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Unmanned SystemsGE Aerospace, Kratos Developing Low-Cost Engines With Plans For Production To Meet CCA, UAS Needs
GE Aerospace [GE] and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] on Monday said they have been jointly developing small affordable engines to power unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned collaborative combat […]
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Business/FinancialCulture Within DoD Remains Biggest Obstacle To Success For Startups, DIU Chief Says
The way more non-traditional defense companies will grow their business with the Defense Department is for more of them to be successful in doing so, which will provide more courage […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBiden Administration Investing In New Facility To Produce Wafers Used In Defense Applications
The Biden Administration on Wednesday said it has reached preliminary terms to provide $400 million to two U.S.-based subsidiaries of Taiwan’s GlobalWafers Co. as part of efforts to onshore semiconductor […]
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Business/FinancialKBR To Acquire LinQuest, Bolstering National Security Engineering And Technology Capabilities
KBR [KBR] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire LinQuest Corp. in a $737 million cash deal that will add digital integration capabilities and expand its work in the […]
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Business/FinancialCesiumAstro, Second Front Systems, and X-Bow Record Top Jumps in Startup Rankings
CesiumAstro Space & Defense Systems, Second Front Systems, and X-Bow Systems had the highest yearly jumps in the Silicon Valley Defense Group’s (SVDG) rankings of the top 100 venture capital-backed […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-Bow Raises $70 Million In New Investment Round That Includes Boeing For First Time
X-Bow Systems on Wednesday said it has completed the initial close of a Series B round that raised more than $70 million and includes Lockheed Martin [LMT], an existing investor […]
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BudgetAs New Entrants Vie To Build Rocket Motors, SASC Wants DoD To Help
The Defense Department the past few years has helped strengthen the position of legacy solid rocket motor suppliers through increased funding but insufficient capacity remains and as new suppliers enter […]
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Business/FinancialAE Industrial Partners Attracts $1.3 Billion In Funding To Invest In Aerospace And National Security
The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said it has closed a new $1.3 billion investment fund that will primarily focus on companies with critical capabilities and […]
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Business/FinancialOne Employee Dead, Two Injured From Explosion At GD’s Camden, Arkansas Facility
One employee has died as a result of an explosion on July 3 at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) [GD] facility in Camden, Arkansas, the company has confirmed. […]
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Business/FinancialFormer SecNav Spencer Named New Austal Chairman
Former Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer was named the new chairman of Australian shipbuilder Austal Limited, parent company of Austal USA. Spencer took over as chairman on July 1, […]
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