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Business/FinancialFormer Maxar Chief To Lead Ursa Major As Startup Transitions To Industry Player
Ursa Major, one of the upstart developers of rocket motors and engines, surprised the industry on Thursday by appointing former Maxar Technologies CEO Dan Jablonsky as its new top executive, […]
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Business/FinancialParsons To Acquire Electronic Warfare, Cybersecurity Firm BlackSignal Technologies
Parsons Corp. [PSN] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire BlackSignal Technologies in a $200 million deal that will add to the company’s work with the Defense Department and […]
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SpaceNorthrop Grumman Completes PDR for 74 Tranche 2 SDA Satellites
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Wednesday said it had completed the preliminary design review for the 74 satellites it is building for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Beta and Tranche […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-Bow Static Fires Large Rocket Motor For First Time Using Propellants Made In-House
Rocket motor developer X-Bow Systems recently static fired its large Ballesta solid rocket motor using propellant it produced in-house, a key milestone demonstrating its advanced manufacturing process that it believes […]
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SpaceULA Launches Final National Security Mission on an Atlas V Rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched the USSF-51 national security mission for the U.S. Space Force on Tuesday — marking the final national security mission on an Atlas V rocket as ULA transitions to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNGA Awards Orbital Insight Small Analytics Contract For Maritime Domain Awareness
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on Tuesday selected Orbital Insight for up to $2 million in funding for a new maritime domain awareness effort based on using commercial analytics. The […]
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PentagonMaritime Domain Awareness, Communications Still Key In Latest DoD Arctic Strategy
Enhancing maritime domain awareness and communications capabilities remain hallmarks of Defense Department’s updated Arctic strategy, which also maintains the “monitor-and-respond” approach in pursuit of U.S. interests and preserving stability in […]
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SpaceNew NSSL Contracts Bring United Launch Phase 2 Total to $4.5 Billion, SpaceX’s to $4 Billion
As U.S. Space Force looks for new entrants beside Blue Origin for Phase 3 of National Security Space Launch (NSSL), the service on July 19 awarded more than $1.7 billion […]
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Intelligence CommunityNGA Plans Program For Digital Twin Of The World
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants a digital twin that takes advantage of multiple data sources to provide users with accurate and timely 3D-representations of digital maps and charts, an […]
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Force MultipliersShikha Ganguly, L3Harris Technologies
In this monthly column, Defense Daily highlights individuals from across the government, industry and academia whose efforts contribute daily to national defense, from the program managers to the human resource […]
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