Homeland Security
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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 […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Plans R&D Effort With Lockheed Martin To Assess HPMs To Stop Small Boats
The Coast Guard plans to work with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to evaluate and test high power microwave (HPM) effectors that would temporarily disable the engines or support electronics of small […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Finalizes $3.5 Billion Contract With Davie For Five Icebreakers
The Coast Guard on Wednesday said it has finalized a $3.5 billion contract it awarded Davie Defense in February for five Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs), the first of which will […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon Selects Locations For Directed Energy Counter-Drone Pilots To Accelerate Fielding
The Defense Department’s counter-drone task force on Wednesday evening announced that five U.S. locations have been selected to begin a pilot program later this year to assess the use of […]
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Unmanned SystemsCoast Guard Scaling Use Of Counter-Drone Systems For Homeland, Forward Operations
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Coast Guard is moving from limited uses of counter-drone systems to a broader use of the technology in the homeland and aboard its cutters, service officials said […]
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CongressTrump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]