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UncategorizedAEI Releases Space-Based Interceptor Calculator, Costs Can Balloon Into Trillions For Larger Constellations
An American Enterprise Institute (AEI) official created an interactive Space-Based Interceptor (SBI) Calculator to help show how the government’s design choices can vastly affect system cost, size and performance as […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: DDGs, Shutdown Impacts, NGC2
DDG-126. The Navy christened the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126), during a Sept. 27 ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine. The ship is […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: Sec War/Brass Meeting, China Space Plans, Army Acquisition Boss
Hegseth’s Meeting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with senior military leaders early next week, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed, but the topic for the gathering remains undisclosed. The […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: AFA Up, Army FUZE, Partnering in Taiwan
Air, Space & Cyber Conference. As the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force prepare for the week’s annual Air and Space Forces Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference, eyes […]
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UncategorizedAmendment To House Defense Bill Would Allow DoD Office To Acquire Equity In Companies
A relatively new Defense Department office whose goal is to attract private capital to critical areas of the defense industrial base that suffer from a lack of investment would be […]
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UncategorizedDoD Taps Three Vendors For Funds To Expand Solid Rocket Motor Capacity
The Defense Department last Friday said it awarded three companies a combined $39.6 million using Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to expand the industrial base for solid rocket motors (SRMs). […]
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UncategorizedNATO Adopts Front Door Approach to Engage With Space Startups
NATO is looking to make it easier for space startups in NATO nations to get their tech deployed in the field. James Appathurai, interim managing director of NATO DIANA, said […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch: Norwegian Deal, Fuchs JAGM, AV in Europe, HADES
Norwegian Deal. Naval supplier Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) last week acquired Norway’s Vestdavit, a supplier of davits and advanced handling systems used by international navies and offshore operators. Terms of […]
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UncategorizedInvestors Buoyant As Apex Raises $200 Million To Expand Satellite Bus Production Capacity
Excited by strong customer demand, investors are pouring another $200 million into satellite bus developer and manufacturer Apex to enable the company to continue buttressing efforts to accelerate production and […]
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UncategorizedErnst Says Democrats Stalling On New SBIR Bill
As the fiscal year deadline approaches for reauthorizing a federal program that provides seed funds to small businesses developing products that have potential benefit to the government and commercial sector, […]