Pentagon
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Space
150 Companies Interested in RG-XX, U.S. Space Force Official Says
To guide venture capital (VC) investment, the U.S. Space Force is increasingly engaging with VC firms as a departure from Space Force past practice, and one of the dividends of […]
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Pentagon
Hegseth Directs New Army-Led Task Force To Centralize DoD’s Counter-UAS Efforts
The Pentagon on Thursday evening said it is standing up a new Army-led joint task force that will focus the Defense Department counter-drone efforts and report to the deputy defense […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Michael Aims To Push AI Use Across Defense Department
As the corporate world increasingly adopts artificial intelligence to become more efficient across its various use cases, the Defense Department needs to be doing the same, Under Secretary of Defense […]
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Air Force
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Receives $2.8 Billion for Lot 18 of F135
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney has received a $2.8 billion U.S. Navy contract for Lot 18 F135 engines for the three variants of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II […]
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Pentagon
Beck Out As Director Of DIU
Doug Beck on Monday resigned on Monday as director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) after more than two years in the role. DIU declined to comment on the departure […]
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Pentagon
DoD Axes JCIDS In New Memo Aimed At Accelerating Requirements Process
The Pentagon is eliminating the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) for validating requirements, the latest step in leadership’s effort to streamline the acquisition process to more rapidly field […]
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Pentagon
DoD Materiel Readiness ‘In Precarious Position,’ Govini Scorecard Says
In-the-field availability of reliable parts for weapons systems is a major problem for the military services, according to Govini‘s 2025 national security scorecard. “Nearly half of all parts evaluated across […]
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International
State Department Approves $346 Million Munitions Request by Nigeria
The U.S. State Department has notified Congress of the department’s approval of a request by Nigeria to buy $346 million of munitions and technical support in a foreign military sale […]
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Space
BlackSky Heralds New Two-Year Early Access Agreement with International Buyer for 35 Centimeter Imagery
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] has a new “early access” international buyer of the company’s Generation-3 35-centimeter imagery, the company said on Tuesday. The company “secured a two-year Gen-3 early access agreement […]
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Congress
CSIS to Study How to Establish ‘Cyber Force’ As New Military Service
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said on Monday that a Commission on Cyber Force Generation will begin work next month on how to establish a Cyber Force […]