles, systems and sensors as the company pitches its command and control software for additional Navy […]
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Unmanned SystemsSmall Drones Improve Border Patrol’s Operations But Limitations Exist, DHS IG Says
The Border Patrol’s use of small drones over the past few years have demonstrated key benefits such as the ability to gain rapid situational awareness and lower costs versus other […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Evaluates Small Drones Aboard FRC For RF Interference
The Coast Guard in July aboard a Fast Response Cutter (FRC) evaluated drones from two vendors for potential radio frequency (RF) interference between the shipboard systems and the aircraft as […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard MH-60 SAR Helo Crashes In Alaska
A Coast Guard Lockheed Martin Sikorsky [LMT] MH-60 Jayhawk search and rescue (SAR) helicopter crashed during a training flight on Monday near Harbor Mountain in Sitka, Alaska, the U.S. Coast […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Awards Anduril $363 Million For Extended Range Surveillance Towers
Anduril Industries on Friday said it received a $363 million contract from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for more than 200 Extended Range Sentry Towers (XRST) for autonomous surveillance along […]
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Homeland SecurityHouse Panel Zeros Coast Guard Request To Begin New OPC Competition; Warns Of Eroding Trust
A proposed bill by House Appropriators would zero the Coast Guard’s $204 million request for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program in fiscal year 2027, saying efforts to begin a […]
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Unmanned SystemsCACI’s SkyValor Counter-Drone System Validated For Operational Use By JIATF-401
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force on Sunday said CACI International’s [CACI] SkyValor counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) that uses non-kinetic means to defeat drone threats has been validated for operational use […]
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Unmanned SystemsDroneShield Awarded $13.8 Million By JIATF-401 For Anti-Drone Systems On Southern Border
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force on Tuesday said it has awarded Australia’s DroneShield a $13.8 million contract to provide counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) that detect and mitigate drone threats for […]
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Business/FinancialDavie Defense Breaks Ground On Modernization Of Texas Shipyard
Shipbuilder Davie Defense on Monday broke ground on a $1 billion modernization of its Gulf Copper facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, to ready the operations to begin construction […]